Model Mindfulness

Collaborations & Coaching

Outside of supporting my psychotherapy clients in 1:1 clinical settings, I love working with people passionate about mental health and wellness.

I’ve mentored and presented to mental health therapists, start-ups, executives, organizations, and communities to support their needs and teach them how to build a positive environment for growth, making wellness products digestible to the public. I find it valuable to have candid discussions about mental health and workplace wellness. Creating space for employees and therapists to feel seen outside their professional roles is energizing. It may not be easy to balance business needs and goals while maintaining our humanistic need for empathy and connection, but I am here to support you with balancing both.

1:1 Meetings

& Workshops

  • Specifically curated content and discussion topics depend on your organization or team’s interests. I’ve hosted workshops to discuss Asian mental health awareness, tips, and adaptive tools for self-care on a busy workday for professionals, utilizing self-awareness, compassion, and privilege in positions of “power.”

    Due to the variety of workshops I may be able to offer, rates depend on the time commitment for the workshop presentation, the location of the event, and other factors. Please email me for quotes for the service you are interested in.

  • In individual consultation, we'll determine what success may mean for your company or product.

    With my perspective on mental health and clinical background, I’ve provided feedback and worked closely with wellness start-ups to help them build products (and systems) for the better.

    We’ve aligned on appropriate strategies to target populations of need, make products appealing and accessible to specific communities, and even discussed how AI can impact therapeutic processes.

    As a therapist in tech, I strive to make mental health treatment accessible and influence ethical and clinically sound wellness tools.

  • These calls will be focused on sustaining your health professional career. They may include resume and interview preparation and tips on pitching yourself as a clinician.

    Most clients come to me seeking advice on tackling the process of leaving their organization to build their business, finding their niche, marketing to have a vibrant and busy practice, and dealing with imposter syndrome.

Past Collaborations

  • KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV | Public Media for Northern California Bay Area

    Featured in the article — “50 Years After the Fall of Saigon, How Can Vietnamese American Families Process the Past? This article discusses the Vietnamese community’s mental health and how generations can show up mindfully to commune over their heritage and family’s challenges and resiliency while prioritizing emotional safety. It provides resources, advice, and ways to approach the discussion with elderly Vietnamese-Americans. I am proud to consult on the emotional impact of the Fall of Saigon war, assimilation, and the guilt that many children of immigrants bear.

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    NASW | Conference Workshop Speaker

    National Association of Social Workers’ Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American Mental Health Conference. Hosted a Continuing Education Workshop in collaboration with Dr. Sharline Shah on Asian Women’s Empowerment, the intersection between racism and sexism. Asian Mental Health Conference in partnership with the Asian/Pacific Islander Work Social Work Council (NorCal & SoCal), Yellow Chair Collective.

  • Black and white promotional graphic for a business school podcast titled 'Building a Therapy Practice for Asian Americans' with Michelle Vo, featuring a smiling woman and a man with headphones and a microphone.

    Heard | Tax & Accountant Services for Therapists

    Candid discussed mental health and a private practice therapist's experience in business and the future of mental health tech. Feedback on customer experience. Interviews on building a private practice built for Asian Americans by a first-generation professional. Hosted Lunch n Learns—podcast Interviews & Article Feature.

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    Sisense | Data Analytics Software

    Guest Speaker and Presentation. Asian American Pacific Islander and Desi-American Mental Health Influences and Barriers. Overview of adaptive strategies for workplace wellness and individual coping skills. Hosted mental health Q&A with attendees.

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    El Camino Health | Didactic Presentation

    El Camino Health’s Post-Doctorate Didactic. In this article, learn about El Camino Health’s Mental Health Center and Programs. Workshop presentation on the topic of: Self-Awareness and Privilege in Psychotherapy. Adaptions for Clinical Practice with Diverse Populations.

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Work with Michelle

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What Model Mindfulness means

Before I attended higher education and the"Model Minority Myth”, I lived blindly to its negative impact on my perception of life, what it means to be Asian, and how it impacted my value to the world. Through social-justice-oriented courses, I learned about my internal struggles due to pressures within my culture and society. The myth insinuates a "positive" stereotype that all Asian Americans are polite or submissive, intelligent, hardworking, well-achieving, and so much more. Despite the positive spin, the myth is harmful because it dismisses the varying challenges and racism that Asian individuals face. I continue and will aim to model mindfulness of my privileges as a working professional, family history and background, impact and intentions, and personal challenges navigating a systemically oppressive society. Modeling mindfulness teaches me to be aware, present, and engaged with the intention of disrupting these harmful patterns.

Model Mindfulness started as a passion project; to represent diversity in the mental health and wellness field and to be a familiar and representative face to communities of color. This passion project has grown into an exciting professional collaboration and coaching service where I continue to support people and organizations as we maneuver and disrupt systemic oppressive issues, create positive impact on community wellness, and practice modern ways of working as growing professionals. We can achieve our personal and workforce aspirations in a dedicated space to develop and improve from the top down.