Specialties
Anxiety -
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks
Depression -
Sleep and energy disruption, overall mood disturbance, inability to enjoy yourself, and difficulty being motivated, amongst many other symptoms
Assertiveness -
Works with clients to cultivate assertiveness and confidence in their everyday lives
Communication challenges -
Developing effective interpersonal skills in relationships with partners, families, and co-workers; using healthy methods of communication to convey needs and respond to others
Relationship concerns -
Understanding and addressing problems in unsatisfying relationships; exploring communication challenges and patterns of interaction
Loss and grief -
Processing the loss of a loved one, any form of grief; processing the emotional aspects of personal illness or the illness of a loved one
Asian-American identity -
Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s Asian-American identity
Parent-child cultural conflicts -
Works with clients to navigate parent-child cultural challenges
Adolescent identity development -
Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years especially as they pertain to identity development
Children -
Behavioral challenges at school and/or home, depression
Bipolar disorder -
Using coping and preventive strategies to stabilize swings between elevated mood or irritability and depressive episodes
Borderline personality disorder -
Increasing insight into relational patterns and destructive behaviors; development of coping strategies for uncomfortable emotions or situations; skills for emotional identification and regulation
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Children (<12)
- Couples
- Parents
- Teenagers (13-18)
- Young adults (18-24)
Work and Education
Private Practice, 2005 - Present
Counseling Collaborative, Clinical Social Worker providing psychiatric evaluations, Lexington, MA, 2010 - 2013
Family First, Clinical Social Worker providing in-home needs assessments for children and families, Freehold, NJ, 2007 - 2009
Center for Psychological Services for Mercer County, Lawrenceville, NJ
Clinical Social Worker, 2003 - 2004
Matheny School and Hospital, Peapack, NJ, Social Worker, 2000-2003
Institute for Personal Growth, Psychotherapist, Highland Park, NJ, 1999-2001
Harborview Adolescent Center, Long Beach, CA, Clinical Social Worker, 1998
Johns Hopkins Hospital Child and Adolescent Day Psychiatric Program, Baltimore, MD, Clinical and Administrative Coordinator, 1996 - 1997
Yale Child Study Center, Post Masters Social Work Fellowship, 1995
Rutgers University, MSW, 1994
