I was born in Singapore to Malaysian parents and grew up across different cultural contexts. Within my large extended family, I developed an early curiosity about relationships, family dynamics, and the different ways people experience and make sense of the world.

After completing my degree in Psychology at York University, I returned to Singapore, where I worked in addictions with men who had been incarcerated. I later became internationally certified as an Addictions Counsellor.

My journey then took me to San Francisco, where I worked within LGBTQIA2S+ communities, supporting queer-identified men navigating addiction, mental health challenges, and HIV.

This work has shaped my identity, belonging and lived experience in gender fluid, queer and trans communities.

I later immigrated to Canada, where I continued working in trauma and addictions with women at the Jean Tweed Centre and held leadership and supervisory roles.

Evolution

In 2007, my own experience of burnout and chronic pain became an important turning point. I turned more deeply toward yoga and meditation—not simply as professional tools, but as practices that helped me reconnect with myself in a more embodied way.

This changed the way I understood healing. I became increasingly drawn to approaches that went beyond insight alone and made room for the body, our lived experience, and the ways we have learned to survive.

I went on to complete my Master’s in Counselling Psychology at OISE/University of Toronto. I established my private practice in 2011 and later worked at CAMH in concurrent addictions, medical detox, and mental health services.

Over the years, I have continued to deepen my training in trauma-informed, mindfulness-based, and somatic approaches, including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and TIST (Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment). These approaches have further shaped how I understand healing and how our experiences live within us.

Today, I offer a space for healing that honours the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. My approach is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and Organicity—a trust in the wisdom and capacity for healing that already exists within each of us.