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    • Home
    • Services
      • Individual Therapy
      • Couples Therapy
      • Family Therapy
      • Therapy for Indians/SAs
      • EMDR Therapy
    • Billing & Fees
    • Reviews
    • Schedule/Contact
    • About me
      • Therapist Background
      • Approach to Therapy
      • Presentations & Lectures
      • Publications
      • Accolades/Certifications
    • BLOG
Therapy at Bay
  • Home
  • Services
    • Individual Therapy
    • Couples Therapy
    • Family Therapy
    • Therapy for Indians/SAs
    • EMDR Therapy
  • Billing & Fees
  • Reviews
  • Schedule/Contact
  • About me
    • Therapist Background
    • Approach to Therapy
    • Presentations & Lectures
    • Publications
    • Accolades/Certifications
  • BLOG

Culturally-Relevant Therapy for Indians and South Asians

Individual Therapy

A shared understanding of cultural context is key to long-term healing in therapy. Clients I work with have reported spending significant amount of time and effort to explain the nuances of their Indian/South Asian background to former therapists, often taking away from the efficacy of treatment. As an Indian immigrant myself, I draw from my deep knowledge of the culture, the diversity that exists between members, cultural rules, roles, and, norms, to provide my clients with a framework that is uniquely catered to them.


My treatment expertise includes (but is not limited) to the following:


  • Identity exploration
  • Nuances of family relational processes
  • Couple dynamics
  • Intergenerational trauma
  • South Asian parenting and its impacts
  • The healing of attachment wounds and the creation of a secure attachment style
  • Navigating the complex in-law dynamic
  • Immigration challenges
  • Grief of leaving home behind
  • Culturally-informed boundaries
  • Microaggressions in the workplace
  • Life transitions
  • Tech lay offs, visa struggles, fear of deportation
  • Desi LBTQIA+ 


Couples Counseling

I also offer culturally-informed couples therapy to help clients navigate relational transitions, strengthen communication, improve relationships with family members, and heal from intergenerational trauma in a way that strengthens intimate relationships. I also work with partners navigating intercultural differences to build relationships that are meaningful, empathetic, and, long-lasting.

Family Therapy

Family relationships are often so critical to Indian and South Asian mental health. Family Therapy can greatly benefit members through a discussion of shared meaning-making, communication, and boundary-related needs. My family therapy services are embedded in the culture of respecting each member of the system, while gently creating shifts in unhealthy/unhelpful patterns of functioning. Psycho-education is also provided to family members who are resistant to therapy, helping all members increase motivation for change.


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