Licensed Psychotherapist in NYC, Hoboken, and Montclair, New Jersey

I specialize in supporting:

• High-achieving adults who feel overwhelmed or stuck

• Couples needing support with communication, trust, or intimacy

• Women navigating infertility, IVF/IUI, pregnancy loss/miscarriage, or reproductive trauma

• Adults with OCD and anxiety needing structured, gold-standard (ERP) effective treatment

• Teens and young adults learning to understand their emotions and identity

• Individuals struggling with perfectionism and emotional burnout

My clients are thoughtful, self-aware, and often carrying more than they let others see. Our work creates space to (finally) put it down.

I became a therapist because I know what it’s like to carry a lot—quietly.
As an Indian American daughter of immigrants, a high-achieving perfectionist, and someone who has navigated anxiety, relationship shifts, the grief of adulthood, and the complexities of fertility and reproductive health, I understand how heavy it can feel to be “the strong one” in every room.

Growing up, I learned early how to hold things together, how to adapt, how to succeed, and how to stay attuned to everyone else’s needs. These strengths shaped me—but they also made it hard to slow down, ask for help, or make space for my own emotions. Like many of my clients, I looked fine on the outside, even when the inside felt overwhelmed or overextended.

My personal experiences, paired with my clinical training at Columbia University and years working with anxiety, OCD, relationship dynamics, and fertility-related stress, shaped the way I show up as a therapist:
warm, attuned, direct when needed, culturally aware, and deeply human.

I don’t believe therapy should feel clinical or detached.
I don’t believe the therapist should be a blank slate.
And I don’t believe healing comes from skills alone (though yes, we talk about skills, too).

Therapy with me is a relationship, one where you’re allowed to bring the messy parts, the ambitious parts, the exhausted parts, and the parts you don’t show anyone. I’ve sat in those spaces myself, and I know how transformative it can be when someone truly gets you, names what’s underneath, and helps you feel less alone as you move through it.

My lived experience doesn’t replace my clinical expertise—but it informs the empathy, intuition, and cultural sensitivity I bring into every session. It’s why I’m drawn to working with high-achieving adults, women navigating fertility or reproductive trauma, individuals holding anxiety or intrusive thoughts, couples trying to reconnect, and teens figuring out who they are.

I do this work because I believe in creating the kind of therapeutic space I always wished existed:
relational, grounding, evidence-based, and deeply supportive—especially for people who are used to being the strong one.

• Columbia University – Master of Education (MSEd) in Psychological Counseling

• Columbia University – Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology

• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign – Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology and Communications

• Two-Year Postgraduate Fellowship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
  Specialized training in CBT, ACT, ERP, and DBT, with a focus on anxiety disorders, OCD, perfectionism, and emotional regulation.

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) –
  In progress: Mental Health Professionals Training Courses 1, 2, and 3
  Specialized education in infertility counseling, reproductive trauma, third-party reproduction, IVF mental health, and pregnancy loss support.

• Trauma Specialists of Maryland – EMDR Basic Training
  Training in trauma recovery, attachment wounds, and somatic-informed processing.

• Harvard University – Certificate in Understanding Addictions
  Foundations in neurobiology of addiction, coping frameworks, and integrated care.

• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM) –
  Training in the Neurobiology of Attachment and relational healing.

• Advanced Clinical Experience in:

  • Anxiety & generalized worry

  • OCD & intrusive thoughts (ERP-focused treatment)

  • Perfectionism & burnout in high-achieving adults

  • Fertility, infertility, IVF, and reproductive mental health

  • Pregnancy loss, grief, and reproductive trauma

  • Couples’ communication, conflict cycles, and relational patterns

  • Teen & young adult therapy

  • Cross-cultural identity and first-generation stress

  • Mind–body integration for stress and emotional overwhelm

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, OCD, fertility challenges, relationship stress, perfectionism, or the emotional weight of being a high-achieving human, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Therapy is a place to feel grounded again—to slow down, understand your patterns, and create real change with someone who truly gets it.

My role is to support you with warmth, expertise, and evidence-based tools… but also with real conversation, cultural awareness, and a therapeutic relationship that feels human, not clinical.

If you’re looking for a therapist in NYC, Hoboken, or Montclair who blends relational depth with effective, practical strategies, I’d love to connect. Together, we can work toward clarity, emotional relief, and a life that feels more aligned with who you want to be.