Prior to founding Outlier Wellness, V served as a community mental health clinician, disaster relief worker, EMT, journalist, and modern dance instructor. They joined the counseling profession to confront systemic clinical practices and decolonize psychotherapy.

V completed their Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy certification (TF-CBT) from the University of Washington’s Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center.

As a National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellow, V received advanced training in culturally-responsive clinical interventions.

In session, V uses Narrative, Psychodynamic, and Culturally-Responsive approaches to anchor the client’s story and support their intersectional needs.

V is a non-binary and Queer therapist, a Korean transracial adoptee, and elder Millennial. Outside of therapy, V is an avid birder and corner brownie stan.

MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling earned from Walden University

BA in Political Science, Minors in Journalism and Dance, Certificate in Leadership Studies earned from Gonzaga University

Accelerator Program earned from Intimacy Directors and Coordinators

Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State (LMHC; LH61597872)

Child Mental Health Specialist (CMHS)

Mental Health Professional (MHP)

Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)

National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellow

Seattle Pride Foundation Award Alumni

Community Mental Health Awards for Trauma Informed Care and the Child & Family Employee of the Year