Couples Therapy, Health Counseling, Individual Therapy
It’s a quiet kind of heartbreak—being in a relationship with someone who doesn’t honor your emotional brain. For many of us—especially immigrants or adult children of immigrants—the need for true connection runs deep. We carry invisible stories and wounds, shaped by a...
Books and Literature, Health Counseling, Individual Therapy
I wrote my book, Read More Post Less: A Filipino Father Who Had No Word for Empathy, and the Daughter Who Didn’t Need One, in the middle of some of the hardest and most transformative seasons of my life. What began as a personal reckoning became a journey of healing,...
Family Threapy, Health Counseling, Individual Therapy
Mother’s Day brings a swirl of emotions for many people—joy, gratitude, longing, grief, ambivalence, or sometimes even relief. As a therapist, an immigrant, and a mother to a 10-year-old autistic daughter, I often find myself holding many of these feelings at once....
Health Counseling, Individual Therapy
We talk so much about authenticity—what it is, how to do it, why it matters. But here’s the reality: the moment you actually try to live it, things get complicated. What Happens After the Performance Ends After my last post, I thought the hardest part was over. I...
Health Counseling, Individual Therapy
There are parts of your story you’ve never told anyone. Not because you’re hiding for the thrill of it, but because you’re protecting something—yourself, your family, your reputation, your sense of belonging. These aren’t just “mistakes.” They’re the moments you...
