Creating Spaces for Real Conversations about Mental Health

Workshops and Speaking

I offer interactive workshops that create space for real conversations around mental health, relationships, and cultural identity. My approach is grounded, approachable, and designed to help people not just understand the material, but connect it to their own lived experiences.

A big part of my work is centered around the importance of community and connection. Drawing from Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander values that emphasize collective care, I believe healing doesn’t just happen individually but it also happens in relationship with others. My workshops are created with that in mind, offering space for reflection, shared experiences, and meaningful connection.

Whether I’m working with students, community groups, or organizations, I focus on making topics like anxiety, burnout, life transitions, and cultural expectations feel more relatable, less overwhelming, and easier to talk about.

Cultural Humility Trainings

I also facilitate cultural humility trainings for professionals, including teachers, therapists, and community health workers. These trainings focus on understanding the AANHPI experience, navigating cultural nuances, and building more thoughtful and responsive ways of supporting the communities they serve.

My goal is to move beyond surface-level awareness and create space for reflection, conversation, and practical application in real-world settings.

Workshops I’ve Done

Each workshop can be adapted to fit the needs of your community, organization, or team while staying within my scope as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Workshop pricing is available upon inquiry and depends on the length, format, audience, and level of customization. A reduced rate may be available for select community partners I previously supported through county-funded programming.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions.

  • This workshop is a space for honest conversations around mental health in AANHPI communities—especially the things that often go unspoken. We explore how cultural values, family dynamics, and generational experiences shape the way we understand emotions and support.

    Through guided reflection and interactive exercises, participants are invited to reconnect with practices rooted in culture, community, and care. The goal is to create a space where people feel seen, understood, and less alone in their experiences.

  • This workshop is an introduction to mental health and wellness helping participants better understand stress, emotions, and overall wellbeing. It’s designed to be flexible and tailored to different populations, including students, community members, and organizations.

    Through reflection and discussion, participants are invited to explore how mental health shows up in their daily lives, while learning practical ways and culturally-responsive ways to feel more grounded, supported, and connected to themselves and others.

  • This hands-on workshop combines creativity and mental wellness through the use of polymer clay as a grounding and expressive tool. Participants are guided through simple activities that encourage slowing down, connecting with the present moment, and expressing emotions in a non-verbal way.

    This workshop is especially helpful for individuals who may find it difficult to put their experiences into words, offering an alternative way to process, reflect, and engage in self-care through creativity.

  • This workshop focuses on understanding burnout through the lens of the nervous system and how stress shows up in the body. Participants learn to recognize signs of overwhelm, disconnection, and fatigue, while exploring simple, accessible grounding practices.

    Through guided exercises, reflection, and group discussion, participants are invited to reconnect with their bodies while also relating to others in shared experiences. This workshop emphasizes that healing doesn’t just happen individually, but it can also happen in community.

    Participants leave with a deeper sense of awareness and practical tools to feel more regulated, present, and supported in their day-to-day lives.

  • I offer custom workshops and community presentations related to mental health, wellness, cultural humility, stress, burnout, relationships, identity, and emotional wellbeing. Workshops are tailored to each organization’s needs while remaining within my scope of practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

    I have also co-facilitated workshops with colleagues to support topics that benefit from additional perspectives, lived experience, or specialized expertise.

Partners I’ve Previously Worked With

  • Seal of the County of San Diego featuring a coastal landscape, a seagull, a bridge, and green rolling hills.

    County of San Diego

  • Minimalist illustration of a folded paper origami hummingbird with outstretched wings, set against a light blue circular background.

    Asian Mental Health Project

  • Logo for SAY San Diego with text 'Social Advocates for Youth' and a graphic of two stylized human figures inside a circle.

    SAY SD

  • Close-up of the letters 'crf' in lowercase with a modern font and teal color.

    CRF

  • Logo of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) with a circular globe and the text 'NAMI' and 'National Alliance on Mental Illness'.

    NAMI San Diego

  • Colorful geometric logo with the text "MAAC" in orange, featuring a stylized, multi-layered letter M

    MAAC

  • A black background with the wood logo of the knitting needles and yarn aligned horizontally.

    SIPA

  • Logo of Mental Health America featuring the words MHA and a stylized orange swoosh over a blue background.

    Mental Health America

  • "I appreciate her presence and I learned a lot on how to better support the AAPI community."

    —Participant of Cultural Humility Training

  • "The slides and presentation were fantastic! I love the participation and engagement and allowing all to join either speaking or through the chatbox."

    —Participant of Cultural Humility Training

  • "I appreciate the nuance approach to the diverse communities in the Pacific Islands."

    —Participant of Cultural Humility Training

  • "I learned a lot on different ways to implement self-care and why it's important to us to prevent burnout and I loved that she provided space to engage with our peers"

    —Participant of Self-Care Workshop

  • "Jenny is very knowledgeable when it comes to working with youth and ways to best support their mental health!"

    —Participant of Best Practices to Support Youth’s Mental Health Workshop

Interested in bringing a workshop to your community?