Background

First and foremost, I want to meet and connect with you as a person. I know therapy can feel intimidating or even a little weird at first — that’s normal. My goal is to make it feel like a real conversation, not an interrogation. I work collaboratively with clients to foster insight, self-awareness, and meaningful change, while honouring who you are with honesty, openness, and warmth. 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.

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Growing up in Vietnam with the privilege of a Western education, my immigration journey and bicultural background helped me understand the nuances of cultural shifts and differences, as well as the struggle that comes with 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 2SLGTBQIA+ affirming support among others. Let’s connect and discuss what the perfect therapy process looks like for you!

 

Therapeutic Approach

I take a lot of inspiration from narrative therapy in my work with clients. My approach is person centred in that I believe 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 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. I also draw from various other modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), existential therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT & EFCT)...

 

I 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.

 

I look forward to meeting you and joining you in your journey towards healing and happiness.

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My availability can be found here.