Psychodynamic psychotherapy for adults in California and New York
$300 / 50-minute session
Superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement
Patterns don’t repeat because you’re doing something wrong
They repeat because they were learned
Therapy offers a quiet place to slow down, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and reconnect with yourself
How I can help
You may understand yourself intellectually, yet still find yourself caught in patterns that are difficult to change. I work with adults experiencing anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, and concerns related to identity, family, and culture. My approach is relational, depth-oriented, and grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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Anxiety can take many forms, from persistent worry and overthinking to perfectionism and a sense that you should always be doing more or doing better. Together, we can explore both what you are experiencing now and the deeper patterns that may be keeping these pressures in place. Common concerns include:
anxiety and overthinking
perfectionism and self-criticism
self-doubt and low self-worth
stress, overwhelm, and burnout
difficulty trusting yourself or your decisions
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Relationships can bring some of our deepest patterns into focus. Psychotherapy offers a space to understand how earlier relationships and attachment experiences continue to shape closeness, trust, boundaries, and the ways you relate to others today. Common concerns include:
recurring or unsatisfying relationship patterns
fears around intimacy, closeness, or rejection
people-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries
conflict and difficulty expressing your needs
family-of-origin and attachment concerns
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Experiences from the past can continue to shape how you experience yourself, your emotions, and your relationships in the present. We can explore the impact of complex and intergenerational trauma, including patterns that may have developed as ways of adapting to difficult experiences. Common concerns include:
complex and intergenerational trauma
childhood and family-of-origin experiences
emotional neglect and unmet emotional needs
difficulty feeling safe or trusting others
recurring emotional and relational patterns
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Family, culture, and identity can become deeply intertwined with how you understand yourself and what you believe is expected of you. I have a particular interest in working with Asian American adults navigating the tensions that can arise across cultures, generations, relationships, and different parts of the self. Common concerns include:
Asian American and cultural identity
family expectations, guilt, and obligation
immigration and acculturation
identity and sense of belonging
navigating competing cultural or family expectations
My approach
My work is thoughtful, relational, and grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy. I specialize in working with Asian American adults navigating anxiety, relationships, identity, family and cultural expectations, and intergenerational patterns. I also welcome clients of all backgrounds who connect with this approach.
Rather than focusing only on managing symptoms, we look beneath the surface to understand why certain feelings and patterns keep returning. Together, we may explore self-criticism, recurring relationship and attachment patterns, and the ways your history, family, culture, identity, and ways of protecting yourself continue to shape how you see yourself and relate to others.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy can be especially meaningful for people who function well on the outside but feel anxious, disconnected, self-critical, or uncertain underneath. By understanding how your history, relationships, and ways of protecting yourself continue to shape the present, we create space for change that feels meaningful and lasting.
The therapeutic relationship itself is an important part of this work. Clients describe me as warm, attentive, and steady. I listen closely, ask questions that invite deeper reflection, and offer observations gently. As we build insight together, new ways of understanding yourself and relating to others can emerge.
What therapy with me looks like
In the early sessions, we’ll begin by understanding what’s bringing you in, the experiences and relationships that have shaped you, and what you hope might feel different. There’s no need to share everything at once. We move at your pace.
As our work deepens, we’ll pay attention to recurring emotional and relational patterns, attachment and protective strategies, and the ways family, culture, and earlier experiences continue to shape your life today. We’ll also notice what is shifting, what remains difficult, and where you may want to go deeper.
Most clients meet weekly to build the consistency and depth that support this work.
A quieter, steadier confidence
Therapy doesn’t rewrite your history. It helps you understand it and move through the world with greater self-trust and ease.
If this approach resonates with you, I invite you to book a free 15-minute consult to see whether working together feels like a good fit.