I’m an art therapist, artist, mental health therapist and community facilitator.I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and Canadian Clinical Supervisor (CCS) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and a Registered Canadian Art Therapist (RCAT) with the Canadian Art Therapy Association and Registered Art Therapist (ATR) with the American Art Therapy Credentials Board. I am a registered counselling therapist member with the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA), which aims to become the College of Counselling Therapy of Alberta.
My red threads tie me to my family’s story of escape and survival after the war in Vietnam. Their stories and silences in the journey of settling into Canada has shaped my view of the world and has inspired me to explore the stories of beauty and resilience in the face of life’s challenges.
My artistic and therapeutic practice are woven together and have helped me make meaning from the red threads in my life of war, trauma, immigration, integration and cultural intersections with our social identities. My passion and drive in my practice is supporting individuals, families and communities to create stories of resilience, acceptance and creating meaningful change to live healthy and peaceful lives.