Somatic, Trauma-Informed Therapy for all Californians.

Reconnecting the individual, couples and loved ones.

At Rooted & Steady, I offer somatic, trauma-informed, culturally-responsive online therapy for adults and couples throughout California. My work is grounded in nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and deep respect for identity, culture, and lived experience — because trauma often lives in the body long after the story has been understood.

My approach to this work is shaped by over a decade inside California's correctional system, working directly alongside sheriffs, probation, parole, and the courts — experience I bring to how I support first responders carrying the weight of their profession, and justice-involved individuals and families rebuilding life after incarceration. I bring that same grounded, systems-aware approach to adults and couples navigating anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions, and to Filipino and AAPI clients seeking bilingual, culturally-responsive care.

Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, or unresolved trauma, therapy can be a space where change feels possible again. My approach is collaborative and paced to your story and your nervous system — not a script applied the same way to everyone.

Curious whether this is the right fit for your specific situation? [Click here to see the full list of who I work with as described on my Specialties page].

We'll explore how your lived experience — including your cultural background, family history, and the systems you've had to navigate — shapes the patterns that show up in your relationships and your body. Sometimes the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that feel hardest to change aren't a failure of insight; they're signals your nervous system hasn't yet had the chance to release.

The more clearly you understand both what's happening inside you and the systems around you, the more capacity you'll have to manage conflict, shift long-standing patterns, and build the relationships you want.