about me

moment of encounter, change happens.

Personal Journay

I identify as a first generation Asian immigrant.

I have a strong passion for working with individuals, couples, and families. This passion led me to obtain my second Master’s Degree and license after moving to the U.S. in 2019. The experience of continuing my career in a different culture, using a different language, has not been easy, but it is rewarding. I am grateful that I can offer my professional services to the bigger community now.

Prior to coming to the U.S, I received my Master's Degree in Psychology in 2006 and have been working in the field since 2011, including counseling, teaching, and supervision in China.

What I Bring to This Field

What I learned from my personal psychoanalysis and my clinical work is:

Our experiences growing up color the way we experience ourselves, others and relationships unconsciously and repeatedly.
The more we can understand our reactions, thoughts, and the underlying emotions and feelings, the more flexible we can be in responding to the outside world and pursuing what we really want.

I hope I can help you better understand yourself.

Other Aspect of Me

Besides being a therapist, I am also a wife and a mother, living with two cats. I enjoy walking, meditating, and skiing in my spare time.

Before entering the mental health field, I was an undergraduate in computer science and worked for years at a university and a high-tech company. These experiences help me better understand the people who work in the high-tech field.

Professional Training & Background

13 years in practice including therapy work with individual, couple, family and group, case consultation, and teaching.

Credentials

Washington State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate
MFTA# MG 61405274, 2023.

China Licensed Mental Health Counselor - # 0811000008200201, 2008.

Membership with Chinese Psychological Society CCPRS-# X-19-010, 2019.

Education & Training

Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Antioch University - 2023

Master Degree in Basic Psychology at LuDong University in China - 2006.

Gottman Couple Therapy Training Level 1- 2023

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples in Crisis -2024

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 2-Year Basic program by China American Psychoanalytic Alliance (CAPA) -2012-2014

Infant Observation program by CAPA - 2016-2017

Background & Experience

Encounter Counseling and Consultation PLLC, WA- founder, counselor-2023

Hangzhou Yujian Counseling LLC, China - Cofounder, counselor, and teacher

2016-

Jiandan Psychology - counselor, intern supervisor, group supervisor - 2016-

Youth Eastside Services - Intern- 2022

Affiliations

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT)

NorthWest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study (NWAPS)

Membership of Chinese Psychological Society

Membership of Psychoanalysis Association of Zhejiang -China