Hi! I’m Luca, a queer nonbinary trans mixed race Asian American therapist in Oakland, California. I’ve dedicated my private practice to supporting LGBTQ+ adults and adult children of immigrants struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, identity exploration, codependency, and relationship issues.

I know what it’s like to feel limited by the need to get it “right.” To feel defined by outward notions of success that your family or culture said would make you “good enough.” To internalize those impossible standards and develop a harsh inner critic that won’t let up. That’s why my liberation-focused therapy practice is about helping queer, trans, BIPOC, mixed race, and second generation immigrant adults unlearn the expectations that keep them feeling small, insecure, and unmet. I want to support you with finding a path that aligns with your personal choice, intuition, and authentic self. For marginalized adults, this liberation work is so important. Our healing is collective but starts from within.

My specialties include:

– LGBTQ+ experiences
– gender affirming care
– second generation / adult children of immigrants
– anxiety
– perfectionism and people-pleasing
– codependency
– relationship issues (including poly configurations)
– trauma healing

As an integrative therapist, I draw from a variety of therapy modalities that serve to deepen the benefits of traditional talk therapy. Healing is dynamic, serious, playful, and intentional work. It only makes sense to have a therapy practice that reflects those qualities and makes space for your unique, individual needs. The primary approaches I use in my practice are:

– Relational therapy
– Psychodynamic therapy
– Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy (parts work)
– Somatic therapy
– EMDR therapy

Whether we’re meeting in Oakland or online for telehealth in the San Francisco Bay Area and California, you’ll find that I’m present, grounded, emotionally engaged, and attuned. One of my strengths is an intuitive sense of the pace and depth of therapy that works for your nervous system. I don’t have an agenda of getting you to a particular goalpost that I deem best or “right.” I’m here to meet you in the full picture of your life, whenever you’re ready.