I am a non-disabled, cisgender, heterosexual, South Asian woman. I am second generation settler (child to immigrant settlers). My matriarchal family roots lay in India and my patriarchal family roots lay in both Pakistan and India. Both sides of my family were touched and displaced by the partition, and were impacted by war. I offer counselling services in Vancouver, BC on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) lands. I was born and raised in so-called Lower Mainland and also spent time learning and living in Kelowna, BC on stolen Syilx Okanagan lands.
In our work, I will be steady in ensuring your safety, needs, and perspective are the centre of the conversation. I can offer a counselling space that feels collaborative, honours your ancestral journey, your lived experience, self-determination, and integrity. I will give permission to every part of you to show up no matter how messy or focused they are. We will work at a pace that feels safe and ensure every part of you has given full consent to the process.
I will hold compassion and curiosity as we unpack how oppressive systems have impacted you. These oppressive systems can include racism, colourism and shadeism, heteronormativity and cisnormativity, fatphobia, patriarchy and misogyny, capitalism, and colonization.
I work with adults, BIPOC, and people from the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Theories that inform my counselling approach come from trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional feminist and social justice lenses. I am an EMDR therapist and I’m currently in a program at the Justice Institute of BC learning more about complex trauma. I’m also currently in level 1 training at the IFS Institute.
Outside of being a counsellor, I am also a powerlifter, slow-reading bookworm, metal music-enjoyer, musician, at-home baker, and cross-stitcher. I have my Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia and I have many years of experience working with and supporting folks who have experienced intimate partner violence and sexual violence.
