Seeking therapy often comes at moments when life feels heavy, confusing, or stuck. I work with adults navigating emotional and relational challenges, including anxiety, low mood, the effects of difficult past experiences, or patterns that seem to repeat despite your best efforts. Many of the people I support are trying to understand how early relationships continue to shape their present‑day emotions, identity, and connections with others.

I hold a Ph.D in clinical psychology and bring thirteen years of clinical experience that spans India and Canada, including beginning supervised practice in Ontario last year. My goal is to offer a space that feels warm, steady, and deeply curious about your inner world. I take a collaborative, compassionate approach rooted in the belief that your feelings make sense in the context of your lived experience.

I also draw on my experience with culturally shaped family dynamics, including intergenerational expectations, high‑achievement pressures, and the tension between personal needs and collective values, which helps me approach these concerns with nuance and sensitivity. Together, we will explore how past and present intersect, develop new ways of relating to yourself and the people in your life and tend to concerns around self‑worth, strong emotions, grief, and relationship challenges. I work from a culturally responsive lens that honours the social and systemic contexts shaping your story.

I have a particular interest in supporting individuals who have experienced relational trauma or who have longstanding interpersonal or personality-related difficulties. These are often people who feel misunderstood, struggle with trust or closeness, or find themselves caught in familiar relational patterns. I also provide comprehensive personality and diagnostic assessments to help clarify strengths, challenges, and the patterns influencing your current struggles.

My therapeutic approach integrates mentalization‑based treatment (MBT), psychodynamic therapy, trauma‑informed practice, and attachment‑based perspectives. This means we will look beyond symptoms to the deeper emotional and relational themes that shape how you see yourself and others. We will begin by exploring what brings you in and what feels most important right now. As we understand your experiences, we will identify meaningful goals and co‑create a plan that supports change at a pace that feels right for you. My priority is to offer a space where you feel understood, supported, and able to explore your inner world with openness and safety.

I am a member of the Ontario Psychological Association and am registered as a Psychologist under Supervised Practice with the College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts of Ontario. I practise under the supervision of Dr. Lila Hakim, C.Psych, and Dr. Jean Kim, C.Psych, at the Centre for Interpersonal Relationships (CFIR). My clinical experience spans hospital‑based, tertiary‑care, and community mental health settings.

Beyond my clinical practice, I have taught a foundational course in psychodynamic psychotherapy and delivered workshops on personality disorders, mentalization‑based therapy, grief and mourning, and crisis intervention. I have authored journal articles and book chapters addressing borderline personality disorder, trauma, and reflective functioning. My published work includes:

Devi, K.D., Bhola, P., & Chandra, P.S. (2024). Uncertain reflective functioning, anxious attachment, and cumulative impact of early relational trauma as predictors of severity in borderline personality disorder. Indian Psychiatry Journal.

Bhola, P., & Devi, K.D. (2019). Personality Disorders in Women: An Overview. In Chandra, P.S. et al. (Eds.), Mental Health and Illness of Women. Springer Nature.

Devi, K.D., et al. (2018). Thinking about thinking: Innovative methods to improve social cognition in a client with Borderline Personality Disorder. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 44(1), 161–168