YOU DON’T HAVE TO SHRINK TO BE SEEN.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO CARRY IT ALONE.
Therapy with Tsuki | Trauma-informed online therapy for high-achieving Asian American navigating burnout, shame, guilt, and cultural pressure.
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English · Mandarin · Taiwanese (Tâi-gí)
People count on you. You work hard and hold things together for those around you.
Still, you feel lonely. It’s not that others aren’t there, but you’re carrying so much on your own.
Early in life, you learned that working hard and managing everything yourself felt safer than reaching out for comfort.
Now, that strength feels like a heavy burden and leaves you exhausted.
Who I Work With
I specialize in relational, trauma-informed, Neurodivergent- & LGBTQIA+-affirming, and social justice oriented therapy for:
You might recognize this in yourself:
You work hard but still feel like it’s never enough
You feel guilty when you set boundaries or take time to rest
Burnout has become your baesline
You tend to overthink things after a conflict
You often feel invisible, misunderstood, or lonely
You have mixed feelings about yourself and those you care about
You carry a deep, lasting shame that’s hard to put into words
You’re still functioning, but inside, you’re carrying more than anyone realizes.
This isn’t a personal flaw. It’s a survival pattern shaped by family, culture, and larger systems.
HOW I WORK
Our work isn’t about fixing you. It’s about gently untangling the survival role you learned to live in.
Together, we explore:
How responsibility and productivity became your sense of worth
How shame and guilt shaped your inner voice and identity
How anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, and perfectionism live in your body
How different parts of you hold loyalty, anger, guilt, and longing at the same time
How cultural, family, and larger social systems shape your sense of safety, worth, and belonging
We help the parts of you that learned to survive feel safe enough to relax, while still honoring the strength that once protected you.
Change isn’t forced. This is healing, not just coping or performing.
WHAT HEALING LOOKS LIKE
Healing doesn’t look like being happy and calm all the time.
It means:
Less automatic self-blame and self-shaming
Feeling anger, tenderness, and mixed emotions without collapsing into shame
Needs are allowed and feelings are welcomed
The younger or wounded parts of you are seen and understood, not pushed aside or shamed.
Rest doesn’t spiral into “I’m lazy”
Over time:
Being more familiar with your nervous system and survival patterns so you have more choice in how you respond
A steadier sense of self not built on performance
A genuine relationship with yourself, not just living inside your roles
Having more internal space and finding harmony within your system.
Begin Here
You don’t have to earn your worth through exhaustion.
If you’re curious about what that could look like, I’d love to walk with you.
