I’m Coco (she/her), a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and Art Therapist. My work is grounded in the belief that healing becomes possible when we feel safe enough to slow down, turn inward, and meet ourselves with curiosity and care. I offer trauma-informed, somatic, and arts-based therapy, supporting clients in exploring values, needs, and inner experiences shaped by family dynamics, cultural identity, responsibility, or survival.

I support identity exploration, emotional regulation, and self-expression through both verbal and creative approaches. Many clients I work with identify as highly sensitive, creative, or anxious, and may be navigating anxiety, burnout, life transitions, low self-worth, or feeling disconnected from themselves. Gentle guidance and reflective prompts often help clients reconnect with creativity, access a sense of flow, and cultivate self-compassion and emotional awareness.

My lived experience informs my practice. As a Taiwanese immigrant woman who moved to Canada in my teens and grew up as the eldest daughter, I became familiar early on with independence and navigating expectations. Over time, this led to disconnection from myself. In my late twenties, during a yoga teacher training in India, a powerful emotional release brought awareness to long-held wounds, unmet needs, and patterns of self-rejection. This marked the beginning of a deeper healing journey and the repair of important relationships.

Today, my approach aligns mind-body-spirit, nervous system regulation, breath, and body awareness, alongside art therapy, dreamwork, and symbolic exploration. I work primarily with women and youth, and I’m also a trauma-informed yoga teacher and a devoted dog mom to a senior pup.