About Me
As a clinical psychologist and minister, service to others gives me purpose and meaning. Diversity in religion and spirituality fascinates me, especially the many ways in which people practice their faith. I value all faith paths and have a broad perspective on the human capacity for love, compassion, and forgiveness. Here’s a little more about my background and interests.
I am of fifth generation Chinese and Okinawan descent and live in Hawaii; I also lived on the mainland U.S. for 33 years. While growing up, I attended the United Methodist Church and attended Buddhist rituals with my grandmother. As an adult, I explored Christianity, Judaism, neo-paganism and Eastern religions and have an ecumenical and progressive perspective. Currently I am a minister with Johrei Fellowship, and continue to be a friend of other faith paths and religions. Please see my page About Johrei for more information about Johrei Fellowship.
I’m a licensed psychologist with thirty years of social service experience with multicultural populations in California and Hawaii. Using an existential humanistic perspective, I work with adults, children and families dealing with depression, anxiety, marital and family problems, grief, trauma, and many more concerns. While some people want their faith tradition included in their counseling, others do not. I want this to be about you and what works for you, so let’s talk about how we can best work together.
One of my passions is working with clergy from different religions. Besides over a decade of experience doing psychological assessments for Christian and other clergy, I do continuing education with Christian and Buddhist clergy and give talks to the public on mental health issues. One recent talk was to Buddhist clergy on the effects of gender stereotypes on pastoral care of members.
That’s because two other passions are Asian American psychology and women’s issues. My doctoral dissertation examined the relationship between marital satisfaction and religiousness in Chinese American couples. A member of Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA), I’ve written many articles for the Asian American Psychologist newsletter. These can be found at aapaonline.org/publications/aapa-newsletter *. For twelve years, I served as regional coordinator for the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of AAPA’s Division on Women (DoW). Nationally, DoW organizes events to support mentoring and networking of Asian American women in psychology, and supports research on and social and political awareness of issues affecting Asian American women.
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