Welcome Dear Reader, whether these are first steps or a familiar return, may our steps together support your movements.

I am a Chinese-American Queer (she/we/soul), by Ancestors’ way of Guangdong Province, China. My family settled on unceded Ramaytush & Muwekma Ohlone territory (San Francisco) 3.5 generations ago. Guiding pillars include liberation psychology, narrative psychology, trauma-informed therapy, somatic psychology, spirituality, expressive arts, and more. Tools held in support of self-resourcing, clarity, and ancestral connectivity include meditation, EFT Tapping, athletic coaching, EMDR-inspired Brainspotting, Somatic Abolition with Resmaa Menakem, LCSW, MDMA training with MAPS, and presently KAP training with Journey Clinical (presently only offering integration work).

I human in support of connectivity, equity, and accountability, pairing decolonizing frameworks with self-resourcing practices. I hold masters-level education and more than 15 years combined service in holistic counseling, education, meditation, facilitation, and sport training. My experience traverses diverse backgrounds, populations, and geographies.

My first name is pronounced like the holiday, and is spelled with an "isthmus", or "a narrow strip of land or tissue, that joins two larger pieces of land or anatomy". This highlights my connection to relationship, the power of words, embodiment, and Winter Solstice. My last name furthers holiday vibes, word play, and relationship to the here-and-now. 

I enjoy the outdoors, creative expression, the power of community, and being in water.

Thank you for your interest and curiosity,