From the outside, you've built a great life. Inside, you're not so sure it's still yours.

I'm an out-of-network provider, so I don't bill insurance directly. Some clients use their out-of-network benefits to get partial reimbursement for the session fee — though it depends on your plan and your insurer's network rules, so it's worth checking first (more below). Working privately keeps your care confidential and shaped around you — not around what a plan will authorize.

Each month I can provide a superbill — an itemized receipt — that you submit to your insurance. If your plan includes out-of-network benefits, they may reimburse a portion. It depends on your plan and your insurer's network rules, so it's worth calling your insurer first. Helpful questions to ask them:

• Do I have out-of-network outpatient mental health benefits?
• What's my out-of-network deductible, and how much of it have I met this year?
• Once it's met, what percentage of an out-of-network session do you reimburse?
• Is reimbursement based on what I actually pay, or on your "allowed amount"?
• Are CPT codes 90834, 90837, and 90847 covered, and at what rate?
• Do I need a referral or pre-authorization?
• Is telehealth covered the same as in-person?
• How do I submit a superbill, and what's the filing deadline?

Two to watch: your deductible and the "allowed amount" are where reimbursement is often lower than it first sounds — a plan may reimburse a percentage of its own allowed amount, not your full fee.

I see clients across Texas and California by telehealth — in Texas including Houston, Sugar Land, Katy, Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Austin, and Round Rock, and in California including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. In-person sessions are available in the Sacramento area. Because I'm licensed in California and Texas, you'll need to be physically located in one of those states at the time of our sessions. Telehealth means you can do this work from the comfort of your own home — worked in around feedings, naps, and everything else motherhood asks of you, with no commute and no waiting room.

Yes. Many of the women I work with look completely fine from the outside; that's often the loneliest part. You don't need to be in crisis, or to name one clear reason, to deserve support. If something feels off underneath a life that looks right, that's enough to reach out.

This is where I do my best work. The "good daughter" role, filial duty, in-law expectations, the weight of intergenerational sacrifice, the guilt of wanting something for yourself — with me, you won't have to explain or defend any of it. As an AAPI woman, I understand these dynamics from the inside, so we can spend our time on you instead of on translation. I won’t assume your experience mirrors mine, though — your story is yours, and my work is to understand it, not to overlay my own.

It's a relaxed 15-minute call — no pressure and no commitment. You can share a little about what's bringing you in, ask me anything, and we'll both get a feel for whether we're a good fit. If we are, we'll schedule a first session. If I'm not the right fit, I'll do my best to point you somewhere helpful.

Yes, I do. When I work with couples, I tend to work best with partners in the earlier seasons — young professionals dating, planning a family, or moving through pregnancy and the toddler years — while you’re still laying the foundation for the life you want to build together. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the work focuses on strengthening the connection between you, so it stays close and steady through the changes ahead. Couples sessions are $400 per 50-minute session.