I’m a fourth-generation Japanese American clinical social worker (LCSW) born/raised in the SF Bay Area. The families I come from sold plants, peaches, almonds, and grapes. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I worked for Veterans Affairs in Homeless Programs.

My northern light has always been storytelling and amplifying the voices of people who have been historically oppressed, othered, profited off of, and made to feel small.