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I have broad experience working in a wide range of settings with diverse clients, and work to meet all clients where they are. I consider my expertise to be working with individuals who are dealing with depression, anxiety, transitions, self esteem and self worth issues, and conflict around identity as well as issues around South Asian mental health and Hindu spirituality. Are you ready to begin letting go of your distress? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604cf8a19aaba3370efa96ee/1626254341549-65WNF8WHNK50CD2FKUHJ/couple.jpg Services - Couples When working with couples, I aim to create a therapeutic space to allow them to safely connect with one another and explore their goals in a collaborative manner. I use interventions derived from Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to help couples solve conflicts, learn to coparent more effectively, repair from ruptures in trust, and overall communicate more effectively to increase intimacy. 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It’s important to me to understand how distress looks for you - is it leading to body aches? Are you feeling more irritable, especially with people you usually get along with? Are you struggling to connect with your work or with your loved ones? Possibly, none of these descriptors feel right, and you’re just trying to make sense of why you feel unsatisfied, and things simply aren’t where you want them to be. My approach to therapy is to give you a space to understand how you’re feeling, and start to build a sense of why. As you grow in your understanding of your relationship to your emotions, you may find that you feel empowered to use this knowledge of yourself to make different decisions. I would love to work with you to share more about my psychodynamic approach to therapy, and how we could possibly use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques in order to help you heal and grow. Are you looking for empowerment in your journey? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604cf8a19aaba3370efa96ee/1625500268780-4QXA05XOM7D677P6YXKS/diversity.jpg Specializations - Cultural Concerns Have you felt misunderstood or boxed into identities that don’t fully reflect who you are? I have heard too often about the trauma that comes from feeling misunderstood, and hope to offer you a different experience. Whether you’re processing conflict with your family of origin, struggling with your developing identity, or worrying about how to untangle cultural expectations from your own wants, I’m here to help. Despite differences we may hold in identities and in experiences, I hope you’ll find a space that is warm and understanding, rooted in the principles of social justice. It’s very important to me that you don’t feel that you have to teach me, and instead find therapy to be inviting and non-judgmental. Does that sounds like a fit for you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604cf8a19aaba3370efa96ee/1626252716667-UCN6546P2G22G9G0E7PG/spiritual.jpg Specializations - Exploring Spirituality Spirituality, in my experience, is too often misunderstood and ignored in therapeutic spaces, but it’s important to me that you feel safe bringing in as much or as little of your relationship to religion and spirituality to our shared space as you would like. I use a holistic approach as a psychologist, appreciating that spirituality and religion can be assets as well as complications in our lives. Together, we can understand mindfulness wholly, as we appreciate the idea of bringing balance to your life. Holistic psychotherapy is a term used widely, but to me, it means being able to pay attention to all aspects of your life - nutrition, your physical well being and your energy level, and your relationships, just to name a few. 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