Born in India and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, I am an immigrant who grew up toggling between cultures and identities.

I get it. I grew up feeling alone due to limited supports (single parent household), lacking authentic family presence, judgment from my community because I was not raised “traditionally”. I really felt ashamed for many years and it showed up consistently throughout my childhood and most of my adult life. I really never knew where I belonged. Was I and Indian immigrant or was I American? The bicultural straddle was and is lifelong. I couldn’t fit into the “model minority” myth and didn’t find myself being accepted as being “Indian” either.

Training our mind in a collaborative space can help you gain back your authentic self. The parts of us that got lost somewhere in our developmental stages of life.

I learned how to navigate so many roles and identities and it feels like a juggling act. Never feeling good enough, trying to fit some type of label and checking off those boxes.

I definitely don’t fit the “model minority” myth and understand the challenges that come with those ideas that society has about South Asians or even women from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Working with healing trauma and life stressors for adult women of color has been my area of specialization as I have had my own journey from childhood to the adult years.

EMDR, CBT, culturally responsive, and trauma informed practices are modalities and approaches I utilize in therapy.

When I am not in session, I enjoy the beauty of nature and seek out trails, cooking, outdoor activities like skiing and bike riding, road trips, camping, and traveling to new and familiar destinations.