Bio

I am a Community-Clinical Psychologist with a deep interest in decolonoizing mental health practices. I strive to use therapy as an opportunity for people to recognize their position in the tapestry of the world, influencing and being influenced by things larger than us. When we recognize our pain is a part of the collective pain, our healing can enable healing the collective.

My dissertation was about the migration experiences of people who migrated from Afghanistan to the U.S. and this dissertation had been the integration of many life and academic experiences. I attended graduate school in the US, as an international student from India. And now I attempt to survive the 70+year  green card backlog that affects many Indians due to annual per-country limits on the number of people granted "permanent residency" of the US (a.k.a greencards).  When I think of culture and impact of nationality, race, etc I am influenced by my experience as an immigrant in limbo. Perpetually between cultures, not quite 'settled' on my answer to the inevitable question - "where is home"?