I believed my innate qualities as an individual connected me to understand and explore the vastness of human mind, body and behavior in a human being. I didn’t know anything else (academically), apart from being present with a human I am sitting with. Since childhood there has always been an intense internal movement whenever I shared a space with an individual or a group of people in different community setups and the ever-growing curiosity to dive into stories of strangers that selfishly satisfied my soul. Almost after a decade of learning and unlearning, I feel choosing to be a mental health professional is my best decision that I wouldn’t want to trade off with something else.

Mirroring and the unconscious communication that interestingly takes place in a therapeutic relationship between a client and a therapist across the table or across the screen!

We can sit together to embrace the gorgeous mess. It will be a slow, bumpy ride and we can work together to reach personal goals in a therapeutic space which welcomes all kinds of emotions, thoughts and feelings.

You have already taken the first step to help yourself. I believe being authentic in practice builds the therapeutic relationship deeper and thus I like to share to all seeking counseling that it is a slow process that requires commitment of time, money and effort to work towards personal goals. I am not an “expert” and “I don’t know it all” and thus I believe if we aren’t the right fit for each other I highly support exploring therapists through referrals and recommendations that aligns with you. However, we are in this together and we will be working in a collaborative way to navigate this challenging but worth the ride journey.

A here-and-now relationship where all positive and negative emotions co-exists and is open to have a dialogue for all the ruptures and repair.

I have healed through the experiences and stories client brings in the session. So in a way, they have unknowingly helped me reflect on myself.

High regard for working ethically (been in supervisions and self-work throughout), ability to sit with the client with genuine and authentic self, listening and seeing the client as from their experiences that have shaped them rather through a diagnostic lens.

The art of doing Nothing and flowing with the slow, casually paint and sing and walking in parks and naps!

My approach in therapy is using psychodynamic, client-centered approach that emphasize on dialogue between a client and the therapist. My goal is to collaboratively work with the client towards greater understanding of their personal goals and values. I focus on the emotional distress one experiences in a socio-political-cultural landscape, experiences of the past and how it plays out for them in the present day-to-day functioning of one’s mind, body, and in the interactions with the world around in a humanistic way.

By reading QACP resource book from Mariwala health Initiative and attending similar workshops and trainings to stay updated with recent developments and acknowledging the systemic and cultural challenges.