About
who I am, what I do
Hi! I'm Carol, aka "Rou-Rou 媃媃" !
Because "媃" is the last charater of my name 😉
I use she/her.
I provide online psychotherapy in English and Mandarin to Asian and Asian American individuals in New York, accompanying you as you work through what you have been carrying and strengthen your relationship with yourself.
My Experiences
I grew up between two families and two cultures, moving between NYC and Taipei across different parenting and educational systems. Learning to Relate to environments that pulled in opposite directions was something I had to figure out early. As an only child, I spent years working on my identity, alongside struggles with health, body image, and a neurodivergent brain I did not yet have language for.
It was through Reflecting on those experiences that I began to develop Realizations about how I was wired and what I actually needed. Becoming a licensed mental health counselor came directly from the need to Reconnect with my sense of agency.
Over the past decade, I have worked across diverse settings with the AAPI and BIPOC communities. I've had the privilege of witnessing Resilience across age groups and life stages. In that experience, I learned to Regulate through the steady presence of my own nervous system and Respond with precision to what each person brought in. The Rapport built through shared cultural understanding has shaped how I work, including how we Reprocess not just specific memories but the patterns and beliefs that have formed around them.
Our Goals
Under the right conditions, water returns to its natural state without force. That is the direction of this work. I strive to partner with you on finding that in yourself, beginning with an Openness to your inherent nature.
Together, we Observe and Organize your patterns, responses, and the places where you feel stuck, so that you can Overcome the pressure to keep meeting expectations that were never yours.
This involves learning how to Orient your Occupational and personal life around what you value and need, with Objectivity rather than self-judgment. By identifying new Opportunities for movement, we build a grounded Optimism that comes from the body, not from effort alone. The aim is to settle into your mind-body-spirit, and finally call it home.
My Approaches
My practice is anchored in an Understanding of the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit, influenced by the Daoist/Taoist (道) philosophy of being like water. The human body is approximately 55-60% water, making this element central to how hormones, neurotransmitters, and cellular processes operate. That connection between body chemistry and how you feel day to day is where the work begins.
I commit to co-navigating an Unbiased and Unconditionally supportive space where you can explore your Unique course. We examine the Unconscious material and internal parts that create conflict, working toward Unity within your whole being.
By Utilizing tools like ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), we help the body finally feel the safety that the mind already knows. Ultimately, as the Unfolding continues, your biology and psychology come into alignment, and showing up as yourself requires less effort.
