How Can I Help You?
I strive to create a space that feels warm, safe, and empowering. My goal is to cultivate a therapeutic environment where you can externalize your emotions, gently take risks, and move toward growth at your own pace. I believe that healing begins with curiosity, openness, and heartwork.
I also believe that you are the storyteller of your own world. My role is not to rewrite your story, but to walk alongside you as we navigate moments of writer’s block, make sense of challenging chapters, and celebrate the ones that reflect your strength, resilience, and growth.
My work is grounded in evidence-based approaches, including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), and Mindfulness. Together, we can aim to focus on building insight and practical tools that support meaningful and lasting change.
My Philosophy on Mental Health:
In my experience growing up in a Southeast Asian culture, mental health was often unspoken or viewed as nonexistent. There were perpetual and harmful narratives around tending to emotional needs, which frequently encouraged silence over support. I approach this work with cultural humility, recognizing the impact of inter-generational experiences, systemic influences, and cultural values on how we understand and express emotional well-being.
Through my own journey and clinical work, I’ve come to believe that there is profound strength in softness, in honoring our emotions, cultivating self-awareness, and courageously exploring what matters most to us. I view mental health as an ongoing process of reconnecting with ourselves and deepening our values in ways that feel authentic, respectful, and empowering.
More About Me…
I enjoy collecting trinkets and playing Pokémon Go as a form of self-care, a gentle reminder to myself that play and laughter can be powerful medicine.
Fun Fact!
I enjoy chasing rainbows as they’re fleeting and can only be enjoyed briefly
Scheduling Information:
Adrienne provides both in-person and virtual sessions. She is approved to accept Aetna, Cigna and TriWest/VA insurances under her licensed supervisor.
