Individual and couples therapy
based in the Bay Area, serving clients remotely across California
specializing in
Anxiety, Depression,
Work, Identity, Transitions,
Premarital & Couples Therapy,
AAPI Identity, Acculturation,
PMDD, Pregnancy, Postpartum
Welcome
So you're looking for a therapist. Of all the relationships in your life, this one may become the place where you're most fully seen—and here you are, sifting through online bios, trying to decide whether you could trust someone you've never met.
Hi, I'm Stacy, and I love this strange, meaningful work we call therapy. People often seek therapy because they are carrying something difficult: anxiety, sadness, a sense of being stuck or overwhelmed, or old wounds that still ache. Relief from that matters, and it's often where we start. But therapy can also be more than getting through a hard season. It’s a space to slow down, sit with the questions that matter, and grow towards the most rested, most fulfilled version of you.
However you arrive—messy, uncertain, hurting, or simply curious—my first task is to meet you there. I invite you to explore my approach and see whether it feels like a fit. If so, I'd love to connect for a free 15-minute consultation.
Who I Work With
who are doing it all and feeling the cost—burned out, disconnected from what once drove them, or quietly wondering who they are outside of what they produce.
Perfectionists and overthinkers
whose minds never clock out—replaying conversations, bracing for judgment, and struggling to extend themselves the acceptance they give everyone else.
Second-generation Asian Americans
carrying the weight of family expectations or immigrant-parent guilt; who learned early to keep quiet, and are ready to find their voice and decide on their own terms what family means now.
Couples stuck in the same fight
—circling familiar arguments, drifting into distance, or keeping score—who want to find a way back to each other but can’t break through their patterns.
who want to invest early in their relationship, setting a foundation for better communication, intimacy, and stability for the long run.
who feel hijacked by their own minds and bodies, are tired of hearing “that’s normal”, and need someone to take their struggles seriously.
Expecting couples and individuals
preparing for the identity shift of becoming a parent, and seeking to strengthen their relationship and mental wellness before their little one arrives
How I Work
Relief first.
There are two broad kinds of therapy: tool-focused approaches that help you cope, and depth-oriented work that helps you change. I tend to focus on the latter, but draw from the first for clients who arrive in need of stabilization.
Then the root.
But lasting change rarely comes from tools alone. Once things feel steadier, we go beneath the surface—to the patterns, early experiences, and ways of relating that shaped you long before you had words for them. At this level, old patterns can loosen their grip, freeing you to live with intention and choice.
At your pace.
Some clients come ready to dive into deep work. Some are just feeling it out. I'll meet you either way. Our early sessions are about getting to know you and about building the kind of trust that makes the harder work possible, when you're ready for it
If something here sounded like you, I welcome you to reach out for a free 15-minute call to see if we’re a fit.