My aim in any therapy session is to support you in a way that you find helpful, while holding a safe enough space to challenge beliefs and behaviours you deem unhelpful.
I have varied work experience in the field of mental health, including several years working alongside individuals who live with the lasting impacts of trauma, substance use, mental health diagnoses, poverty, and homelessness.
I am Canadian born and Indian, and part of my work is rooted in my lived experience existing between cultures to support clients who face similar struggles.
My Masters of Counselling Psychology degree is supplemented by additional postgraduate training in cognitive behaviour therapy, mindful self-compassion, anti-oppressive psychotherapy, narrative therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, and strengths-based listening. I incorporate an intersectional feminist lens in my work, and am continually learning to be a more effective ally to multiple communities (including Black, Indigenous, people with racialized identities, and LGBTQ2SIA+).
Outside of Counselling work, I enjoy spending time with friends, animals, and my niece and nephew.
I see clients in person at my Vancouver office on Mondays and Fridays, and offer virtual sessions on Thursdays.
Areas of Practice:
– Depression
– Anxiety
– Stress Management
-Identity and Cultural Concerns
– Mental Health Diagnoses
– Difficult Life Transitions
– Grief and Loss
– Trauma
– Substance use
Approaches Used:
– Strengths based listening
– CBT
– Mindful Self-Compassion
– Anti-Oppression Psychotherapy
– Narrative Therapy
– Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
-Trauma Informed Lens
-Intersectional Feminist Lens
The land I work, live and play on is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and the Stó:lō Nations. I am committed to the ongoing education and growth required to decolonize my therapy practice, as well as ongoing education to continue to practice from an anti-oppressive lens while holding an inclusive therapy space.
