Founder & clinical Director | MFC #83772

As an Asian American / Korean licensed marriage and family therapist and Brainspotting practitioner, I bring over sixteen years of experience across child and family clinics, school-based programs, adult outpatient centers, and private practice. I bring a depth of clinical expertise shaped by work in diverse communities and high‑pressure environments. I serve as the clinical director at Oak and Stone Therapy, overseeing clinical development, supervision, and the therapeutic direction of our Los Angeles, Pasadena, Koreatown, and Seattle teams. I intentionally maintain a small caseload because direct clinical work continues to be one of the most meaningful and grounding parts of my professional life. I am also the co-author of The Indwell Guide, a book that integrates visual storytelling, mental health education, and practical tools to support people to heal and thrive.

Over the last decade, my clinical work has centered on Asian Americans who carry significant relational, cultural, or leadership responsibilities as they are navigating the intersections of identity, family, leadership, creativity, spirituality, and caregiving. Many of my clients are corporate executives, entrepreneurs, founders, public figures, thought leaders, and creatives in the entertainment industry (actors, writers, musicians, producers) seeking deeper connection with themselves, their loved ones, and the teams and people they serve. This includes individuals in the helping professions who desire to live beyond scarcity; mothers who parent hard and still hold dreams beyond that role; couples seeking to repair and strengthen their relationship; men challenging patriarchy and committed to becoming the highest version of themselves; adult children of immigrants healing intergenerational trauma; creatives and makers who pour their gifts into work that uplifts others and makes the world a better place; and Asian Americans exploring their racial, ethnic, cultural, spiritual, and professional identity.

I bring my whole self into the therapeutic relationship. As an intuitive feeler (INFJ), I value creativity, psychological safety, integrity, and relational depth. My lived experience as a child of Korean immigrants, a cis woman partnered to an entrepreneural/investor of 20+ years, a full-time mother raising three children, an entrepreneur in the wellness space, a person of faith, and a therapist committed to my own healing shapes the way I support my clients. These identities allow me to understand the nuances of navigating complex immigrant family systems, sustaining a long-term partnership through changing seasons, balancing parenting and caretaking while continuing to dream, experiencing invisibility and microaggressions as an Asian American, managing leadership stress and work/life imbalance in entrepreneurship, carrying the emotional labor of helping professions, and overcoming creative and performance blocks.

My work is grounded in ongoing personal practice. I stay connected to a nourishing community of mentors, colleagues, and friendships. I prioritize rest without guilt. I cultivate creativity and innovation in my professional life. I am committed to breaking intergenerational trauma through my marriage, parenting, and leadership, and I remain actively engaged in my own therapeutic work—knowing that the depth of my inner practice directly shapes the depth of support I offer my clients and the people I serve.