I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LW61356222) in the state of Washington. I received my Master of Social Work (MSW) from Washington University in St. Louis in 2019. I have worked with teens and adults in various settings, including community mental health, non-profit agency, and group practice. I identify as Japanese-American, queer, and use she/they pronouns.

Before pursuing a career in mental health, I worked in Japan for about seven years in education, translation, and HR. During that time, I witnessed chronic overwork, gender inequality, the invisible poor, discrimination against minority groups, social reclusiveness, and lack of accessibility to mental health services. What I observed and experienced personally ultimately gave me the push I needed to go back to school. As a result, my therapeutic approach is very much rooted in multiculturalism, social justice, and trauma-informed care.

On my days off, I enjoy spending time with my wife and dogs, reading, and exploring new restaurants.

I specialize in trauma and often treat anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationships, phases of life issues, multicultural/identity, adult ADHD, and minority stress. I am AAPI and LGBTQ-aligned and strive to center and elevate those communities. In therapy, we will tend to old wounds, repair ruptures in relationships with self and others, and increase your sense of self-understanding, acceptance, and growth. I celebrate your taking a step towards inner healing and am so excited to work with you!

Trauma-therapy is non-linear and iterative. It’s hard, messy, and so rewarding. It’s an honor to have the opportunity to walk alongside you to the other side.

My therapeutic approach is curious and humanistic; I see people as imperfect, ever-changing, inspiring, and limitless. I offer and welcome transparency, bring an intentional but flexible agenda to each session, and am warm and directive in my style. Inspirations include existentialism, post-colonialism, attachment theory, tarot, nature, and solitude.

I have an eclectic therapeutic orientation, pulling from person-centered, cognitive, psychodynamic, attachment, feminist, queer theory, and existential theories. Regardless of what brings you into therapy, I will meet you where you are, be with you through the highs and lows that can accompany self-awareness and growth, and draw on your lived experience, wisdom, insights, and strengths.

I draw from various evidence-based therapeutic modalities that best fit your goals, including but not limited to: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI). I am EMDR-trained and working towards EMDR certification. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist - Individual Advanced through Arizona Trauma Institute.