OUR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS TEAM

Hello! I’m a grateful mother of three adult children: Two whom I birthed and one who my husband and I fostered and then adopted. I also have three dogs and three cats who keep our home playful and warm. I like to walk in the woods, play the ukulele, and am always up for a game of pickle ball! One of my favorite quotes is by one of my favorite bears, Winnie-The-Pooh: “It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”

Lai Wan grew up in Hong Kong and came to United States for college. She graduated from Idaho State University in 1987 with a degree in Early Childhood Education and Psychology. In 2007, Lai Wan completed her master’s degree in counseling. Lai Wan has specialized training in CBT modality, trauma focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing and chemical dependency. Promoting mental wellness and overcoming stigma are two important missions to her for the clients. She feels honored to be a new member of the collaborative care team at South Sound Pediatrics where she is working with the pediatricians to identify behavioral health needs for early intervention for the child. Lai Wan lives with her husband and their teenage son. She also has two adult sons. In her free time, she loves gardening, traveling, reading, and playing board games with families and friends.