“We come into being through others,
and through others,
we come back to ourselves.”

In Chinese culture, 缘 (yuan) is a term used to describe the invisible threads that bring people together. It can refer to a fleeting encounter, a lifelong bond, or a chance meeting that changes the course of your life. At its heart, 缘 is about connection that arises through conditions — not control. It invites us to see relationships not as choices made in a vacuum, but as phenomena that unfold through timing, space and shared emotional resonance.

Relational therapy echoes this worldview in its foundational belief: we become who we are through relationship — and we heal the same way.

In session, this means we’re not just talking about relationships—we're exploring how they live inside you, and how they come alive between us. We might notice moments of distance, closeness, tension, or longing. We may pay attention to how your body responds when you feel seen, or when you fear being too much. In this way, therapy itself becomes a site of re-connection, where unconscious relational patterns can rise into awareness, and something new can emerge between client and therapist.

This work can be especially powerful if you:

• Often feel stuck in familiar relationship patterns
  
• Long for closeness but fear being hurt or misunderstood
  
• Carry attachment wounds, complex trauma, or relational grief
  
• Are exploring how culture, power, and belonging shape your emotional life

If you're reading this, maybe it's not by accident. Maybe this, too, is a kind of 缘.