LCSW, 5 years of experience
New to Grow
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a proud first-generation Guyanese American. My own journey with mental health struggles shaped the way I show up for others with empathy, authenticity, and understanding. I specialize in supporting teens and adults who are navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, identity, and life transitions. My goal is to create a safe, culturally sensitive space where you can feel seen, supported, and empowered to heal and grow.
In our first session, my focus is on getting to know you. We’ll talk about what brought you to therapy, what you’re hoping to work on, and what feels most important right now. I’ll ask questions to better understand your story, but I’ll also give you space to share at your own pace. There’s no pressure to have everything figured out right away. Together, we’ll start building a plan for your goals, and I’ll make sure you leave with a sense of support and direction.
I bring empathy, cultural understanding, and lived experience to every session, creating a safe and supportive environment where clients feel truly seen. Using evidence-based approaches like CBT, trauma-informed therapy, and mindfulness, I help teens and adults uncover their strengths, build practical skills, and create meaningful, lasting change. I especially connect with clients who are ready to grow, open to guidance, and willing to do the work to move forward in their lives.
I work best with teens and adults who feel weighed down by trauma, anxiety, depression, or ADHD and are searching for clarity and balance. Many of the people I serve are navigating cultural identity, family expectations, or big life transitions and need a supportive space to make sense of it all. I’m especially drawn to working with those who are open to new perspectives, motivated for growth, and ready to put in the effort to create real and lasting change, even if you don't know where to start. Together, we’ll uncover your strengths, build skills, and move toward the life you want.
I was mentored early in my career by clinicians who modeled what it means to create a safe space for survivors of trauma. Their guidance taught me to prioritize trust, choice, and empowerment in every session. In my practice, this means I don’t rush your healing. I honor your pace and help you feel safe enough to process what’s happened without being re-traumatized.
CBT is used to help clients challenge negative thought patterns. Later, I specialized in trauma-focused CBT through advanced trainings and case consultations. With teens and adults, I combine CBT’s practical tools with trauma-sensitive approaches, helping clients reframe unhelpful beliefs and gently process past pain.
Used along side Solution Focused Therapy because my mentors emphasized resilience, teaching me to see client not as a diagnosis, but a a person with strengths already within them. I integrate this by helping you identify what’s already working in your life, then building small, meaningful steps toward your goals. This is especially effective with teens and clients navigating life transitions.
Through supervision and my own therapy journey, I’ve learned how early relationships deeply shape how we connect to ourselves and others. In session, I pay attention to your relationship patterns, how trust, boundaries, or connection show up and use our therapeutic relationship itself as a safe space to practice healthier ways of relating.
I was introduced to mindfulness practices while navigating my own healing, and later deepened this through trainings on somatic awareness. I teach clients how to notice where stress or trauma shows up in the body and use grounding, breathwork, and mindfulness to restore balance. Teens with anxiety and adults with trauma find this especially helpful.