My experiences of finding safety in different communities made me realise that I want to be able to provide that to others as well. I find the space to be one where honesty, safety and accountability can be experienced through support and care.

It is getting to experience the most authentic and honest versions of people, who show a lot of trust and faith in me and the space that I provide. I am always amazed by their bravery to show up for themselves, and their commitment to building a space of safety and reflection.

I always wish to create a space where one can truly begin learning about themselves in safe and comforting ways. I aim to create a space of hopefulness and trust, where clients may feel acknowledged, held and witnessed for who they are and wish to be.

Seeking counselling is an act of vulnerability, which requires immense courage. The right time to start therapy is whenever YOU feel ready to do so (you should not be forced into it). It’s important to remember that there is no single way of approaching therapy, and that the ideal space for you should be one where you can truly be yourself. No topic is too difficult, irrelevant or even silly when it comes to counselling - anything that you feel like talking about, is all that matters.

You have the right to explore safety in your own way, please remember that counselling is supposed to be confidential, non-judgemental and completely consensual.
Counselling can be difficult or tiring at times, but always remember that there is a difference between taking responsibility for ourselves, and being made to feel unsafe, judged or small in sessions.

My favourite thing about therapy is that our relationship with our clients is so unique, that there is no label on it! While I may not be a friend, sibling, parent or teacher, I wish to be someone who helps them explore their inner world to the fullest. My work involves being an ally and an advocate for their rights and their liberty, especially in other relationships.

A few things that have stuck with me over the years are -
(1) The ability to consistently show up for yourself;
(2) The absolute strength to feel and embrace pain in a way that is very scary to most people, and to choose kindness and gentleness in the face of it;
(3) The tenacity required to unlearn difficult things about yourself, and to confront ideas about what you knew to be true, which may not be right anymore.

I value my stance of advocacy through counselling, being able to support my clients as they strengthen their agency and find autonomy in their actions. I do believe in my stance of social justice, and I am glad to have created a space where I feel supported to speak for the rights of my clients and myself. I also feel glad that I have been able to create safety and comfort for my clients to truly share their innermost realities, which includes dreams, hopes, imagining a brighter world, frustration, restlessness and tears.

I love cooking and feeding people around me, and am interested in learning more about different kinds of food cultures, especially those that are not considered mainstream. I also enjoy reading science fiction and playing Dungeons & Dragons!

While I am trained in mindfulness-based psychotherapy and narrative practices, my interests in therapeutic modalities are varied. I believe that my clients are constantly seeking ways of supporting themselves due to their ability to identify distress, and my work then becomes to help them get curious about what it is that they have been able to do about it, with surprising insights from them. My practice is based on deepening notions of acceptance, self-compassion and care.

My training in Queer-Affirmative practices has helped me learn tools and strategies to better support folks belonging to the queer-trans community. However, my work is influenced by my own experiences of learning, safety, resistance and care which I have received from my community, which involves many queer and trans individuals. I feel a deep sense of responsibility and gratefulness to belong to this community in small ways, and hold the gentleness of these teachers close to my heart as I practice. My ideas of gender expression, sexuality and identity are constantly shifting, as I learn to move deeper into my own notions of gender for myself.