Hi, I’m Christina

I've supported individuals across county mental health, outpatient and intensive outpatient settings, and community-based programs. Across these experiences, I've come to understand how deeply our relationships, to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us, shape how we move through life.

At the heart of many of our experiences is a longing to feel connected, understood, and at home. Yet it can be difficult to feel connected to ourselves when we're carrying expectations, self-criticism, grief, relationship challenges, or questions about where we belong.

My own experiences as a multiethnic, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese woman has shaped how I understand identity and belonging. I've experienced the complexities of feeling connected to some parts of my identity while feeling more distant from others, and navigating where I fit when identity doesn't feel straightforward.

These experiences have also shaped how I think about self-compassion. I don't see it as simply being kinder to yourself, but as creating space to understand yourself with greater curiosity and less judgment. This can mean recognizing the ways you've learned to navigate the world, honoring what you've been carrying, and making room for who you're becoming.

I see therapy as a space to reconnect with yourself, to slow down, listen inward, and develop a different relationship with the parts of yourself that may have felt difficult to accept or understand. Together, we can explore what has shaped you while cultivating greater self-compassion, connection, and a sense of belonging within yourself.

When you work with me, I hope you feel listened to, supported, and accepted. You don't have to have everything figured out before coming to therapy. We can meet where you are.