I founded Atlas to create a space centered around wellness-one that is welcoming to all, that uses methods rooted in the latest science and that empowers its members to move closer towards their goals with confidence. I am so glad that you are here. 

In my 10 + years of clinical practice, I’ve found that I do my best work with clients who identify as people-pleasers, perfectionists, caretakers and with couples working through differences in attachment styles (specialty in anxious attachment). They often struggle with setting healthy boundaries or with tolerating the discomfort of conflict. Their lives may be characterized by a chronic need to please others, a fear of being disliked/abandoned, and an overwhelming feeling of being undervalued. 

Additionally, much of my work is with members of the Asian diaspora. Many are children of immigrants and find themselves navigating generational differences in acculturation leading to misunderstanding and disconnect within their family systems. They often feel torn between the values and expectations of their heritage and those of their new environment. This internal conflict can lead to feelings of isolation, anxiety, and identity confusion.  

My practice centers around understanding the way patterns in relationships and in behavior, thought and emotion connect with formative experiences. I believe that insight combined with intentional skill-building leads to sustainable change that will actually help clients to feel better and move through the world in more authentic and fulfilling ways.

Learning to set boundaries, to identify and communicate needs, to ground in one’s own experience rather than in the experience of others, to tend to one’s body and mind are all part of that healing.  Much of healing wounds involves moving through the related pain, recognizing where old patterns have locked us into that pain and learning to find a different, reparative way forward. I look forward to forging that path with you.