I have been supporting individuals, couples and families through significant mental health challenges for over 15 years. I became a social worker because I felt a deep calling since childhood to support humanity to heal.
I’m a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the BC College of Social Workers & a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. I completed my Master of Social Work (MSW) in 2013 from the University of Toronto with a specialization in mental health. I completed my Bachelor of Social Work in 2007 from the University of British Columbia.
A little bit about me...
Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Training with Battered Women’s Support Services
2008
Women’s Economic Council Leadership Mentorship, Mentee with Angela Marie McDougal
2008-2009
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with the Medical University of South Carolina
2013
Motivational Interviewing with Marily Herie
2013
CERTIFICATION
Trauma Informed Care with Dale Kuehl
2013
Best Practices: CBT for Depression and Suicide with Dr. Christine Padesky
2013
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Certificate with Sarah Mellet
2014
Narrative Therapy Intensive-Foundations Level Training with Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy
2016
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Level 1 with DBT Centre of Vancouver
2017
Emotion Focused Family Therapy Level 1 with Mental Health Foundations
2017
Early Psychosis Intervention Provincial Training with EPI Provincial Training
2017-2018
Gottman Couples Therapy Level 1 and 2 with The Gottman Institute
2022
Somatic Experiencing Professional Training Beginner Level 1, 2, 3 with Somatic Experiencing International
2023
Somatic Experiencing Professional Training Intermediate Level 1, 2, 3 with Somatic Experiencing International
2024
TRAINING &
You too can heal and thrive.
My deep belief in our innate capacity to heal comes from lived experience. It’s not just talk. As a first-generation South Asian woman, my parents immigrated from Punjab, India in the early 80s. I’m a survivor of adolescent trauma and multi-diagnosed mental illness.
My younger self yearned to experience deep self-love, independence, peace and connected relationships. It was as a young adult I committed to healing myself.
Through a deep dive into therapy, spiritual life and ancestral healing I’ve surpassed my younger self’s dream for myself. I healed my mental health and nervous system. And my relationships. As a result, I’ve been living the me my younger self only dreamed of.
My experience put into practice
My approach is client-led: I work as a partner alongside you in therapy. I support from an integrative, recovery-oriented perspective. I also recognise the role that stigma, oppression and larger systems play in shaping people and our communities.
My approach
Working Together
