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Trauma can be from life threatening events. It can also be from childhood emotional neglect or physical neglect. It can be related to emotional abuse, physical abuse or sexual abuse in childhood or in adult relationships. Also, if a life event overwhelms your capacity to cope and bothers you long after it has passed, this might have been traumatic for you.

Trauma often means reliving your most horrible experiences day in and day out. If you are struggling with childhood trauma, you may find yourself feeling emotionally numb and facing particular challenges when it comes to experiencing positive emotions. Everyday events can frequently trigger you, leading to conflicting and intense emotions about various aspects of life. It is possible that you struggle with self-critical thoughts, shame, self-disgust, anxiety, or even feelings of being frozen and shut down. This turmoil can make it challenging to make decisions and move forward in positive ways. These difficulties may also affect your ability to care for and nurture yourself consistently.

I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (level II ) and I am also trained in EMDR and IFS. I will help you live in the present and not be bogged down by traumatic memories. You will feel more at ease, safer, and better connected to yourself.

You will finally realize in your mind, body and heart that : The most difficult part of trauma is over. You lived through it. You passed with flying colors!

Please check out the treatment modalities below to learn more about EMDR and IFS.

Addiction is truly a disorder that affects the whole family. It can leave patients and families stuck in cycles of despair and shame. Addiction is often comorbid with depression, anxiety, insomnia and trauma, making it even more challenging. This is often referred to as dual diagnosis. Most often, unless you treat all the comorbid conditions, long term recovery can be difficult to achieve.

I am a Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist and love to help families impacted with Addiction. I will address addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety and insomnia all at the same time, helping you achieve the best outcomes. I also prescribe MAT (Medication assisted treatment-naltrexone, suboxone, etc) for alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. I am also trained in CBT and MI and can meet you where you are on your recovery journey, even if you are not entirely ready to quit yet.

It is also not uncommon for patients with addiction to be unwilling for treatment. May be you are a family member trying to help your loved one with addiction. You may have tried many ways to help them and feel nothing has worked.

Do not lose hope. Even If your loved one that has addiction is refusing treatment, I can help you using CRAFT to help them get into treatment.

Research shows that when families implemented CRAFT methodology, over seventy percent of the time they were successful in getting their loved ones into treatment. More over, families reported feeling more empowered almost hundred percent of the time in dealing with addiction, even when their loved one never met a treatment provider!

Please check out the services section of my website for more information on CRAFT.

Having a child with special needs means worrying about whether they will ever be independent, ever have their own family or if they will ever have friends. It can be painful to watch the kids struggle. It is much harder if you are also from a conservative culture trying raise kids in the US. That is why Special kids need Special Parents!

I love working with parents of kids with special needs. I will help you manage the pain and anxiety of being a special parent. You will learn to find joy and happiness, even in the midst of it all.

I will guide you towards the best resources and evidence-informed treatments that can benefit your child. I will help you figure out the right mix of warmth and structure, the secret sauce that can help your child grow, flourish and thrive!

Being a woman means facing challenges every day. If you work outside the home, burn out, anxiety and imposter syndrome may be crippling you. Navigating unfair workplace practices and balancing personal life at the same time can be even more daunting.

You may be struggling with self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy that are additional internal stressors.

I am passionate about working with you. I can help you reconnect with yourself, develop self-compassion skills, feel safe, connected and awesome. Together, we can do a lot!

Growing up in conservative cultures or even being a second generation immigrant can make life difficult in the western world. It might be hard to feel a sense of belonging or find balance between two cultures.

It can be difficult to connect to the values of providers with a western world view given emphasis on individuality. It may even leave you feeling judged and misunderstood.

Having similar life experiences, I realize that there is no right way to navigate life. There are compassionate ways and harsh ways. I will help you to consistently choose self-compassion, feel safe, foster a sense of belonging and connection to yourself and others.

I love to help my people take up more space, feel at ease and feel awesome!

Tobacco use can make your depression and anxiety worse. You may be painfully aware that it is damaging your health and increasing your risk for cancer, yet may be unable to stop.

I am a Nationally Certified Tobacco Treatment Professional and I have a lot of experience in helping my patients quit smoking. I can also help you quit other forms of tobacco like vaping and smokeless tobacco.

You can get started on medications to help you cut down tobacco even if you are not ready to quit yet. Research studies show that starting medication prior to quitting dramatically increases your chances of quitting and staying quit. Even if you do not quit, cutting down tobacco use can have significant positive impact on your physical and mental health.

Quitting tobacco is the single best thing you can do for yourself!

Life can be challenging if you have Autism/ADHD or both. You may have sensitivities to loud sounds/food textures. Your emotions might be intense, and you might have a difficult time regulating your emotions. You might be plagued by procrastination and have a difficult time organizing yourself to complete every day tasks. You may be trying to mask your symptoms which can add to your stress.

All these difficulties are magnified many times over if you were not diagnosed in childhood and never received any help. Much more so if you are a woman as your presentation might be much different than that of a man.

I use clinical evaluation, self-report questionnaires as well as objective cognitive assessments Via online platform called CREYOS to diagnose ADHD/Autism.

Objective assessments are very important in ADHD as many conditions can cause deficits in organizing yourself an focusing well. Self -report questionnaires have a very high false positivity rate for this reason. Stimulants which are often used to treat ADHD are associated with cardiovascular risks and addiction.

Objective assessments help to diagnose the cause of your symptoms accurately and also to maintain optimal functioning at lowest effective doses of stimulant medications.

I also offer other integrative treatment options including non-stimulant medications, supplements, lifestyle modifications and referrals to other providers for nutrition therapy, neurofeedback to optimize our treatment outcomes.