The wound is the place where the light enters you.
- Rumi
Therapy for Survivors, Grief, and Intergenerational Trauma
Hello, I’m Janny!
I'm a first-generation Chinese American psychotherapist (she/her) who helps adults heal from sexual trauma, childhood abuse, intergenerational cycles, and profound loss, with a particular focus on immigrant and children-of-immigrant experiences.
Grief and loss
I work with individuals grieving a partner, parents who have lost a teenage or adult child, and adults mourning a parent. Grief isn't limited to death. It can also come from separation, from a relationship that was complicated or unfinished, from losing your functional capacity after a medical diagnosis, or from having to leave your native country because of war.
In our work together, we hold space for all of it: the pain, the anguish, the anger, the numbness. You don't have to soften it or make it easier for anyone to witness. The loss doesn't go away, and it isn't meant to, but it can change how it lives in you.
How I work
My approach is psychoanalytic and rooted in IFS-somatic orientation. We go beyond coping strategies to understand where your patterns and your pain came from, so you can change them rather than just manage them. With me, you don't have to perform, explain your culture, or protect anyone's feelings. We move at a pace that feels safe, and we make room for both grief and strength.
Why clients work with me
Over the past seven years, I've worked in a range of settings including foster care, oncology centers, hospitals, and private practice. I currently serve as Clinical Lead at a hospice agency dedicated to Asian, Pacific Islander, and immigrant families, where I've supported over 300 patients and their loved ones through diagnosis, dying, and bereavement. I'm comfortable with heavy stories, and I won't flinch at yours.
My clients are often thoughtful, self-aware people who have "done the work" in their heads but still feel stuck in their bodies and relationships. Many are facing their childhood experiences or their loss in a way they haven't before.
I believe in the power of therapy and its ability to hold, heal, and teach. I approach the therapeutic work with inclusion, wonder, creativity, and truth.
Who I welcome
I welcome BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients, and people navigating bicultural identity, shame, anxiety, depression, or the aftermath of abuse and loss.
You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Individual Therapy
My training is informed by psychodynamic theory, Internalized Family Systems, Gestalt therapy, Jung psychology, and mindfulness. I believe the most effective therapy comes from a process that is co-created. I act as a collaborator in your journey, holding space for your voice.
When we have the courage to walk into our story and own it, we get to write the ending.
- Brené Brown
Fees
I provide therapy for individual sessions. Sliding scale upon request and availability. I am currently only seeing clients via telehealth.
Individual (50 mins): $185
Late cancellation (less than 48 business hours)/No show: $185
Free initial 20-minute consultation
Insurance
I accept Aetna, Kaiser plans with Northern California (out of network), and Quest Behavioral Health. For patients who are private pay, I can provide superbills if your insurance provider offers reimbursement for out-of-network providers. You are responsible for verifying that your insurance plan includes benefits for out-of-network services.