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.
Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Training with Battered Women’s Support Services
Women’s Economic Council Leadership Mentorship, Mentee with Angela Marie McDougal
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with the Medical University of South Carolina
Motivational Interviewing with Marily Herie
Trauma Informed Care with Dale Kuehl
Best Practices: CBT for Depression and Suicide with Dr. Christine Padesky
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Certificate with Sarah Mellet
Narrative Therapy Intensive-Foundations Level Training with Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Level 1 with DBT Centre of Vancouver
Emotion Focused Family Therapy Level 1 with Mental Health Foundations
Early Psychosis Intervention Provincial Training with EPI Provincial Training
Gottman Couples Therapy Level 1 and 2 with The Gottman Institute
Somatic Experiencing Professional Training Beginner Level 1, 2, 3 with Somatic Experiencing International
Somatic Experiencing Professional Training Intermediate Level 1, 2, 3 with Somatic Experiencing International
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 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.