Brain Health & Aging
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Psychotherapy · Cognitive Rehabilitation · Memory & Later Life · Family Support · Evaluation, Leave & Disability
When the brain or body changes, life changes with it. I assist you and your family with adjusting, recovering, and living better, attending to both the brain and the person living with it.
What we work on
Living with a health or neurological condition
Adjusting to a diagnosis, chronic illness or pain, and sleep problems, along with the worry and loss that can come with them.
Support for families & caregivers
For partners and adult children caring for someone with memory loss or brain injury, and for the strain it places on the whole family. Couples & family therapy
Recovery after brain injury
After a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor, or epilepsy: rebuilding thinking skills, coping with change, and finding your way back to work, family, and meaningful life.
Neuropsychological evaluation, leave & disability
When a clearer picture would help: testing of memory, attention, language, and problem-solving to guide care, including documentation for FMLA, short-term disability (STD), or work and school accommodations. Leave FAQ
Aging, memory & later life
For older adults facing changes in health or memory. A careful screening can help tell normal aging from mild cognitive impairment or dementia, in Mandarin or English.
My approach
Grounded in medical-center training.
Neuropsychology training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and Barrow Neurological Institute, where I later served as a neuropsychologist.
Awareness, acceptance, realism.
Awareness: understanding what has changed, and what hasn’t.
Acceptance: coming to terms with where you are now, after a brain injury or neurodegenerative disease, or with aging; seeing both your challenges and your strengths.
Realism: setting goals that fit your life now, and building from there.
Based on Pamela S. Klonoff’s holistic neurorehabilitation model (Psychotherapy after Brain Injury, Guilford Press, 2010).
Bilingual, culturally informed care.
Therapy, rehabilitation, and testing in Mandarin or English, drawing on my work adapting cognitive measures for Chinese-speaking populations.
Preserving dignity and meaning.
Cognitive change affects the whole person and family. I integrate neuropsychology, psychotherapy, mindfulness, and depth-oriented perspectives to help preserve dignity, identity, and purpose along the way.
What to expect
A first conversation
A free 15-minute consultation about what’s happening and whether working together makes sense.
A plan that fits
Therapy, rehabilitation, an evaluation, or a mix, decided together.
Steady, ongoing work
Regular sessions, with family included when helpful.
Re-evaluation, if needed
Follow-up testing over time to monitor changes in memory and thinking, track progress in rehabilitation, and update the treatment plan.
Getting started
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Availability
Waitlist Openings mid-December
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Fees
Private pay (out-of-network); superbill available. We discuss fees in the free consultation.