Hi there, I’m Emily (she/her). It can be so difficult to prioritize yourself and make some space for your healing amidst all the noise today. I believe that therapy can be a sacred space to connect to yourself more intimately, clarify identity, and just breathe! Here, I am passionate about helping people hold space for intersectional identities, navigate spiritual deconstruction, heal from trauma, work on relationship issues, process grief, and manage anxiety and depression.

My desire to become a therapist began when I walked through my own spiritual and cultural deconstruction, which led to first hand experience of my own depression and anxiety. Part of my healing has been creating space to advocate for my intersectional identities as a second generation Taiwanese American woman, and process the grief that comes from institutional religious and emotional trauma. Now, I believe uncertainty can feel clear, our stories are nuanced, and healing is collective.

My priority is to create a space that feels safe and comfortable for you to bring your full self to the counseling room. This means holding space for your wins, losses, joy, and pain. Healing and hope are possible, and we can find it together.

You might be someone who is exhausted from looking for a therapist who looks even a little like you. You might be someone who is entering a new stage of your life, career, friendships, or relationships. Maybe you are feeling stuck. Maybe you are feeling grief, heaviness, sadness, and even anger about...everything. Perhaps you have saved every mental health Instagram slide deck and TikTok, or read every self help book out there, but you still don’t feel like it’s clicking for you. You may be someone who has felt different for your whole life and can’t quite figure out why. You may be someone at a crossroads with the story and template you have been told you need to fit into. You may even feel just “fine” right now, but you know there is more—more to expect, hope for, and be.

If any of this sounds like you, you might be in just the right place. You are welcome here, you are seen, and you belong.

I hold a Masters of Science in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling from Portland State University and earned my Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Azusa Pacific University. My undergraduate studies laid a foundation for my passion for social justice advocacy, a postcolonial and womanist framework, and a still-growing comfort amidst the in-between. Later, my professional life and graduate studies led me to a grounding in meaning-making, re-imagination, and holding space for all the messy and beautiful things that make us human. It is with this lens that I approach my counseling practice and work.

My graduate program is approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). My course of study included individual counseling, childhood development, family counseling, couple’s counseling, diagnosis, relationships and intimacy, life transitions, multicultural competency, and more. I have been gaining experience in the mental health field and working with a wide range of children, families, and individuals for over 7 years. One size does not fit all, so I utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Person-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy.