Photo credit to Michelle Davidson-Schapiro
Welcome
I am a South Asian-American psychotherapist with a public health background who specializes in perinatal mental health, trauma, and anti-oppression work. I live and work in the Boston area and engage with individuals and families in many capacities: as a psychotherapist, facilitator of support groups, postpartum doula, lactation counselor, program creator, racial justice advocate, health inequities fighter, connector, teller of truths about parenthood, and occasional stand-up comic.
My work connects clinical services with public health by addressing unmet needs in direct perinatal mental healthcare and the structure and delivery of perinatal support services. I have created several programs and changed systems of healthcare to better support new parents and families. I currently work as a psychotherapist at And Still We Rise, a therapy practice in Boston focused on decolonizing mental health and supporting BIPOC, women, queer, and trans folks. My therapy work focuses on supporting folks of color and folks who identify as first- and second-generation immigrants during the transition to parenthood.
Visibility and representation matter, and I believe that mental health support should reflect and integrate experiences with race, racism, and other oppressions so that folks from diverse backgrounds can utilize psychotherapy in a way that is meaningful, helpful, and appropriate.
I bring a fresh voice, honesty, and humor to my work, and I empower folks to connect, tell their truths, and draw strength from their communities.
My work connects clinical services with public health by addressing unmet needs in direct perinatal mental healthcare and the structure and delivery of perinatal support services. I have created several programs and changed systems of healthcare to better support new parents and families. I currently work as a psychotherapist at And Still We Rise, a therapy practice in Boston focused on decolonizing mental health and supporting BIPOC, women, queer, and trans folks. My therapy work focuses on supporting folks of color and folks who identify as first- and second-generation immigrants during the transition to parenthood.
Visibility and representation matter, and I believe that mental health support should reflect and integrate experiences with race, racism, and other oppressions so that folks from diverse backgrounds can utilize psychotherapy in a way that is meaningful, helpful, and appropriate.
I bring a fresh voice, honesty, and humor to my work, and I empower folks to connect, tell their truths, and draw strength from their communities.
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