I’m on a mission to help athletes, clinicians, coaches, and organizations thrive — not just perform, but truly flourish as whole human beings on and off the field.
My work is shaped by my lived experience as a first-generation Filipina-Korean American, a former elite and Division I athlete, and over twenty years as a psychotherapist. I bring a relational, whole-person lens to everything I do, integrating psychodynamic theory, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, and mastery development to support healing, growth, and sustainable performance.
I work with individuals and systems across sport, healthcare, education, and organizational settings. Alongside my clinical practice, I consult with clinicians, coaches, leadership teams, and programs to build trauma-informed, developmentally sound approaches that support psychological safety, identity development, and long-term mastery.
Whether working with individuals or systems, my approach is grounded in the belief that performance and wellbeing are not opposing goals — and that lasting change happens when people are supported as whole humans within the environments where they live, work, and compete.
As an advocate and speaker, I co-host Hahnacity, a podcast focused on healing through storytelling with former elite gymnast and current coach Joy Hahn Silva Millora.
I am a the founder of the Athlete Community Clinicians (ACC), and a member of the Alliance for Social Workers in Sports (ASWIS) and the Embrace Change Leadership Network.
Los Angeles-born, New York City–nested. Proud parent of young athletes. Dodgers and Lakers loyalist.
Areas of Focus
My work most often centers on:
1. Athletes and coaches navigating performance, injury, transition, and identity
2. Clinical consultation, supervision, and program development for athlete- and high-performance–serving professionals
3. Clients of Color seeking culturally responsive psychotherapy
4. Parenting and family role transitions, including caregiving and life-cycle change
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ATHLETIC CAREER
GYMNASTICS
1984-1987: Southern California
1987-1990: Houston, Texas
DIVING
1990-1999: Pasadena, CA
1995-1999: University of California, Los Angeles – NCAA Division I
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
LICENSED IN NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Embrace Change Leadership Accelerator, New York – 2022
Cooperative Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York – 2015
New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis – 2010
Columbia University, School of Social Work – 2005
Domestic Violence Training, YWCA – 2002
University of California, Los Angeles – 1999
AFFILIATIONS
Asian American Federation Partner – Mental Health
CAB-NYC
Embrace Change Collective – Founding Member
Embrace Change Leadership Network
Alliance of Social Workers in Sports (ASWIS)
Columbia University Alumni – School of Social Work
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV)
UCLA Alumni Association
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