Bio

I was born and raised in Harbin, China.  I came to the U.S. at age 14 to attend boarding high school in New Hampshire.  I graduated from Grinnell College a B.A. in Sociology.  After college, I moved to New York City and worked as a crisis counselor for crime victims.  I obtained my Masters Degree in Social Work with concentration in mental health from the University of Michigan. I completed my clinical internship at the University of Michigan Medical Center Department of Psychiatry providing outpatient therapy for students and community members in Ann Arbor.

After graduate school, I moved to San Francisco.  For three and half years, I worked at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Psychiatry providing intensive outpatient therapy and case management services.  For the next four years, I worked at the City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, providing therapy at a geriatric mental health center.  During the summer of 2006, I moved back to Grinnell and began working as a therapist for the Poweshiek County Mental Health Center.  As part of my duties, I worked extensively with Grinnell College students.  I have been in full-time private practice since June 2008.  I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker in the State of Iowa and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California. 

I provide counseling for individuals 18 and older in a private practice setting.  In addition to in-person sessions at my office near downtown Grinnell, I provide virtual sessions for Iowa and California residents.  I accept health insurance including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Atena, Medicare, and more.