Life can be messy and unpredictable. Whatever it is that's going on, perhaps your situation is leaving you anxious, depressed, discouraged, and maybe even a little hopeless at times. I imagine you're here because you don't want to feel this way anymore. You're ready for something - anything, really - to change. Maybe someone encouraged you to reach out because they're worried about you. Maybe you're worried, too. I am a woman of Indian descent, and I specialize in working with highly sensitive people from multicultural backgrounds. I have clinical social worker licensure in Texas. I have more than 10 years of experience providing counseling, crisis intervention, mental-health assessment, and case management services. With a gentle and supportive approach, I hope to create a safe space for clients to express themselves and to make room for realizations that will lead to positive life changes. I utilize solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness and other evidence-based techniques based on client preferences and goals assists in this development by providing insight into your emotions, thoughts and behaviors. You are your own expert, but our time together is collaborative. I believe in hearing your feedback about what it is you want/need out of therapy and tailoring my sessions to fit your needs. Some of my specialty areas include relationship issues, co-dependency, living with complex medical conditions, women's issues, and healing from trauma. I hope to connect with you!
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The first session is an intake process where I will go over the "presenting problem" and what brings you to therapy. This helps us identify the goals you'd like to accomplish while in therapy so we can measure progress. This is also where we discuss how often the services are needed and for how long.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Mindfulness Attachment theory Trauma-informed care Coherence Therapy (Depth-oriented brief psychotherapy) Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) Internal Family Systems (IFS) Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I offer unconditional positive regard during my time with you to help you move from "stuck-ness" to "completion." Our session together will include elements of socratic questioning, breath work (mindfulness) to identify anxiety, revisiting key moments in time which may be contributing to blocked completion and guided discovery.