RINA JUN, Trauma Recovery Therapist

8/6/26 – My practice is full.

(This website is a work in progress, more so than usual.)

It’s a form of self-abuse to be a perfectionist
Trying way too hard at shit
Thirsty for a co-sign, am I good enough for you… Just found out that I’m the baddest bitch… I didn’t know the truth about it, now I can’t forget

“Just Found Out” by Qveen Herby

The world can often feel like a cold, scary, and unforgiving place. Many of us were socialized in environments that discouraged or explicitly forbid openly communicating our thoughts and feelings. We were taught that not only would expressing our inner experiences accomplish nothing, but also that we should just “get over it,” “be positive,” “be grateful that at least you’re not (insert a ‘worse’ situation),” and other similarly dismissive responses to our attempts to be honest about our pain.

Fortunately, we don’t have to hold on to everything we’ve learned/inherited. We can learn to think, feel, and behave in ways that feel authentic and self-affirming. We can learn to believe that we deserve our own kindness without having to earn it.

(If copyright weren’t an issue, this is where I would include the Morpheus meme to say “What if I told you–that you deserve your own kindness just as you are” but I can’t because of copyright. And yes, I know Morpheus didn’t actually say “What if I told you” but it’s such a great meme!)

I (she/her) am a trauma recovery therapist who provides EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) therapy to adult clients (the “About Me” section includes an explanation of this therapy model). Trauma can heavily shape the stories we tell about ourselves, other people, and the world. It can

• distort our sense of worthiness, responsibility, safety, and power/control
• contribute to anxiety and depression
• complicate how we grieve
• result in perfectionism, people-pleasing, freeze responses, avoidance, unsustainable ways of coping with stress, numbness, thoughts of suicide, over-explaining to avoid being misunderstood, and more

I have experience supporting clients work through trauma related (but not limited) to the following themes:

• imposter syndrome
• attachment wounds
• financial insecurity
• loneliness
• caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue
• chronic health conditions
• relational ruptures of all kinds
• bullying
• loss of loved ones (including to suicide)

Furthermore, I tend to work well with clients who live with/have/are

• have ADHD
• have all the existential thoughts and questions
• have immigrant, multicultural, and/or multigenerational backgrounds
• were parentified and complimented for being “little adults” (as a child had to take on the role of parent to own parent and/or sibling/s)
• are interested in altered states of consciousness
• have intense curiosity about how they, others, and the world came to be how it is
• have a dark sense of humor (swearing is welcome!)
• have heightened senses; they experience emotions intensely (have probably been told “you’re too intense/sensitive”), and may notice that they’re more sensitive to taste, touch, sounds, smells, textures, and sights than their peers

Strong sailors never came from smooth seas

– “High Priestess” by Qveen Herby

If you know or suspect that trauma is preventing you from living the life that you want, please know that you do not have to heal alone. Therapy can provide a safer space where you can learn to examine your relationship with yourself, others, and environment from a nonjudgmental, compassionate stance and feel more empowered to advocate for yourself in all areas of your life, including personal, relational/social, health, spiritual, financial, and occupational.

I believe that choosing to take responsibility for our lives is one the most meaningful decisions we could ever make. No one but you knows what it’s like to be you and have experienced all that you have, so who better than you to take on the exciting (and scary!) challenge of nurturing a compassionate, loving, and stronger relationship with yourself?!