CLOCKING IN JUST TO CHECK OUT?
Craft a career that feels like you.
Through 1:1 coaching, we’ll find clarity, build confidence, and create in a values-aligned work-life that lights you up.
Imagine a career where you aren’t pretending everything is “fine”.
You did everything right: went to school, picked a degree, got a job. On the outside, you’re the definition of success, but inside, you’re quietly unraveling. I would know—I’ve been there myself.
Though it may not seem like it, nothing is wrong. None of it is a reflection of your ability to craft the life you deserve. This crisis isn’t the end of your story—it’s just one transformative chapter of the your book. The fact that you’re reading this signals great things only yet to come.
Let me support you 1:1 to harness your inner strengths and cultivate a life where joy and meaning thrive together.
Is this you?
You grew up thinking there was only one path to success—only to find out, that happiness was not part of the equation.
You never dare consider other career trajectories when perfectionism and people-pleasing dictate who you should be.
Failure feels like letting down your parents or your family who sacrificed more than what they’ve shared with you, so your future could be stable and safe.
Your kind and compassionate voice is muted in a world misguided by the need to always do more to achieve success. But you refuse to be silenced any longer!
You live on an emotional roller coaster—swaying from motivation to drastically change trajectory to conceding this is all there is to life—when all you want is freedom to live authentically!
3 Steps to Get Started
Schedule Your Free Discovery Call
I get to know you more and you get a taste of what 1:1 coaching will be like.
Personalized Roadmap
We’ll design a creative strategy to help you work out of career stuck-ness.
Step Confidently Towards Your Goals
Your personal sounding board as you steer triumphantly towards clarity.
From engineer to Life & Career Alignment Coach.
I help tired professionals stop surviving at work and start thriving in life.
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My Coaching Values
Tiny Experiments
Just like in science, hypothesize, trial and error, asses, then pivot. I'll have you try things to see if an idea fits you or abandon it if it doesn't.
I value transparency in the form of communication and the permission for you to show up as yourself. We'll work in uncomfortable spaces and that's where the best work gets done.
Transparency
I take time to learn about you, reflecting back what seems important to you and what does not. You might call it rambling, but I call it navigating.
Perspective
I believe in honoring what is unknown to enhance your self-reflection and hone your ability to spot how to achieve your goals. We are liberal with inviting uncertainty.
Humility
Hi! I’m Ria.
I’m the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and a not-so-New-Jerseyan New Jersey native.
I'm also a career changer, reforming perfectionist and people-pleaser. And, I’m someone who used to struggle with anxiety and seasonal affective disorder. In short, I wouldn't be human if I didn't also have my faults.
As your coach, I show up empathetically to your humanity. I treat you with kindness and appreciation of your identity, knowing you're already an amazing human being.
Together, we'll explore how to unlock your amazingness even more.
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Ria actively listened which is the most important aspect of being a coach. She genuinely showed up with curiosity and met me where I was, so that we may move forward together as client and coach.
Danielle
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Ria makes me feel seen. One time during a particularly vulnerable session, I shared some thoughts and feelings that I had never shared with anyone else, and Ria responded with a genuine sense of empathy, identifying with the niche experience I was addressing. I was hesitant to share those feelings because they felt very secretive and almost shameful to share out loud, but to be received the way I was with Ria was so comforting. I still hold onto that feeling now as reassurance that my feelings are valid.
Alexis
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The “rose” exercise was insightful and helpful in uncovering what’s going well, what could be improved on, and what’s growing. I liked the visualization the exercise provided.
Vivian
What I bring to our partnership
We get creative in our coaching sessions. As a user experience professional, I help you get clear on the ideas floating in your head by utilizing my history in design thinking - essentially scaffolding to enable focused, creative thought without bias. We’ll experiment and discover, create and uncover.
Design thinking methods
As a career changer myself from mechanical engineering to user experience design, I am familiar with the feelings of uncertainty that come with that decision. I am empathetic with this experience and will guide you towards your sense of confidence for any new journey you decide to take.
My whole self
1:1 Coaching ✱ Life Design ✱ Career Alignment ✱
1:1 Coaching ✱ Life Design ✱ Career Alignment ✱
You’re already stepping into your future self — the question is, which version will you choose?
Imagine a life filled with clarity, inner peace, and joy — where your actions align with your deepest values, and you move forward with certainty and focus. That life isn’t a distant dream — it’s what coaching can help you create.
Step into transformation. Build the life you’re meant to live.