My name is Anthony, and my goal is to support your journey toward improved mental well-being. I am currently in my third and final year of a graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at North Carolina State University, and I expect to become eligible to obtain a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) license in 2025.
I have internship experience working with adults in recovery from substance misuse, but the
mental health therapies that I practice are relevant across a wide range of presenting issues.
These collaborative mental health techniques are based on curiosity, mindfulness, self-insight,
self-compassion, and acceptance. I believe that you are the expert on your own mind and lived
experiences, and my role is to help co-create the practices and environment that support your
mental health and personal growth.
In terms of my background, I identify as a biracial (Asian and white), second-generation
immigrant, cis-gender, heterosexual, college-educated, middle-class, middle-age, progressive,
Buddhist, American man, and parent of three kids. I have a background in social justice work,
and I am aware that I operate with many privileges in an oppressive system that discriminates
against and “otherizes” individuals with historically marginalized identities. I am also influenced
by a co-liberatory perspective that no one is free unless we are all free, and by an on-going
journey to cultivate self-awareness and cultural humility.