Clinical Psychotherapist
An internationally practicing online therapist and coach who’s helped thousands to find peace and relief.
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“I hold a vision of normalizing mental health care so that we may be liberated from the bondage of mental and emotional suffering.”
— Dr. Aida
An integrative approach to mental health that teaches you the root cause of your diagnosis based on anthropological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors. Combing western evidence-based practices, holistic modalities, and eastern esoteric psychology to learn the tools that will bring you lasting changes.
Specializing In:
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Post-Pandemic Support
COVID exposed the truth of our suffering and places we are out of integrity within ourselves. Throughout the past 3 years of the global pandemic, I’ve internationally supported people to cope with uncertainty, vaccine mandates, loss of celebrations and routines, adjusting to remote learning and remote working, and then trying to reintegrate back to a new normal that doesn’t feel quite the same. Many have expressed a new sense of social anxiety, feeling contaminated, and difficulty with children missing a whole year of socialization through remote schooling. We all had to find a new rhythm in life from this life-changing experience. If you’ve been struggling to make sense of all of the changes, limitations, threats, and restrictions, I can help.
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Stress Relief and Burnout Solutions
We all experience stress and burnout at times. This makes it very hard to be productive in life. If your stress is preventing you from progressing in school, work, or your relationships, then you may need support to manage your stress levels. Sometimes stress can cause us to overwork and over-function. Working with high-stress levels for a prolonged period of time will lead to burnout. Burnout makes us edgy, irritable, exhausted, and distracted and takes away the pleasure of enjoyable activities. Learn to balance your life, set boundaries, and improve your time management to enjoy a better quality of life.
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Beyond Diagnosis
If you have been researching online about your symptoms or if you have received a diagnosis of a mental health disorder I’ll show the root causes, beyond the diagnosis. Many common diagnoses include anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder. Others may even identify with non-clinical disorders such as imposter syndrome, perfectionism, or self-identify as an empath, people pleaser, or overachiever. The root causes of the above lead back to a few core pain points: a history of trauma or abuse, poor boundaries, lack of self-acceptance, lack of self-worth, lack of self-love, and an inability to be authentic. If you’re ready to work at the root causes, I’ll guide you back to your truth.
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1st Generation American Immigrants
Are you a hyphenated American, or the child of a hyphenated American? The individualistic American Culture is quite different from most collectivistic Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian and Hispanic cultures. As immigrants, we tend to have an identity crisis because we are not fully accepted as Americans, nor are we fully accepted in our cultural backgrounds. Let me help you bridge the identity gap inside you. Another obstacle for immigrants or children of immigrants is the communication gap between you and your parents. Learn effective communication tools to bring understanding with your family and to actually feel heard by your parents.
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Family, Ancestral and Generational Re-Patterning
Our first relationships are the relationships we develop with our immediate family. Given the poor history of mental health treatment and general suppression of emotions, unresolved traumas, and maladaptive coping tools we are left with less-than-loving experiences in our family systems. Learn your family patterns, get in touch with your ancestral roots, and repair the trauma cycles that have been passed down from generation to generation. By becoming a conscious member of your family you can be the one to change the entire trajectory of your bloodline. Book a session to get started with your healing journey.
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Modern Couples Counseling
The nature of relationships has changed. We now have dating apps, social media, emails, text messages and several other ways of communicating with each other, yet, we still seem to have a strong communication gap. Happy couples have strong listening and communication skills. This helps us feel heard and safe in our relationships. Whether you are in a heterosexual or same-sex relationship, the embodiment of masculine and feminine polarity is essential to create and maintain the sexual spark in your relationship. Learn about relationship safety, effective communication skills, and masculine/feminine polarity. I teach you the tools to thrive in your relationship.
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Postpartum Wellness
It’s hard being a mother in these times. Women are more educated, career-oriented, self-aware, and overloaded. We are expected to be independent, well-tempered, and hold it all together. This is usually manageable until we have children and work hard at conscious parenting. The postpartum period is an incredibly vulnerable time for women and requires the right support. During the postpartum period, mothers experience a great sense of loss. Loss of time, loss of sleep, loss of identity, loss of control, loss of personal hygiene. Learn how to adjust to motherhood, maintain your identity, get back in control, trust that you are doing enough, and enjoy your newborn. I’d love to help you through this special time.
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Spiritual Psychology
After working exclusively with Western mental health theories, practices, and tools, I became rapidly aware that Western mental health treatment is dead of spirit which leads to a pervasive and vicious cycle of learning tools, getting prescription medication, building tolerance, and needing more aggressive medication or more intensive and restrictive mental health treatment such as hospitalization or rehab. I started introducing Eastern esoteric psychological tools and faith-based belief systems into the sessions and found that a spiritually enriched treatment approach brought a profound and lasting impact. I invite you to experience the living spirit in your mental health journey back to peace and relief.
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Psychedelic Integration Therapy
Psychedelics have taken a strong presence in mental health treatment. Many celebrities and influencers are publicly sharing their experiences with psychedelics as well. Psychedelics are very powerful substances and require proper integration from a qualified professional. I have personally and professionally worked with plant medicines, and trained plant medicine facilitators. Medicines I help integrate include: psilocybin (magic mushrooms), DMT (ayahuasca), mescaline (san pedro/peyote), and toad medicine: 5-MEO- DMT (bufo)
*****Important Disclaimer***** I DO NOT provide medicine, I help integrate the experience. Please be responsible with psychedelics, they are very powerful and if they are not administered properly can be dangerous. Some dangerous side effects include seizure disorders, serotonin syndrome, psychotic episodes, and suicidality.
Please respect yourself and refrain from recreational use. Make the choice to work with a trained and qualified practitioner. If you have worked with plant medicines and are struggling to integrate the experiences, insights, visions, and “downloads,” I can help you integrate and process your experience.
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Artists, DJ's, Producers and Creatives
Music is my therapy and I’m sure many can relate to that. It broke my heart to see so many talented artists falling through the cracks because their mental health needs were neglected. I combined my two passions of mental health and EDM music and started volunteering my time to learn how to serve those that are creatively gifted. I’ve served the EDM industry since 2018 through my involvement with Association For Electronic Music to help artists manage isolation, burnout from touring, maintain creative flow, address performance anxiety, and set boundaries with substance use. It can get really lonely as an artist constantly in your head with your tunes and beats. Let me show you how to enjoy your career, stay connected and socially engaged, maintain healthy sleep hygiene, bring structure to excessive travel and touring, and learn how to gauge the safety level of people and build trusting relationships.
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Regression Hypnotherapy
I was initially trained in past life regression hypnotherapy by Dr. Brian Weiss, a Yale graduate psychiatrist. I learned about his work through his book “Many Lives, Many Masters.” I am on the fence about past-life regression because a past-life retrieval could be a subconscious fantasy. However, I decided to learn this powerful healing tool because I was inspired by his fusion of clinical tools and esoteric modalities. With this training, I developed a regression hypnotherapy treatment that starts with progressive muscle relaxation, followed by a visualization, and gentle regressions into past memories. During the hypnotic induction, you will be fully conscious and in control throughout the whole process. You will regress to an earlier memory that may have been locked away for a long time, or you may address an intrusive thought or traumatic flashback. This form of therapy will help you release and walk away from any haunting thoughts that keep you up at night or diminish your quality of life. It is also a very powerful tool to process inner-child healing that will bring you lasting inner peace. Whether one looks at regression as a subconscious fantasy or an actual recall of the past, the healing of the hypnosis is potent either way. If you are looking to stop unwanted, recurring, and haunting thoughts or heal your childhood memories, book a regression hypnotherapy session and free your mind of unwanted thoughts.
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Breathwork Therapy
If you’ve heard of runners high, I’d like to introduce you to Breather’s High. Breathwork can release natural DMT in your body which may produce an altered state of mind. Along with the breather’s high some benefits of breathwork includes:
Balanced blood pressure, Improved Mood, More time in deep sleep, Reduction of PTSD and feelings of trauma, Stronger respiratory function, a Better immune system, and Release of stress hormones from your body.
Breathwork is great for:
Stress Relief, Anxiety, and Racing Thoughts
Grief and Loss, Depression and Heartbreak
Anger, Impulsivity, ADHD, and frustration
Trauma, Inner-Child Healing, Improved Quality of Sleep
Are you ready to walk away from the past? Book your Breathwork Therapy Session to help you move forward in life.