About Me.
My Story
My path to becoming a therapist has been both personal and deeply meaningful. As the daughter of an immigrant family, I grew up moving between multiple worlds: family expectations, cultural traditions, and the quieter inner truths I was beginning to discover about myself. I witnessed the resilience and resourcefulness that thrive in immigrant communities, while also feeling the weight of silence, stigma, and unspoken struggles around mental health. Those early experiences shaped how I see people, as complex and layered, deserving of compassion in every part of who they are.
Over time, I felt called to turn that understanding into a profession. I pursued my Master’s in Social Work at NYU and trained in a variety of clinical settings, including clinics within the Mount Sinai network. These experiences gave me a strong foundation in evidence-based care, but just as importantly, they deepened my respect for the courage it takes to sit across from a therapist and share those deeper truths.
For me, becoming a therapist has felt like coming home. It’s where my personal history, my values, and my professional skills come together in service of others. Walking alongside people as they move through pain, discover resilience, and step into a truer sense of self is both an honor and a privilege I never take for granted.
At the heart of my work, my simple belief is that everyone deserves a space where they feel seen, supported, and free to grow. Therapy can be that space. I know that reaching out isn’t always easy, it takes courage to ask for help, especially if you’ve learned to carry things quietly or hold everything together for others. I strive to meet that courage with warmth, care, and respect, and to offer tools, insights, and reflections that help you move toward meaningful change.
My Approach
My style combines depth and practicality. I use DBT to help clients build skills like mindfulness, emotion regulation, and healthier boundaries. I draw on psychodynamic psychotherapy to explore how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape your present life. And I integrate holistic body-based techniques like EFT to support healing that engages both the mind and the body. The therapeutic relationship is one built on trust, empathy, and curiosity. It’s about walking alongside you as you reconnect with your inner voice, untangle patterns that no longer serve you, and create a life that feels grounded and authentic.
Choosing a therapist is a deeply personal decision, and it’s important to find someone who feels like the right fit. My style is warm, approachable, and engaged. I don’t just sit back quietly, I show up with you. Sometimes that means offering gentleness and compassion, and other times it means challenging you when it’s time to grow.
I approach therapy with an intersectional lens, knowing that who you are today is shaped by so many threads: your culture, upbringing, family history, and the unique life experiences you’ve had. I believe all of these layers matter, and that honoring them creates a space where you can feel fully seen.
My hope is that, together, we create a space where you can reconnect with yourself, release patterns that no longer serve you, and begin to feel more grounded, more free, and more at home in your own skin.