be as nice to yourself as you are toeveryone else.

Understand your emotions, build self-compassion, and communicate what you need so you can start living in the present.

I specialize in helping people who excel at taking care of others, take better care of themselves.

Whether you identify as a conflict avoider, people pleaser, overachiever, or anxious attacher, I can help you figure out who you are and who you want to be. In our sessions, you will learn how to understand your needs, communicate boundaries, and build self-trust and self-esteem.

So if you're a oldest daughter or a child of immigrants or the "good one" or the "bad one" in your family, this is your opportunity to take back the time and space you deserve.

WORKING WITH ME CAN:

Provide:

a safe and supportive environment to explore thoughts and feelings
validation, empathy, and accountability on a consistent basis
an informed and supportive listener who will help you reach your goals

Help you to:

understand why you do what you do and what sets you off
identify and share what you need and want and learn to ask for help
be kinder to yourself and become more comfortable taking up space
feel more at peace with your own identity and build self-esteem
trust yourself to make decisions and navigate disappointment
become more confident setting and maintaining boundaries
develop resiliency and healthy ways to cope with stress
understand and navigate complicated family dynamics
build reciprocal intimate relationships

If This Sounds Like You...

I avoid asking for help because I don't want to burden others
Whenever I think of prioritizing myself I feel selfish or guilty
I often play the role of facilitator, peacekeeper, or therapist

I've checked off a lot of boxes but it still doesn't feel like enough
At times I'm not really sure who I am or what I really want
I'm constantly planning as a way of staying in control

It's hard for me to believe that I wouldn't be "too much" for someone
Sometimes I'll have this big reaction and not really understand why
It feels like I need to be "perfect" for someone to love me

I feel like I'm stuck between two worlds and not fully accepted in either
It's hard to move forward when there are so many questions in my past
Rejection tends to hit me hard so I avoid conflict and taking risks

LEARN MORE

Hi, I'm Grace!

As a transracial adoptee and Asian American therapist, I understand what it means to search for who you are and whether you feel allowed to take up space.

Sessions with me are collaborative and conversational. Sometimes we'll be laughing and sometimes we'll be crying and either way, you'll be safe.

Through consistent, personalized individual sessions, I help you develop: