Ever since school, Psychology did not feel like ‘studying’ - it felt like something you come home to after a long working day. A homecoming, of sorts. For the 7 years I have studied the subject, I have often contemplated on what feels like ‘second nature’ to me, something that absorbs me, fulfills me, and inspires me. Choosing to be a psychotherapist was not a tough call then. I tried out different things in college, and I realised that the vastness of sitting with the other’s experiences and the freedom it can offer to the client is something I truly believed in - so I wanted to do more of it. Hence, the decision to become a psychotherapist got strengthened more and I ventured into my private practice soon after completing my Master’s!

Many things, actually. One of the main things is how different our work is from what we see otherwise. Our work as psychotherapists is so deeply human, messy, organized, hopeful, painful - all at the same time. It mirrors ’life’ in that sense. Meeting people everyday, seeing them feel free through their vulnerability (which is a huge rebellion in this world that tells you to shut out your emotions!) reminds me of the power and possibility of being human.

The feeling of being witnessed in who they are. First sessions with me are a space for clients to embody what it is like to be seen, to express what is hard to, to not be shamed for it, to not be made to shrink, to be made to feel alive, to know that they deserve care, autonomy, and respect. I keep the space relatively unstructured for them to express what feels important to them, providing more support if needed.

I know it can be tough, but it can also be so liberating! It’s true that we as therapists can’t tell you what to do (because you know, better than anyone, what’s best for you and what fulfills you) but we will be there to help you navigate the life moments that feel heavy, to help you expand on the joy, and to remind you that you deserve compassion. Yes, it’s a long process too. The glorification of ‘fastness’ - quick food deliveries, quick grocery deliveries, instant dopamine rush to keep us hooked - is a capitalism-induced notion, right? Slowness helps us truly embody and sit with our feelings and experiences. It is so underrated!

If you’re not sure, that is completely valid. Sometimes experimentation helps us understand if we need something or not. If you’d like to experiment with therapy - that’s valid too.

Famous thinkers have said that we are born in relationships and die in them. We are always something to someone, something to our own selves. We get to know who we are through others. They come to carry so much weight, right?

I imagine relationships to be spaces where we can be, and allow to be. It involves freedom, respect, trust for presence, possibility for repair, and desire to be there. As a therapist, I’m very much human too - I may disappoint you, anger you, not know things, but the important thing is that we can always talk about it and resolve it. I commit to being there for you to help you live a life and create relationships that you feel free and alive in.

It’s hard to point to one, but one of my greatest learnings has been the power of being seen and accepted as who are gives us so much life force to make changes in our life. I have seen clients ask for their needs, apologize when needed in their relationships, set boundaries clearly, seek fulfilling relationships, identify their patterns (even though it can be a messy and overwhelming process) when they could be seen for who they are and who they can be. To witness this powerful spirit of human possibility, despite all the challenges, has been so beautiful to witness. My clients have taught me the power of living life unabashedly, despite the circumstances they have found themselves in. I will always carry this with me.

Non-judgment, offering autonomy, consistent reading and upskilling, prompt communication and transparency of procedures and policies.

In my free time I like to let my mind wander - something that feels relieving while we live in systems that usually work with suppression of the free mind - along with dancing, reading, drinking different types of coffees and teas, relishing different kinds of cuisines, and googling about the lives and histories of movie stars.

I am a trauma-focused, diversity-affirmative psychotherapist who works with a relational psychodynamic and Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective, integrating somatic (body-based) techniques. My approach is centered on the ways we relate to ourselves and others, especially when past experiences make it difficult to fully engage with life. My work is long-term and deeply attuned to how you see yourself and the relationships around you. I believe you are more than your symptoms, which is why I focus on the whole of your life along with what feels difficult in the moment.

I often explore with my clients how the past is carried in their present experiences, to understand the root of our struggles and work through patterns that make it tough to feel authentic, spontaneous, and alive.

At the heart of my work is a recognition of our shared humanness. I also engage in regular supervision and personal therapy to ensure that I show up ethically and thoughtfully in the therapeutic space.

I am a certified queer and trans affirmative therapist. I do not believe in rigid definitions of existence, and I recognise how our systems are and have been oppressive to queer and trans folx. My approach in therapy is to allow for autonomous and authentic expression, keeping in mind the ways we have had to ‘mask’ our identities to survive in the world.