Choosing a new therapist could understandably be a daunting task. I hope to give you sense of who I am.
How I got into Psychology
Questions about what it means to live well have stayed with me for as long as I can remember. And have shaped my personal and professional life. After feeling lost for much of my teenage years and 20s, I ultimately found my way with the help of reading some excellent books and my own therapy which helped me reconnect with crucial parts of myself I’d lost touch with.
And it was through this process that I first encountered the idea of the unconscious; the recognition that beneath our everyday awareness lies a rich, largely hidden world of feelings, wishes, fears, and conflicts that quietly shapes everything we do. Of all the ideas I have encountered, this one struck me as having the greatest explanatory power. It made sense of things that had previously seemed puzzling and problematic in myself, in the people around me, and in the patterns of human life more broadly.
Keeping that in view, for me, understanding the unconscious is not merely an academic interest. It felt, and continues to feel, like the most direct route to genuine self-knowledge. And therefore to living as fully and freely as possible.
How this shapes the way I work
Because I hold self-knowledge in such high regard, I bring genuine and sustained curiosity to everything you bring to therapy. I am interested not just in what you say, but in what might lie beneath it; the feelings that are difficult to name, the patterns you may have noticed but never fully understood, the things that have perhaps never been said aloud before.
This curiosity also means that I approach our differences with openness rather than judgment. You will have your own way of seeing yourself and your life, and that perspective is something I take seriously. Where your understanding differs from mine, my instinct is not to correct but to explore – to understand where you are coming from and why, because that process of mutual understanding is itself at the heart of the work.
My aim is for therapy to feel like a space where you can think freely, speak honestly, and gradually come to know yourself more deeply.
How I ensure the work stays honest
I am aware that being a genuinely empathic listener and an insightful therapist requires more than curiosity and good intentions. It requires ongoing insight into my own inner life; my blind spots, my assumptions, the ways in which my own history might influence the work.
For this reason, I am committed to undertaking my own therapy as and when needed, and I seek regular clinical supervision to ensure that my practice remains ethical, reflective, and grounded. I believe that a therapist who is willing to do their own inner work is better placed to accompany you in yours.
Following are some examples of the people I work with:
- People with a harsh inner critic that constantly undermines their confidence and self worth.
- People struggling to find relationships, maintain them, or need help ending unhealthy ones.
- People struggling with the effects of difficult childhood experiences that continue to affect them in the present.
- People experiencing existential angst or difficulty in creating a sense of meaning in their lives.
- People undergoing significant life transition and/or loss and grief.
Qualification and Affiliation
Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
Successfully enrolled with NCAHP, National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (India’s national statutory regulatory body for allied health professionals).
Enrollment Number: 99-6504-1756-3479