South Asian Therapists in South San Francisco, CA
Feeling worn out from constantly trying to keep up, overthinking everything, or wondering why things feel harder than they should? You’re not alone. I work with adults and parents with ADHD who are feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or stuck in cycles of burnout. In therapy, you don’t have to mask, perform, or explain yourself — your brain and experiences are understood and respected. Together, we’ll build practical tools and a deeper self-understanding so you can move through daily life with more ease, clarity, and confidence. I offer virtual therapy across California and accept Aetna and Anthem.
Feeling worn out from constantly trying to keep up, overthinking everything, or wondering why things feel harder than they should? You’re not alone. I work with adults and parents with ADHD who are feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or stuck in cycles of burnout. In therapy, you don’t have to mask, perform, or explain yourself — your brain and experiences are understood and respected. Together, we’ll build practical tools and a deeper self-understanding so you can move through daily life with more ease, clarity, and confidence. I offer virtual therapy across California and accept Aetna and Anthem.
Is your child struggling at school? Do you ever feel like you’ve failed as a parent? At Izzo Marriage & Family Therapy, we understand how overwhelming it can feel when anxiety, ADHD, or learning challenges impact your family’s well-being.
Our licensed therapists in San Mateo and San Carlos specialize in working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families throughout the Bay Area. We provide individual therapy, marriage counseling, family therapy, and adolescent counseling—available in-person and through telehealth across California....
Whether you’re navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, or school-related stress...
Is your child struggling at school? Do you ever feel like you’ve failed as a parent? At Izzo Marriage & Family Therapy, we understand how overwhelming it can feel when anxiety, ADHD, or learning challenges impact your family’s well-being.
Our licensed therapists in San Mateo and San Carlos specialize in working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families throughout the Bay Area. We provide individual therapy, marriage counseling, family therapy, and adolescent counseling—available in-person and through telehealth across California....
Whether you’re navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, or school-related stress...
I work with teens and adults (14+) who are ready for change but feel weighed down or stuck. My clients are often women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals who are high-achieving but put immense pressure on themselves, whether at work, in relationships, or both, and are struggling with anxiety or depression. I especially love working with those seeking greater confidence, or arelearning how to set boundaries and prioritize themselves. My specialty is people struggling with ADD/ADHD. At the heart of my work is helping people find their voice; and learning how to use it in ways that feel authentic, powerful, and heard.
I work with teens and adults (14+) who are ready for change but feel weighed down or stuck. My clients are often women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals who are high-achieving but put immense pressure on themselves, whether at work, in relationships, or both, and are struggling with anxiety or depression. I especially love working with those seeking greater confidence, or arelearning how to set boundaries and prioritize themselves. My specialty is people struggling with ADD/ADHD. At the heart of my work is helping people find their voice; and learning how to use it in ways that feel authentic, powerful, and heard.
Emotional challenges and mental illness do not discriminate. No matter your race, orientation, gender, or religion, you matter. Open Mind Health offers a diverse group of providers who specialize in helping others find relief from a full spectrum of challenges. We offer 21 customized Wellness Tracks that address core symptoms, core life domains, & diverse populations to get the roots of emotional challenges – no one-size fits all or band aid approaches. We assess and advance your Personal Evolution so that you can become your best self. 96% of our clients rate their experience with Open Mind Health as Excellent or Very Good.
Emotional challenges and mental illness do not discriminate. No matter your race, orientation, gender, or religion, you matter. Open Mind Health offers a diverse group of providers who specialize in helping others find relief from a full spectrum of challenges. We offer 21 customized Wellness Tracks that address core symptoms, core life domains, & diverse populations to get the roots of emotional challenges – no one-size fits all or band aid approaches. We assess and advance your Personal Evolution so that you can become your best self. 96% of our clients rate their experience with Open Mind Health as Excellent or Very Good.
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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.
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.
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.
You’ve spent a long time trying to meet cultural, family, and social expectations by being responsible and easy for others to accept. You became the version of yourself that made sense to everyone else. Underneath that, there’s often a quieter story: parts of you that feel unseen, misunderstood, or muted. You may appear put together on the outside while privately carrying something you've never had the right space to set down.
You’ve spent a long time trying to meet cultural, family, and social expectations by being responsible and easy for others to accept. You became the version of yourself that made sense to everyone else. Underneath that, there’s often a quieter story: parts of you that feel unseen, misunderstood, or muted. You may appear put together on the outside while privately carrying something you've never had the right space to set down.
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.
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.
Anxiety can make your world feel smaller. Whether you're struggling with constant worry, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, health anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, or OCD, it can be exhausting to feel trapped in cycles of fear, uncertainty, and self-doubt.
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and provide virtual therapy to adults and teens throughout California. My approach is evidence-based, collaborative, and focused on helping you build confidence in your ability to tolerate uncertainty and reclaim your life from anxiety.
Anxiety can make your world feel smaller. Whether you're struggling with constant worry, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, health anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, or OCD, it can be exhausting to feel trapped in cycles of fear, uncertainty, and self-doubt.
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and provide virtual therapy to adults and teens throughout California. My approach is evidence-based, collaborative, and focused on helping you build confidence in your ability to tolerate uncertainty and reclaim your life from anxiety.
I am an LCSW with more than 20 yrs of experience supporting children, adolescents, TAY, adults and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, family conflict, life transitions and serious mental health concerns. I also support clients experiencing school, behavioral, cultural and identity-related stressors. My goal is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel heard, supported and empowered. Together, we will identify your strengths, explore challenges and develop practical strategies coping skills, and support meaningful personal growth.
I am an LCSW with more than 20 yrs of experience supporting children, adolescents, TAY, adults and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, family conflict, life transitions and serious mental health concerns. I also support clients experiencing school, behavioral, cultural and identity-related stressors. My goal is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel heard, supported and empowered. Together, we will identify your strengths, explore challenges and develop practical strategies coping skills, and support meaningful personal growth.
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.
You may find yourself feeling stuck in painful patterns, overwhelmed by emotions, disconnected from yourself, or wondering why you react the way you do in certain situations or relationships. Anxiety, depression, trauma, and difficult life experiences can leave you feeling emotionally exhausted, on edge, numb, or constantly struggling to feel understood and connected. My goal is to help you better understand your emotional responses, behavioral patterns, and relationship dynamics so you can begin creating meaningful, lasting change and feel more connected to yourself, your emotions, and the life you want to live.
You may find yourself feeling stuck in painful patterns, overwhelmed by emotions, disconnected from yourself, or wondering why you react the way you do in certain situations or relationships. Anxiety, depression, trauma, and difficult life experiences can leave you feeling emotionally exhausted, on edge, numb, or constantly struggling to feel understood and connected. My goal is to help you better understand your emotional responses, behavioral patterns, and relationship dynamics so you can begin creating meaningful, lasting change and feel more connected to yourself, your emotions, and the life you want to live.
You are not your symptoms; you are your strengths. Many people with trauma, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and addiction live a hurtful narrative given to them by others. "I'm not good enough. I'm a bad person. I'm not lovable. I don't belong. I'm not safe. I deserve to die." But you know what? You have strengths and potential beyond most people. I have seen so much success from people who have learned to see themselves as far more than their condition, trauma, or upbringing. And I'm here to help you decide your own destiny, build a life worth living, and reach your dreams through proven techniques.
You are not your symptoms; you are your strengths. Many people with trauma, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and addiction live a hurtful narrative given to them by others. "I'm not good enough. I'm a bad person. I'm not lovable. I don't belong. I'm not safe. I deserve to die." But you know what? You have strengths and potential beyond most people. I have seen so much success from people who have learned to see themselves as far more than their condition, trauma, or upbringing. And I'm here to help you decide your own destiny, build a life worth living, and reach your dreams through proven techniques.
I am committed to supporting adults who want to achieve more joyful, authentic and meaningful lives. Accomplished in therapeutic techniques such as active listening, validating, unconditional positive regard, empathy, somatic awareness, and breath work, I am adept at helping adults explore and celebrate their inner wisdom and what their bodies have to teach them about regulation, healing, growth and transformation. I am culturally sensitive with an ability to work with diverse groups across a broad spectrum of ideologies and backgrounds.
I am committed to supporting adults who want to achieve more joyful, authentic and meaningful lives. Accomplished in therapeutic techniques such as active listening, validating, unconditional positive regard, empathy, somatic awareness, and breath work, I am adept at helping adults explore and celebrate their inner wisdom and what their bodies have to teach them about regulation, healing, growth and transformation. I am culturally sensitive with an ability to work with diverse groups across a broad spectrum of ideologies and backgrounds.
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.
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.
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.
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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.