Adaptable Human Solutions (AHS) makes a real difference through multilingual offerings, high standards of care and uncompromising values.
With a wide variety of talented and authentic people on our team, AHS is an inspiring place where passion and purpose naturally flow throughout our work.
Diversity is not just a value at AHS, it is our DNA.
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
– based on Socrates philosophy
After nearly a decade of practicing psychotherapy, I’ve realized that trust is the foundation of healing. I focus on creating a safe, compassionate environment where clients feel secure and confident in our therapeutic work together. Although there are shared human experiences, every individual has a unique story. I strive to be curious and collaborative, recognizing clients as the experts of their own lives and experiences.
As a trauma-informed therapist, I use IFS-informed EMDR therapy to promote rapid, effective healing from life experiences that have negatively impacted the mind and body. I also specialize in working with anxiety and OCD using ERP therapy, and incorporate ACT techniques to foster resilience and fulfillment in the face of life’s challenges. For couples and families, I use Structural Systems Therapy and Gottman techniques to promote harmony and compassion within our closest relationships.
I especially enjoy working with military members and their families, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, providing affirming care for diverse identities, cultural affiliations, and spiritual practices.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
– James Baldwin
I feel privileged to be in the counseling room with my clients who are investing the courage to share their own stories and deepest emotions, and taking steps to make positive changes in their lives.
I have worked with international students, immigrants and locals in the multicultural city of Vancouver, Canada. My clients were children, adolescents, their parents and other adults with a wide variety of personal issues. Along with other ethical standards, I believe understanding and respecting the unique cultural and personal backgrounds of my clients is essential in developing effective therapeutic relationships with them. My own experience of being raised in two distinct cultures has helped increase my awareness of and respect toward individuals who come from different backgrounds, and who might be facing the challenges of adapting to a completely alien culture.
In terms of my therapeutic approach, my goal is to practice integrative counseling, which goes beyond eclectic counseling. I believe the most effective counseling demands openness and the flexibility to modify different strategies on the part of the therapist, which will fit the unique needs and the situation of the individual client. Having said that, the theories that resonate most closely with my therapeutic approach are person-centered and family systems. I value individuals as unique and believe that we are constantly choosing in spite of having embedded influences from our formative years. Some of the interventions I use – depending on the individual situation of the client – include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Existential Therapy and Art Therapy.
Although many clients might perceive my role as that of a ‘healer,’ I would like to think of my clients as “fellow travelers” instead of making distinctions between clients and therapists (Irvin D. Yalom).
I am one of those people who need a certain amount of sleep in order to function well the next day. According to my friends, I become a completely different person after 11pm, and I say things that do not make sense or are difficult to understand.
Whenever I bake healthy cookies or muffins, my family and friends have one bite, and only one bite… not because they don’t taste good, but because they are too healthy!
Our family has two lovely dogs named Cheolsu and Younghee.
Our lives are complex and shaped by the contexts we live in. Stress, relationship challenges, traumatic experiences, or major life transitions can leave us feeling stuck — often despite being capable, thoughtful, and functioning well on the surface.
I approach therapy with compassion and curiosity, and I see the therapeutic relationship as a safe and collaborative space for discovery and growth. If fear, shame, or self-criticism is lurking beneath the surface, I want you to know that you don’t have to be alone with it. Therapy can offer a place to slow down, make sense of old patterns, and begin relating to yourself and others with more clarity. More peace is available. More life is available for you if you are willing to let go of what has not been working.
My practice is grounded in evidence-based approaches and informed by attachment, relational-cultural, and systems perspectives. I take a neuro-bio-social (“whole” person) view of human experience, considering both challenges and strengths within the broader context of your life. In our work together, I draw from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion-Focused Therapy to help you develop greater emotional awareness, flexibility with difficult thoughts and feelings, and a life that feels more full and real.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
My approach is informed by psychodynamic and depth-oriented perspectives, including attachment theories and Jungian psychology. I aim to create a space where clients can safely sit with difficult emotions without rushing to fix or suppress them. Through this process, clients can develop greater self-understanding, emotional resilience, and a more integrated sense of self.
Therapy is not about becoming symptom-free, but about becoming more whole and better equipped to live with clarity, compassion, and freedom.
My body, but geographically I grew up in Malaysia, Western Australia, Northeast and West Coast of US, and Korea.
I believe creative expression is an inevitable part of discovering who you are—whether that shows up through art, writing, movement, or trying something completely new. I see creativity not as a talent, but as a natural process of self-exploration—or maybe that’s just my way of justifying how often I dive into new hobbies and happily fumble my way through them.
I can speak three different languages and each language brings out a different side of me.
Once you are real you can’t be ugly again, except to people who don’t understand.
– from The Velveteen Rabbit
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist
To see the humanity in others you must first be willing, and able, to see the humanity within yourself. With this concept in mind, I compare my view of therapy to the act of maintaining a garden. Yes, I will help you learn how to grow fruits, flowers, and vegetables (the beautiful part of the garden). However, it is just as important to learn the proper way to handle the weeds and soil (the “messy” parts) for your garden to truly flourish.
With over a decade of experience, and as a therapist trained/licensed in 3 modalities (marriage and family therapy, art therapy, and psychotherapy), I can utilize multiple guiding frameworks to help individuals reach their full potential. I can function through a systemic lens,
focusing on the interconnected components of an individual’s experience and how their bonds throughout the years have impacted how they form relationships. I can function through an art therapy lens that allows clients to facilitate emotional expression, insight, and healing through the process of art making. I can function through a psychodynamic lens to help clients explore how their subconscious thoughts, feelings, and desires influence their decision making and actions. However, my core tenants stem from a symbolic-experiential approach, identifying emotional suppression as a primary source of individual and family dysfunction.
Within the therapy room my aim is to provide a safe and judgement free space where we can explore life’s challenges together, reflecting and problem solving as we go.
I am individualized and person centered in my approach. Every client and every situation is different and there is no “one size fits all” approach to life or to working towards positive mental wellbeing. I believe that therapy is a joint venture whereby we work together to better understand the presenting problems and underlying difficulties in the context of life experiences, developmental history and current circumstances.
I have a wealth of experience working with adjustment, whether that be adjusting to changes of life circumstance, health changes or diagnosis, dealing with uncertainty or grieving for a variety of losses.
I use an integrated therapeutic approach drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
University of Pennsylvania
M.Phil.Ed. in Professional Counseling
M.S.Ed. in Counseling and Mental Health Services
Rice University
B.A. in Psychology
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Pennsylvania, USA
Life in our current society can come with a lot of pressure to have things figured out, keep moving, and do everything well at the right time. I see therapy as a place where you can slow down, give yourself permission to feel, and approach yourself with curiosity rather than judgment.
My style is warm and collaborative. I draw from person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, psychodynamic, and feminist perspectives, while adapting our work to who you are and what you need.
Having lived across China, the United States, and South Korea, I’m especially drawn to questions of transition, identity, and belonging. Whether you’re navigating a new culture, relationship, career, or chapter of life, you don’t need to have all the answers. Sometimes we can simply start by asking the questions together.
I am endlessly curious about the different ways people make meaning and find a sense of well-being. Outside of my professional work, I enjoy exploring spirituality and complementary wellness practices, from aromatherapy and meditation to tarot. I also love traveling, watching plays, and reading.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
I am a licensed clinical social worker practicing since 2017. I value the importance of you feeling safe and comfortable during sessions and appreciate you taking the opportunity to be vulnerable to help on your path to recovery. I am here to go at your pace to meet the goals that you set for yourself. I utilize acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and validation therapy techniques.
USA (Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin), Canada (Ontario), Poland
I once hiked alongside an erupting volcano during one of my exciting travels. When I am not traveling, I enjoy seeing broadway shows, listening to 80s music, drinking hot chocolate, and walking with my little dog.
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
— Harriet Tubman
As a psychologist, I have experience working with a diverse population of clients including young adults, parents, working adults, and LGBTQ+ individuals, presenting with mild to severe clinical concerns such as self-worth and self-confidence issues, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD and BDD.
I prefer using a holistic approach based on person-centered therapy but bring in tools from my main choice of Acceptance and Commitment-based Therapy (ACT), as well as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and more based on your needs.z
— As a person, I am passionate about helping you achieve not only a desirable therapy goal, but also to enrich your life for a much more content long-term outcome. When I work with you, I am a supporter of your progress and setbacks, and also a companion along your journey. I strive for therapy being a safe, open, and supportive place, especially to clients whose mental health, wellbeing, and safety are usually at a higher risk such as the minority races and ethnicities, gender and sexual orientation, and neurodivergent individuals.
Malaysia
I am a collector of hobbies, ranging from reading, crochet, and video games, to roller skating and tabletop role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons and Call of Cthulhu. So if you ever need a session to just share about your passions and hobbies (we all need a little lightness sometimes), I would be happy to prioritize this too!
Maybe the gift of being human is that we do not give up – even when all hope is lost.
– Leigh Bardugo
Registered Art Therapist
Licensed Youth Counselor Lv.2
Certified Clinical Psychologist Lv.1
Rather than fixing, healing, or recovery, I prefer to embrace each person’s whole self, enhance their resilience, and sublimate what they are struggling with through multiple forms of art. In this way, visual metaphors are added to their lives. Focusing on the strengths that I find while working with them, I help to motivate them to self-reflect and self-validate and I witness some parts of their therapeutic journey toward an enhanced quality of life. My therapeutic alliance with the client has an effective and meaningful communication method based on empathy and integrity that transcends words. In terms of therapeutic approach, my interest began with Nataly Rogers’ Person-Centered Expressive Art Therapy and has been developing into an integrated and customized form with various evidence-based and solution-focused techniques, including psychodynamic perspectives, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
I’ve participated in several group/solo exhibitions in Canada, United States, and Korea.
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
– Carl R. Rogers
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
As a clinical psychologist for 15+ years, I have extensive experience in providing therapy to a wide variety of clients all over the world. I am a trained professional, dedicated to help you wherever you are on your journey. Whatever your unique struggles may be, we will work together as a team to help you overcome your distinct difficulties. I employ an eclectic approach designed to fit the individual needs of each client, utilizing a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Based, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, Strength Based, and more. I am here to help you reach your full potential and enjoy life to its fullest.
I also provide assistance for parents and families. As a parent, as well as a professional, I have found parenting to be the most challenging and rewarding job one can face. We all encounter struggles as a parent and I’m here to work with you and your family in order to improve communication, relationships, and quality of life. Whether you are going through a difficult transition stage with your child, extreme behavioral problems, or anything in between, I am here to help. I provide concrete, step-by-step strategies for parenting your unique child in the most effective ways possible, using proven methods.
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy… Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
– Brené Brown
모든 사람은 그 자체로 존중받아야 한다고 생각합니다. 내담자의 자기실현과 행복한 삶을 돕는 것이 상담자의 역할입니다. 치료는 관계를 통해 체험적으로 일어나는 것이며, 자신의 모습을 있는 그대로 알아차리면서도 수용하도록 돕고, 자기 자신이 자신의 삶의 진정한 주체가 되도록 하는 과정이 상담에서 이루어집니다. 주 치료 접근법으로 게슈탈트치료, 정신분석, 애착이론, 인지행동치료 등을 사용합니다.
진인사 대천명(盡人事待天命) 어떤 일이든지 자신의 노력으로 최선을 다한 뒤에 그 성공의 여부는 하늘의 뜻에 따라 겸허하게 받아들인다. 고중작락(苦中作樂) 괴로움 가운데도 즐거움이 있다.
진인사 대천명(盡人事待天命) 어떤 일이든지 자신의 노력으로 최선을 다한 뒤에 그 성공의 여부는 하늘의 뜻에 따라 겸허하게 받아들인다. 고중작락(苦中作樂) 괴로움 가운데도 즐거움이 있다.
Board-Certified and Registered Art Therapist & Licensed Creative Art Therapist
I join my client’s unique healing journey with integrated holistic approach of art therapy, talk therapy, psychodynamic theory, relational-cultural therapy, client-centered therapy, mindfulness practice, CBT and DBT techniques. Client is the expert of their own journey and I come in with my own experiences, insights, and wisdom in life as well as professional knowledge. I am here to guide you, walk alongside you, and sometimes push you in your healing journey.
I believe every person is an artist in a way, picturing and writing their own stories. In art therapy, there is neither right or wrong ways of making art, nor good or bad artist. I encourage my clients to use art as one of communication methods. Sometimes it’s hard to express oneself in a verbal language and we need some time to understand what’s going on inside us. During the art making process, clients can start to understand themselves, gain new perspectives, gain a sense of mastery and achievement, learn and develop distress tolerance skills, coping skills, organizational skills, and self-soothing skills. In one’s healing journey, art can be used as a safe and strong tool.
Sarah has been with AHS since 2009 and is the current Managing Director responsible for overall strategy and management. Sarah is keen to encourage and enhance innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship to bring the best quality care to clients. Passionate about working with people, and a desire to do something meaningful lead Sarah to AHS in order to make a difference in people’s lives.
Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationships, with your job, not with your money, but with you.
— Unknown