About me
Thank you for considering me as your mental health therapist. I'm excited to share a little bit about myself as we get to know each other. I grew up in Mumbai, India. I pursued my first Master's degree in the UK before earning my second Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
While I currently live in San Francisco, California, my diverse upbringing has instilled in me a blend of eastern and western values rooted in a modern urban world that I bring to my practice. I take a lot of gratitude and pride in being an Indian / South Asian Psychotherapist and find this identity central to my work with clients. (Read my recent blog on having a culturally aligned therapist here.)
Who do I work with :
I provide individual therapy and couples therapy to adults from diverse backgrounds, including students, women, people of color, Queer and Trans Desis, immigrants, tech professionals, and therapy newcomers. I specialize in South Asian Mental Health, as I understand the challenge of finding a therapist who can understand the unique cultural nuances, beliefs, and expectations of our community.
I work with anxiety & stress, depression, relationship & dating issues, work stressors, young adulthood transitions, LGBTQ+ support & low self-esteem. I also offer sex therapy & coping with sexual behaviors like past sexual offending, sex addiction, porn addiction, and non-offending pedophilia.
I'm here to help individuals and couples reflect, engage in inner work, and use therapy for personal growth rather than fixing immediate issues. My goal is to aid in your emotional journey and foster a deeper connection with yourself.
How Do I Work?
I think of myself as being a thought partner with you. The goal of therapy is to build empowerment by utilizing insight, compassion, and coping techniques to manage your mental health well-being. We all deserve a space where we can truly acknowledge and hold understanding of our inner world. I work with adults collaboratively with ongoing consent to build awareness into how we think and feel. I work from an anti-oppressive lens by using the therapy space to process our lived experiences from different parts of our identities that hold marginalisation and privilege. Lastly, compassion is deeply rooted in my therapeutic language and relationship with you. I aim to help you build a more compassionate language with yourself and use a range of evidence-based practices to engage in acceptance of our thoughts and emotions without judgement. I take into account your life experiences, cultural background and your goals, to be able to tailor therapy that meets your need.
Some of the approaches that I regularly use in my practice :
Psychodynamic therapy
Evidence based approaches (Cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy & Dialectical behavior therapy)
Mindfulness based approach
Trauma Informed Therapy
Emotion - Focused Therapy
Feminist + Intersectional + Anti - oppressive lens
Check out more about the costs of our services.
I am excited to grow a team of qualified, empathetic and culturally sensitive Associate Therapists. You can learn more about their approach to therapy, and how they can support you.