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.