Hi, I'm Wendy, an APC-eligible counselor. I'm a Humanistic-Existential oriented therapist, and I work frequently with clients navigating complex and intergenerational trauma, life transitions, career stress, grief and loss, immigrant experience, and women finding their voice and assertiveness.

Working with me typically follows a three-stage model. First, we explore the full picture of what you're carrying, not just the surface. What shows up as anger might be hurt; what looks like anxiety could be unacknowledged fear. Our past shapes us in ways we often don't see until we slow down and look closely. Building that deeper understanding generates real insight, rather than treating a symptom that may simply resurface somewhere else. And sometimes, that level of being truly seen and understood is itself the healing.

Along the way, we may draw on techniques from DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and Gestalt. When more practical tools are needed, I also bring in a solution-focused approach — brainstorming, role-play, decision analysis, and concrete skill-building — to help you move from understanding into action, and from insight into the life you actually want to be living.

Being a first-generation immigrant and a career changer myself, I know that being human is messy and layered. Anxiety. Major transitions. Complicated families and relationships. Grief that arrives in unexpected forms. I don't hold all the answers, but I am your fellow traveler. You are not alone in the wilderness.

Together, we'll move toward a life that feels yours authentically, not the one your family or society scripted for you. We'll look honestly at what's been standing in the way, and find the resources, inner and outer, to help you get there.

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Wendy can bill as an in-network provider with Taylor Benefits and BCBS, and is currently out of network with all other insurance plans. We can provide you with documentation to submit for out of network reimbursement. Her standard session rate is $140, with some sliding scale spaces available in an effort to remove financial barriers to treatment. Align Wellness's sliding scale spots are prioritized for trans and BIPOC clients, and those living in rural areas. Wendy's work at Align Wellness is under the clinical supervision of Melanie Storrusten, LCSW.