When words get stuck, your feelings don’t have to…
Together we’ll untangle what’s inside so you can live with more ease and connect more authentically with others
You’ve Mastered Fitting In.
Now You’re Ready to Feel at Home.
You’ve spent a lifetime shapeshifting — tuning in to what others need, smoothing the edges, and trying to belong everywhere while never quite feeling at home anywhere. You can read a room in seconds, but when it’s quiet, you’re not always sure what you want. You say yes when you mean maybe. You hold tension in your body that never fully relaxes, even when you’re “off.”
You might find yourself people-pleasing at work or going numb with family, caught between cultures, expectations, and your own standards of who you should be. It’s exhausting — this quiet performance of being adaptable, agreeable, and put-together.
You’re ready to feel more ease in relationships, to trust your inner voice, to rest without guilt. You want to move through the world with a clearer sense of what’s yours — not what was handed to you — and to feel aligned in your work, family, and sense of self.
Heya, I’m Emily…
As a Mixed Asian American and third culture kid, I know what it’s like to live between worlds — to be fluent in multiple ways of seeing, yet unsure where you fully belong. You might find yourself constantly reading the room, adjusting to fit, or wondering why it’s so hard to feel at ease even with people you love. I understand that quiet tension — the one between who you are and who you’ve learned to be.
In therapy, I offer a grounded, collaborative space to slow down, get curious, and reconnect with your own inner voice. Whether you or your child are navigating the complexities of a mixed identity, people-pleasing patterns, or the weight of always being “adaptable,” you don’t have to keep doing it alone.
The way we see ourselves shapes how we move through the world — our health, our sense of belonging, and our relationships. My approach is humanistic and rooted in Gestalt therapy, which means I see myself not as an expert on you, but as a fellow traveler helping you expand awareness and deepen trust in your own experience. Together, we’ll explore what feels true for you, so you can live with more ease, authenticity, and self-connection.
