Compassionate and culturally competent therapy catered to your needs. Services to help you reach your fullest potential, achieve acceptance, and improve quality of life.
I’m here to help you heal, accept all parts of yourself, and thrive.
Welcome, I am glad you’re here.
I am Michelle, an Asian-American Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am a psychotherapist and provide individual therapy services to people seeking a better understanding of themselves.
My practice is dynamic. I am passionate about serving my clients and community, so my practice is vibrant, and my roles can vary. I am excited to work as a therapist, contribute to teams, and be part of a community with a larger mission. Professionally, I serve as a workplace wellness consultant and on-site therapist for tech companies in Silicon Valley.
As a therapist, I strive to create a welcoming, warm, and safe space for you to be yourself and explore your authenticity. I aim to be open, compassionate, and curious, with a balance of humanity and therapeutic direction to introduce new skills to improve your day-to-day.
My therapeutic style is focused on human connection and strength-based therapy modalities. I aim to be your steady guide as we aim to increase your self-esteem through insight-oriented and evidence-based therapy.
I partner with my clients to help them understand their life stressors and process and manage these challenges. By hearing their stories, I provide an objective clinical perspective, and we work closely together to align on short—and long-term goals.
If you’ve stumbled upon my page, you’re likely interested in changing your life. I am here to be on that journey with you.
Overcome your obstacles
Identify your therapeutic goals, your “ideal” self, and what keeps you stuck.
We start by examining with curiosity, exploring previous behavioral patterns or negative thought spirals.
Examine your emotional and cognitive experience.
Explore your inner story, ineffective and damaging thought spirals, and how this influences your emotional state or lifestyle. We review this with compassion and care.
Start making changes.
Adapt to your emotional state by utilizing mindfulness tools. With practice and curated evidence-based coping strategies, you can confidently employ these tools and psychoeducational concepts.
Maintain your skills sustainably.
Break through autonomous thinking and behavior with sustainable skill-building, structure your days to enable emotional introspection, and turn your daily practices into a life lived amongst your values.
What my clients are seeking
Many of my clients identify as high-performing perfectionists, disconnected from who they want to be, and on a dedicated journey to improve their well-being.
Focus of Treatment
Anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, social anxiety, acute stress and trauma, family-of-origin trauma, racial identity, occupational stress, and interpersonal challenges. I specialize in working with the Asian American populations, diligent and hard-working professionals, and women going through life transitions with a focus on maternal mental health, such as pregnancy and postpartum.
Common topics include
Exploring and managing triggers, improving the utilization of effective coping strategies, better understanding oneself and one's lived experience, building healthy relationships as they adapt to new life transitions, self-kindness, and compassion can all enhance one's quality of life.
