I am a mixed-race, second generation Filipino-Canadian born and raised on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-waututh peoples.

Before I became a therapist, I studied art and art history and taught music to children and young adults.

Growing up, I struggled with my mental health due to chronic health concerns and societal/cultural expectations. Mental health was not understood or talked about in my formative years and I lacked the language and spaces to express the big feelings and complex thoughts that I had. But art, writing, and photography intuitively became spaces for me to connect with myself and make sense of my emotions and experiences. I've learned that having healthy therapeutic relationships to do that processing and healing in is essential. Now, after going for my own therapy and training in both counselling and artistic modalities, I've dedicated my career to giving back to support those who have gone through similar challenges.

I now work as a Clinical Counsellor and Art Therapist part time in a youth clinic and in private practice.