Female Therapists in Arden, NC

I am passionate about supporting individuals who identify as women as they navigate the challenges of life. Addiction and recovery, relationship issues/co-dependence, chronic mental and physical dis-ease, and pregnancy/postpartum and parenting can bring us to places of deep loneliness, suffering and desperation. Past experiences have shaped our path and our behaviors. Brilliant strategies that enabled us to survive through trauma and adversity no longer serve us. It IS possible to shift those patterns. With loving connection and non-judgment I create a safe space for individuals to do the deep work that results in real life change.

Your story is important. I offer a warm therapeutic relationship for clients to understand their deepest wounds, make meaning of their experiences, and trust their voice. I specialize in working with teens (18 and older) transitioning to adulthood and women who experience anxiety, shame, trauma, and difficulty in their relationships. Healing is courageous work. I help clients practice self-compassion and carry hope as they pursue their goals. Together we will celebrate your strengths and increase your confidence in navigating life’s challenges.

I believe in every person’s innate resilience and courage. In my therapeutic practice, I enjoy working alongside individuals, couples, and families to highlight and strengthen these qualities while navigating the challenges of life. I employ a person-centered approach that utilizes the therapeutic relationship to explore the basic human need of connection to self and others.

Currently Full and Unable to Accept New Clients at this Time. I was a teenager and young adult that experienced unhappiness and anger. I even thought therapy was a bunch of fuckery and wouldn’t help… so I avoided therapy until it was really needed. I wished I got therapy sooner as I found resilience and empowerment to be the best version of myself and that is what I hope to do for you. I primarily work with pre-adolescents, adolescents, and young adults who struggle with various types of trauma, anger, anxiety, depression with or without self injurious behaviors and suicidal ideation, all types of addiction.

Do you desire to move past issues related to food and body, fear and disconnection? To heal the depression and anxiety that is getting in your way of the life you want? Are you ready to begin understanding your mind body connection and how it can be used to deepen your connection with yourself and others? I specialize in traditional psychotherapy as well as yoga therapy to facilitate healing from eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship distress, and more. When appropriate, I utilize yogic philosophy and technique, such as breathing practices, meditation and asana (physical forms), to provide a body centered, whole-self experience of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing. Yoga can be integrated into regular psychotherapy or as an adjunct treatment to recovery.

I am best known in the Asheville area as a couples therapist for both heterosexual and gay/lesbian clients. I specialize in restoration of intimacy, including the rebuilding of trust after extramarital involvements, as well as helping with infertility and parenting challenges. I also enjoy helping individual clients and families, including multigenerational families, to solve tough relationship problems.

Life is about transitions, big and small, which we are expected to navigate without a playbook and we do until we get stuck and confused. Getting the right help is pivotal to move us forward. I am licensed to provide both mental health and addiction counseling in NC, with 20yrs experience. My specialties: trauma, anxiety, depression, ADD, family stress, life transitions, grief/loss, inter-generational cultural issues, career guidance and healing the healers. My lived experience as a first generation South Asian immigrant, a working parent, who has faced transitions to seek meaningful growth, shapes my authentic counseling approach.