It takes immense courage whether you are seeking support for the first time or returning to therapy. In sessions, I strive towards establishing a collaborative space where you feel seen, heard, and for your treatment to be tailored at your pace towards your goals, both immediate and long-term. We work towards understanding your feelings and emotions, thoughts, decision-making, and explore attachment patterns, along with relational and interpersonal dynamics. We work towards increasing self-awareness towards your lived experiences and relationships, recognizing and building your strengths while reducing distress. 

My clinical and professional interests include mood disorders, family dynamics and family of origin issues, identity development, interpersonal functioning, complex trauma, psychological assessment, career development and mental health at the workplace women’s health, stigma reduction and mental health awareness, supervision and training, and minority mental health. I have extensive experience providing group therapy focusing on interpersonal process and growth.  

Adults, Adolescents, Couples: My practice is a space for individuals working through various concerns related to anxiety, depression, panic, grief and loss, low self-esteem and confidence, assertiveness, social anxiety, ADHD, academic struggles, bullying, job/career change, life transitions, workplace stress and conflict, burnout, leadership development, personality patterns, relationship difficulties, complex trauma, sexual trauma and abuse, eating and body image concerns, and emotional regulation difficulties. I support individuals and couples with relationship distress, difficulties in communication, fertility related stress, peri and post partum periods, intimacy, and conflict resolution. I support clients in navigating experiences related to their particular identities such as immigration experiences, gender identity and sexual identity, and BIPOC identity.  

Everyone is different and one size does not fit all. Therefore, my style is integrative focusing on each individual’s needs and life experiences. I use a relational-cultural, trauma-informed, and evidence-based therapeutic framework. I draw from humanistic, person-centered, attachment-focused therapy, emotion-focused work, with integration of approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural, and mindfulness. Recently, I am training in Somatic Experiencing to help address symptoms of stress and trauma in one’ bodies.

I provide comprehensive psychological assessments with a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, LD, academic issues, and psychological and personality issues with adults and adolescents. I also provide psychodiagnostic assessments. I am a certified Question Persuade Refer (QPR) suicide prevention gatekeeper instructor (Aug 2021- Aug 2024). Additionally, I am completing certification as an ADHD clinical services provider and complex trauma certification training. I am engaged in trainings in Somatic Experiencing, Gottman methods couples therapy, and fertility and mental health process and treatment.

Having lived in different countries, and navigating my own identities in that process, I am focused on understanding your various identities that shape how you perceive and navigate everyday life and experiences. I bring a nuanced cultural understanding of individual health and well-being. I aim to honor and affirm your diverse identities/culture and how they have shaped your unique experiences. In addition to English, I am proficient in South Asian languages including Hindi and Marathi, along with basic knowledge of Gujarati. 

I am registered as a psychologist with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario. I am a member of the Ontario Psychological Association. I provide supervision to students and clinicians providing psychotherapy and taught courses in graduate-level programs.

I received my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA and my master’s degree in Applied Psychology from University of Mumbai, India. I am a licensed psychologist in Florida (active) and Iowa (inactive), USA. My professional experience is in clinical settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, and university and college counseling centers in the USA and India, including University of Florida’s counseling and wellness center, University of Iowa’s counseling service, University of Texas at Dallas student counseling center, University of Akron’s counseling and testing center, Ohio Guidestone behavioral health agency, University Hospitals Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Samarpan – Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorders, New Horizons Child Development Centre, and Disha Child, Adolescent and Adult Counseling Center. 

I provide trainings and presentations in areas related to multicultural considerations when working with international students, South Asian clients, relational cultural therapy, diversity and inclusion focused trainings, mental health disparities, supervision, basic and advanced counseling skills, group counseling skills, online group therapy, risk assessment, interpersonal dynamics in therapy, psychology as a career path, safe zone (LGBTQI) trainings, women issues, career development, mental health in workplace settings, training for underrepresented and minority students within psychology, and other.