About Jon (they/them)

I identify as a non-binary, queer, Taiwanese-American, somatic psychotherapist. I come from an immigrant family background. I’ve always been sensitive, empathic, creative, and artistic by nature. Since a very young age, I’ve been fascinated by how people change and grow, and I learned to be compassionate and supportive towards others who were vulnerable. 

Supporting and witnessing my clients’ triumphs brings me profound meaning and inspiration. From big moments of metabolizing long-held traumas, to “smaller” wins that open doors and plant seeds for new possibilities in the future — and everything in between. 

I am a certified practitioner (completed Level 3 training) and senior trainer in Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), which is a somatic and neuroscience-based way of treating the effects of trauma and relational wounds, compulsive / addictive / self-sabotaging tendencies, difficulties with moods, and dissociative experiences.

With over a decade of professional clinical experience, I bring extensive training and experience treating the lasting effects of developmental trauma, symptoms of PTSD, severe mental illness, and multi-cultural issues. 

I’ve worked in community mental health settings for over eight years, where I served a range of populations and issues including:

  • Students with mental health needs (of diverse ages and backgrounds)

  • Adults with severe mental illness (including houseless populations with substance dependence)

  • Youth in the foster care system

  • Senior Trainer, Academy of Therapy Wisdom – Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (2023)

    Certified Practitioner, Academy of Therapy Wisdom – Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment - Level 3 Training (2022)

    Brainspotting Phase 1 - trained by John Edwards, LCSW

    Previous professional clinical experience:

    Two Chairs

    West Coast Children’s Clinic

    Felton Institute SF

    Asian Community Mental Health Services

    Previous education:

    Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology - Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

    Bachelor of Sciences, Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, with Music Minor - University of California San Diego

  • BIPOC Brainspotting Phase 1 - John Edwards, LCSW

    Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma with Janina Fisher, PhD - Academy of Therapy Wisdom

    Living with the Legacy of Loss: Somatic Tools for Working with Grief with Janina Fisher, PhD - Academy of Therapy Wisdom

    Understanding Dissociation with Jamie Marich+, PhD - Academy of Therapy Wisdom

    TIST Level 3: Certification Training with Janina Fisher, PhD - Academy of Therapy Wisdom

    TIST Level 2: Building Internal Safety and Connection with Janina Fisher, PhD - Academy of Therapy Wisdom

    TIST Level 1: Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors with Janina Fisher, PhD - Academy of Therapy Wisdom

    Certificate in Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies with Linda Thai, LMSW - Collectively Rooted

    Internal Family Systems Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide Through Clinical Applications of the IFS Model with Richard Schwarz, PhD - PESI

    Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Action: Harness the Wisdom of the Body to Treat Trauma and Relational Wounds with Pat Ogden, PhD - PESI

    How to Foster Post-Traumatic Growth - NICABM

    How to Work with the Patterns That Sustain Depression - NICABM

    The Neurobiology of Attachment - NICABM

    Working with the Pain of Abandonment - NICABM

    Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma - NICABM

    The Neurobiology of Trauma - NICABM

    Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP): The Latest Advances and Proven Techniques to Resolve Deeply Held Trauma with Janina Fisher, PhD - PESI

    6 Month Gender Specialty Consultation Group with Lotus Do, LCSW

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