South Asian Therapists in Alameda, CA
Do your daily stressors, inner critique, and unhealed trauma leave you feeling defeated and unseen? Does this get in the way of your healing process, or affect your current relationships? Life is not meant to be tackled alone, especially in today's world, which is full of overwhelming stressors and increasing disconnectedness; both disconnection from ourselves, and others. In providing a non-judgmental, affirming space for you, we can explore your story, struggles, and strengths together, at a pace that feels safe for you. Are you also constantly having to navigate multiple marginalized identities?
Do your daily stressors, inner critique, and unhealed trauma leave you feeling defeated and unseen? Does this get in the way of your healing process, or affect your current relationships? Life is not meant to be tackled alone, especially in today's world, which is full of overwhelming stressors and increasing disconnectedness; both disconnection from ourselves, and others. In providing a non-judgmental, affirming space for you, we can explore your story, struggles, and strengths together, at a pace that feels safe for you. Are you also constantly having to navigate multiple marginalized identities?
I focus on relationships, self-esteem, South Asian mental health, life transitions, and anxiety.
I help partners identify and understand how your core vulnerabilities interact to thwart empathy, stoke destructive communication, and foment distrust, alienation, anger, shame, and a loss of intimacy. You learn how leading with curiosity, empathy and the intention of increasing understanding fosters intimacy, connection, and resilience in the relationship.
I focus on relationships, self-esteem, South Asian mental health, life transitions, and anxiety.
I help partners identify and understand how your core vulnerabilities interact to thwart empathy, stoke destructive communication, and foment distrust, alienation, anger, shame, and a loss of intimacy. You learn how leading with curiosity, empathy and the intention of increasing understanding fosters intimacy, connection, and resilience in the relationship.
My name is Amisha, and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I enjoy helping individuals, couples, and families overcome hardships and find joy and meaning in their lives. I utilize evidence-based modalities that bring about change by providing tools clients can use to become their own therapist. My stance is deeply empathic and curious, leaning into what happened to you rather than what is wrong with you. We will meet for 90 minutes the first time, moving to true 60-mins (individuals) & 75-mins sessions (couples) thereafter. Emotional pain hurts just as deeply as physical pain. Your pain matters. You matter.
My name is Amisha, and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I enjoy helping individuals, couples, and families overcome hardships and find joy and meaning in their lives. I utilize evidence-based modalities that bring about change by providing tools clients can use to become their own therapist. My stance is deeply empathic and curious, leaning into what happened to you rather than what is wrong with you. We will meet for 90 minutes the first time, moving to true 60-mins (individuals) & 75-mins sessions (couples) thereafter. Emotional pain hurts just as deeply as physical pain. Your pain matters. You matter.
As a Muslim Afghan American therapist, I possess more than 5 years of experience providing support to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. This includes working with underprivileged communities, minorities, and other vulnerable populations who require a culturally aware therapist. My expertise extends to assisting individuals, couples, and families dealing with various clinical conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, marital conflict, bipolar disorder, OCD, and ADHD. In my practice, I prioritize evidence-based approaches and employ a culturally sensitive lens to truly understand each individual's unique needs.
As a Muslim Afghan American therapist, I possess more than 5 years of experience providing support to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. This includes working with underprivileged communities, minorities, and other vulnerable populations who require a culturally aware therapist. My expertise extends to assisting individuals, couples, and families dealing with various clinical conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, marital conflict, bipolar disorder, OCD, and ADHD. In my practice, I prioritize evidence-based approaches and employ a culturally sensitive lens to truly understand each individual's unique needs.
If you or someone you know is struggling with Drug and Alcohol Addiction, and want to be treated with great care and confidentiality, then I am your counselor. My treatment plan is customized according to each client’s need, and focuses on not just recovery and sobriety forever but also to establish a happy and healthy successful life. I address anger management, early recovery, relapse prevention, and life skills training for the people suffering with addiction. I focus on adult clients of any gender and help them live a sober life with continuous guidance and outstanding treatment planning with my professional experience.
If you or someone you know is struggling with Drug and Alcohol Addiction, and want to be treated with great care and confidentiality, then I am your counselor. My treatment plan is customized according to each client’s need, and focuses on not just recovery and sobriety forever but also to establish a happy and healthy successful life. I address anger management, early recovery, relapse prevention, and life skills training for the people suffering with addiction. I focus on adult clients of any gender and help them live a sober life with continuous guidance and outstanding treatment planning with my professional experience.
Mind–Body Therapy for Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Grief & Relationships.
You want a therapist who sees the whole you - not just the symptoms, but the trauma, neurodivergence, culture, and wounded parts you carry. If you feel disconnected from yourself or wonder why your relationships feel so difficult, you are not alone.
Integrating EMDR, Western clinical psychology, and Eastern mind–body practices, my approach is shaped by working in the VA and the burn trauma center. Together, we will navigate these deeper layers with compassion, helping you calm the chatter and find peace.
Mind–Body Therapy for Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Grief & Relationships.
You want a therapist who sees the whole you - not just the symptoms, but the trauma, neurodivergence, culture, and wounded parts you carry. If you feel disconnected from yourself or wonder why your relationships feel so difficult, you are not alone.
Integrating EMDR, Western clinical psychology, and Eastern mind–body practices, my approach is shaped by working in the VA and the burn trauma center. Together, we will navigate these deeper layers with compassion, helping you calm the chatter and find peace.
As a licensed clinical psychologist, I enjoy working with adults from diverse backgrounds who seek to improve the quality of their lives. Is there a place you find yourself stuck? Have you tried all you can and still find yourself in emotional pain? Do you have some insight into what may be happening, but want to seek professional support to grow and thrive? Whether you are familiar with counseling or not, each person's therapeutic journey is unique. Some people come with a specific goal in mind and others prefer a longer supportive therapy, traversing the many layers and aspects of their life.
As a licensed clinical psychologist, I enjoy working with adults from diverse backgrounds who seek to improve the quality of their lives. Is there a place you find yourself stuck? Have you tried all you can and still find yourself in emotional pain? Do you have some insight into what may be happening, but want to seek professional support to grow and thrive? Whether you are familiar with counseling or not, each person's therapeutic journey is unique. Some people come with a specific goal in mind and others prefer a longer supportive therapy, traversing the many layers and aspects of their life.
As a first generation Indian-American therapist, I offer a unique perspective that takes into account the cultural nuances of growing up in an immigrant family and how this can shape so much of who we are.
My training includes multiple evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. My areas of expertise include trauma, depression, anxiety, women's issues, military/families, and the BIPOC populations. I work with individual adults all across California via telehealth.
As a first generation Indian-American therapist, I offer a unique perspective that takes into account the cultural nuances of growing up in an immigrant family and how this can shape so much of who we are.
My training includes multiple evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. My areas of expertise include trauma, depression, anxiety, women's issues, military/families, and the BIPOC populations. I work with individual adults all across California via telehealth.
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Dr. Madrone Love | Neuro-inclusive Psychologist
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Berkeley, CA 94703
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You probably already have a theory about what's going wrong. You might even know the solution. Many people do by the time they call. The hard part is rarely knowing what isn't working, it's identifying and working through a process that leads to long term change. This is where I come in. I can work with you to 1) clearly identify your therapy goals, 2) identify what needs to shift to attain these goals, and 3) develop and implement a plan for change that persists. While insight is valuable, the process of transforming insight into new ways of thinking and behaving is where most people get stuck, and it is where I am most useful.
You probably already have a theory about what's going wrong. You might even know the solution. Many people do by the time they call. The hard part is rarely knowing what isn't working, it's identifying and working through a process that leads to long term change. This is where I come in. I can work with you to 1) clearly identify your therapy goals, 2) identify what needs to shift to attain these goals, and 3) develop and implement a plan for change that persists. While insight is valuable, the process of transforming insight into new ways of thinking and behaving is where most people get stuck, and it is where I am most useful.
Maybe you've tried to think your way through it — and it still shows up. In your body, your relationships, the moments that catch you off guard. Trauma has a way of doing that. I work with individuals, teens, couples, and families navigating complex PTSD, past abuse, mood disorders, personality disorders, and dissociative experiences. As an BIPOC therapist in the Bay Area, I bring a genuine, lived understanding of navigating cultural identity and family expectations alongside everything else. Healing is possible. You don't have to keep carrying this the same way.
Maybe you've tried to think your way through it — and it still shows up. In your body, your relationships, the moments that catch you off guard. Trauma has a way of doing that. I work with individuals, teens, couples, and families navigating complex PTSD, past abuse, mood disorders, personality disorders, and dissociative experiences. As an BIPOC therapist in the Bay Area, I bring a genuine, lived understanding of navigating cultural identity and family expectations alongside everything else. Healing is possible. You don't have to keep carrying this the same way.
Are you looking for holistic mental health care? Support that includes mind-body-spirit connection, informed care about trauma, disability justice, and neurodiversity, and exploration of relationship to self, loved ones, and community. Clients who are looking for understanding of greater sociopolitical context, identity development related to race, immigration status, gender and sexuality, culture, ability, and socioeconomic status.
Are you looking for holistic mental health care? Support that includes mind-body-spirit connection, informed care about trauma, disability justice, and neurodiversity, and exploration of relationship to self, loved ones, and community. Clients who are looking for understanding of greater sociopolitical context, identity development related to race, immigration status, gender and sexuality, culture, ability, and socioeconomic status.
A lot of my work is with South Asian adults and couples navigating family expectations, identity, and relationships — though I work with people from all backgrounds.
I started Align because I want therapy to feel different.
In many families, feelings were something you managed quietly, needing help felt like failure, boundaries were seen as passive aggression, and defying expectations felt like betrayal.
I don't see it that way. Whether we are talking family or a relationship, you can do all of those things without alienating anyone. I think most of us were simply never taught the skills, and then we spend years judging ourselves for not having them.
So my work starts from understanding, not fixing. We look at the patterns you inherited and decide together which ones still serve you.
A lot of my work is with South Asian adults and couples navigating family expectations, identity, and relationships — though I work with people from all backgrounds.
I started Align because I want therapy to feel different.
In many families, feelings were something you managed quietly, needing help felt like failure, boundaries were seen as passive aggression, and defying expectations felt like betrayal.
I don't see it that way. Whether we are talking family or a relationship, you can do all of those things without alienating anyone. I think most of us were simply never taught the skills, and then we spend years judging ourselves for not having them.
So my work starts from understanding, not fixing. We look at the patterns you inherited and decide together which ones still serve you.
You may feel exhausted trying to break generational cycles without knowing how to start. You silently carry the weight of cultural expectations, systemic oppression, and intellectualization or detachment that was once a survival strategy, but now has become a barrier preventing you from feeling your feelings. Your past therapists have called you "too aware," "insightful," or have tried to get you to unsuccessfully logic your way out of your feelings. You are tired of performing for others. What you yearn for is to truly be seen, a place where you can be feel your feelings instead of having to explain them.
You may feel exhausted trying to break generational cycles without knowing how to start. You silently carry the weight of cultural expectations, systemic oppression, and intellectualization or detachment that was once a survival strategy, but now has become a barrier preventing you from feeling your feelings. Your past therapists have called you "too aware," "insightful," or have tried to get you to unsuccessfully logic your way out of your feelings. You are tired of performing for others. What you yearn for is to truly be seen, a place where you can be feel your feelings instead of having to explain them.
I am a first-generation Vietnamese-American refugee and daughter of immigrants. I have personally experienced the challenges of healing and living with trauma, and I share many of the same experiences as those who are on this journey. These experiences have shaped my understanding of the impact that trauma and emotional pain can have on our lives. I have been providing mental health care for over 10 years, and I offer my clients genuine, honest, and compassionate care. Clients who see me have received support in the following areas: anxiety, grief and loss, life transition stress, breaking generational patterns, and burnout.
I am a first-generation Vietnamese-American refugee and daughter of immigrants. I have personally experienced the challenges of healing and living with trauma, and I share many of the same experiences as those who are on this journey. These experiences have shaped my understanding of the impact that trauma and emotional pain can have on our lives. I have been providing mental health care for over 10 years, and I offer my clients genuine, honest, and compassionate care. Clients who see me have received support in the following areas: anxiety, grief and loss, life transition stress, breaking generational patterns, and burnout.
If you’re searching for therapy in California for anxiety, relationship challenges, or cultural and family stress, you may already feel overwhelmed or stuck. My ideal clients are high-functioning individuals who struggle internally with overthinking, people-pleasing, attachment patterns, and boundaries. Through online therapy in California, I help you understand these patterns and build healthier, more secure relationships.
If you’re searching for therapy in California for anxiety, relationship challenges, or cultural and family stress, you may already feel overwhelmed or stuck. My ideal clients are high-functioning individuals who struggle internally with overthinking, people-pleasing, attachment patterns, and boundaries. Through online therapy in California, I help you understand these patterns and build healthier, more secure relationships.
Therapy is difficult. Each person has their own unique background, painful experience(s), mental health concerns, challenges, setbacks, and both internal and external barriers to living the life they most want to lead. People who tend to both enjoy and benefit most out of therapy with me are those who are motivated, open to exploring deeper parts of themselves to gain insight into how it contributes to their current functioning, are open to being challenged on their thinking and behavioral patterns, and are able to commit to reflecting and practicing strategies (if needed) between sessions.
Therapy is difficult. Each person has their own unique background, painful experience(s), mental health concerns, challenges, setbacks, and both internal and external barriers to living the life they most want to lead. People who tend to both enjoy and benefit most out of therapy with me are those who are motivated, open to exploring deeper parts of themselves to gain insight into how it contributes to their current functioning, are open to being challenged on their thinking and behavioral patterns, and are able to commit to reflecting and practicing strategies (if needed) between sessions.
Maybe you've spent so much of your life becoming who everyone else needed you to be that you've forgotten what it feels like to simply be yourself. You may look like you're holding it all together, yet something inside still feels disconnected, heavy, or missing.
Maybe you've spent so much of your life becoming who everyone else needed you to be that you've forgotten what it feels like to simply be yourself. You may look like you're holding it all together, yet something inside still feels disconnected, heavy, or missing.
Something in your inner life isn't changing. The same patterns repeat. The briefer therapies didn't last. The life you've built doesn't quite fit who you are.
I'm an experienced licensed clinical psychologist offering online depth psychotherapy for adults across California. Weekly virtual sessions, long-term and open-ended. Work that goes underneath symptoms rather than managing them. The people who fit me best have tried short-term approaches and want something more substantive.
Something in your inner life isn't changing. The same patterns repeat. The briefer therapies didn't last. The life you've built doesn't quite fit who you are.
I'm an experienced licensed clinical psychologist offering online depth psychotherapy for adults across California. Weekly virtual sessions, long-term and open-ended. Work that goes underneath symptoms rather than managing them. The people who fit me best have tried short-term approaches and want something more substantive.
In therapy I use a culture/ identity informed lens, understanding the importance as a first generation queer Indian American myself.
Simple talk therapy often isn't enough for many. Difficulty trusting others, self criticism, reactivity, perfectionism, trouble maintaining relationships or friendships, having overwhelming emotions or anxiety, or low energy/ motivation, is when therapy that involves developing coping skills to regulate, identify sources of patterns from the past and finding a path forward, may help you break free from these issues.
I also have extensive experience working with late diagnosed adults with autism and/or ADHD. For these clients, I also incorporate identifying needs, providing self accommodations, tools, and psycho-education.
In therapy I use a culture/ identity informed lens, understanding the importance as a first generation queer Indian American myself.
Simple talk therapy often isn't enough for many. Difficulty trusting others, self criticism, reactivity, perfectionism, trouble maintaining relationships or friendships, having overwhelming emotions or anxiety, or low energy/ motivation, is when therapy that involves developing coping skills to regulate, identify sources of patterns from the past and finding a path forward, may help you break free from these issues.
I also have extensive experience working with late diagnosed adults with autism and/or ADHD. For these clients, I also incorporate identifying needs, providing self accommodations, tools, and psycho-education.
The clients I see are hardworking and passionate, dealing with depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, or the effects of trauma. They are perfectionists who are trying so hard but feeling like they're going nowhere. They're tired of being in the same emotional rut. They want evidence-based treatment that works.
I help clients throughout California find new coping skills and build loving self-compassion. I extend a warm invitation to Asian American and Desi clients who are grappling with stigma around therapy. Let's talk about work stress, dating, marriage, sexual orientation, aging, family expectations, and identity.
The clients I see are hardworking and passionate, dealing with depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, or the effects of trauma. They are perfectionists who are trying so hard but feeling like they're going nowhere. They're tired of being in the same emotional rut. They want evidence-based treatment that works.
I help clients throughout California find new coping skills and build loving self-compassion. I extend a warm invitation to Asian American and Desi clients who are grappling with stigma around therapy. Let's talk about work stress, dating, marriage, sexual orientation, aging, family expectations, and identity.
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South Asian Counseling
What can a South Asian therapist help with?
A South Asian therapist can help with the same concerns as any other therapist, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, stress, grief, and major life transitions. What may feel different, however, is the possibility of shared cultural understanding. If you identify with a South Asian background, such as Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, or Nepali, working with a therapist who shares or understands aspects of your culture may help you feel more comfortable discussing topics such as family expectations, identity, religion, language, stigma, or intergenerational conflict.
How can a South Asian therapist support couples counseling or family therapy?
A South Asian therapist can support couples counseling or family therapy by helping partners and family members explore how cultural background can shape roles, responsibilities, and expectations in a relationship. In some South Asian families, relationship dynamics may be influenced by expectations around marriage, gender roles, caregiving, religion, family involvement, or balancing individual needs with family obligations. These issues can affect mental health as well as relationship boundaries, parenting, communication, and major life decisions. A South Asian therapist can help you navigate these conversations with greater cultural understanding.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience with South Asian clients?
If cultural background is important to you in therapy, it can be helpful to ask a prospective therapist whether they have experience working with South Asian clients or clients from your specific cultural background. In initial conversations with potential therapists, you might ask whether they have worked with concerns related to cultural identity, family expectations, intergenerational conflict, or stigma around mental health. You can also ask whether they provide therapy in your preferred language.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of South Asian therapists?
The directory of South Asian therapists includes professionals who have shared their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profiles, and they may not appear in search results for this reason; also, when the number of therapists identified as South Asian is limited, the directory will also show therapists with comprehensive experience working with clients from relevant backgrounds.