Hi, I’m Chris.
I am an able-bodied queer Asian American, son of two Chinese immigrants, east-coaster at heart, Vipassana and Zen Buddhist practitioner. Beyond that, I’m a therapist.
My view on therapy is that it’s a mutual partnership based on trust, authenticity, and communication. While I bring clinical skills, perspectives and knowledge, ultimately I believe you are the expert in your life.
I believe individual healing is unmistakably connected to collective healing.
My Background and Approach
My journey to becoming a therapist started in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Since then, it’s evolved to longer term relational healing as a therapist. Given that our wounds almost always occur in relationships, healing must also occur in a relationship.
My practice centers humanistic therapy: creating a safe space and relationship for you to build self-trust. Some modalities I lean on are attachment theory, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and somatic practice. I also draw on parts work (based on IFS), motivational interviewing, and mindfulness.
As a learner and continual student, I am continuing to invest in my own growth and training as a therapist. In 2026, that includes training to receive my EMDR certification as well as certification in somatic embodiment and regulation.
Brown
University
Bachelor’s of Arts
Computer Science
University of Washington
Master’s of Social Work
Clinical Social Work
My Clinical Interests Include
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Grief and Loss
Grief and loss are unavoidable. They’re experiences all humans go through, yet often there isn’t space in our society to acknowledge them. What are the things you are grieving?
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Racial Identity Formation
As a queer person of color, growing up straddling two cultures, I understand firsthand the struggle of placing yourself. It can be a challenge to find belonging and have a cohesive view of self.
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Life Transitions
In life we are constantly navigating change. Transitions bring not only changes to our external world but also our internal world. I am curious about how those changes affect how we see ourselves, and who we want to be.
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Gender, Sexuality, Non-Monogamy
Among the many unsaid societal expectations lie the constructs of gender and sexuality. I enjoy working with individuals questioning the boxes they’ve been told they have to live in.
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Relational Stress
Challenges in close relationships might seem simply due to miscommunication. However, repeated conflict may indicate something more- from unprocessed trauma to difficulties with identifying and naming boundaries.
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Substance Use
I view substance use, and other behavioral addictions (gambling, pornography, food addictions, etc) ultimately as coping skills. They serve a purpose but also may have a cost. What purposes and costs do they have for you?
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom" - Viktor Frankl
Outside of Therapy, I enjoy
Savoring a slow morning.
Watching the quiet fog roll over the Seattle hills.
Reading on an overcast day.
Drinking an earthy cup of tea.
Boxing and building safety in my body.
Swimming in natural bodies of water.
