I grew up in Portland, as the child of immigrants from India. Which means I went to mostly white schools where folks couldn’t say or didn’t bother learning how to say my name. I am deeply familiar with being the “only one”—whether it’s because of your race, ethnicity, immigrant family, or other identities.

I spent most of my career in community organizing. I loved working with BIPOC folks and the LGBTQ+ community to push for change so that our families could thrive.

After 25 years, I decided to change directions and go to school to become a therapist.  So, you’ll always get some organizing flavor in my therapy because I believe that much of the suffering we face is because the systems around us (like schools, housing, or workplaces) weren’t built for us. Therapy can’t solve that–but our work can be a place of individual healing, connection, and radical understanding of your experience(s). 

Some identities that matter to me—and that might matter to you as you look for a therapist—include being South Asian, a cisgender woman, straight, and a parent.