What Makes Me Unique:I was born and raised in India and came to the US as a young adult. I have lived and worked in Europe, Asia, New York City and San Francisco. This extensive global travel has given me a rich experience of working with diverse peoples, and a deeper understanding of cross-cultural issues.
I have worked as a software engineer for the United Nations and for the banking world as well. I understand the excitement, pace and stressors of the Tech World. It has been a privilege to have conducted Solution Focussed Therapy with Active Duty Military Personnel and their families on various US Bases; both in the US and throughout the world. I have enjoyed being guest professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at JFK University in the Bay Area. I have also enjoyed leading therapy groups on "Empowerment for Women" and "Couples Communication Skills". Education:1992: MA in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies 1986: MBA in Computer Information Technology from Pace University, New York. Key Trainings: Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, North, Somatic Experiencing, Irest Yoga Nidra, Somatic Attachment, Gottman Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapeutic Orientation:Other key influences in my therapeutic approach are,
Psychodynamic, Jungian, Gestalt, Attachment theory, Body-centered therapy and Neuroscience. I have over 27 years of experience helping Individuals and Couples resolve the issues they bring in. I specialize in working with Couples and and also Individuals with early childhood trauma. I use an Integrative Body/Mind approach, incorporating Mindfulness, Gottman and Emotionally Focussed Couples Therapy, Psychodynamic and Somatic orientations (including Somatic Experiencing, Irest Yoga Nidra and Somatic Attachment), as well as Solution Focussed Therapy. |
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