Growing up in Vietnam with the privilege of a Western education, my immigration journey and bicultural background help me understand the nuances of cultural shifts and differences, as well as the struggle that comes with the navigating identity shaped by the influences of these cultures. This has helped me connect with clients in discussing subjects such as intergenerational trauma, life transitions, relationships and sex, and LGBTQ2IA+ affirming support among others. Let’s connect and discuss what the perfect therapy process looks like for you!
I take a lot of inspiration from narrative therapy in my work with clients and believe that you know your life better than anyone else — my role is to help you look at it from new angles and ask the questions that move things forward. I also work through a trauma informed and anti-oppressive framework to help you connect with yourself beyond the negative cultural messaging that may have shaped (or hurt) you.
Outside of therapy, I’m a singer, actor and writer. I love creating short stories and songs in my free time and playing video games to unwind (I’m a sucker for an open world RPG but don’t hit me with Dark Souls, I’m a casual gamer at best and WILL get frustrated and rage quit). Wherever possible, I find opportunities to perform and grow both as an artist and a person.
I also want to acknowledge that who I am and where I come from shapes how I see the world and practice therapy. I am a Vietnamese queer, cis-gender woman living and learning on unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), Stó:lō, Shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples.
