My Philosophy
I believe we each have within us an innate ability to heal ourselves and our relationships. My job is to help create the conditions for your own inner healers to take over and direct the healing process.
My Approach
I use an attachment-based, somatic approach to therapy. Through the lens of Attachment Theory we will explore how your early relationships shaped the way you feel, connect, and cope today. I also help my clients pay attention to their bodily sensations using techniques from Somatic Experiencing to expand their capacity to experience an internal sense of safety.
By moving at your body’s pace, we can honor your history while building new experiences of trust and connection. Over time, this can help you feel more grounded, resilient, and secure in your relationships with yourself and others.
My Story
As a first-and-a-half generation Indian-American immigrant (born in India but moved to the US as a young child), I’ve felt that my identity exists in a sort of liminal space between dominant American culture and that of my family’s. This in-betweenness often left me feeling isolated and lost, but through my own therapy journey I learned how to trust my own inner voice to guide me through life’s most difficult challenges.
While my personal journey introduced me to the world of mental health, my experiences working with kids and teenagers with emotional and behavioral difficulties inspired me to pursue a career of my own as a therapist. Witnessing the healing impact of the connections I made with these young people led me to the conclusion that relationships are the key to living a good life, and my training in Marriage and Family Therapy during graduate school served to reiterate this truth.
My greatest skill as a therapist is the grounding influence of my presence, cultivated through over 15 years of meditative and yogic practices. My sincerest hope is that upon first meeting me and throughout our time together, my presence, my training, and my relationship with you will help you get the most out of this work.
