Location
I am accepting new clients and offer teletherapy
About
I believe that people are resilient and resourceful, capable of overcoming difficulties. Sometimes we get entangled in personal and relational patterns that can overwhelm our resources. I help clients identify these problematic patterns and empower them to break free from patterns that do not serve them well. I focus on my client's interpersonal relationships and relationships with larger social systems. I have experience working with children, teens, families, and couples on several issues, including family and couple distress, trauma, and various presentations of anxiety and depression through a systemic and attachment-based lens.
I endeavor to create a therapeutic relationship based on respect, compassion, and authenticity. I address themes of power, privilege, oppression, immigration, and culture as they relate to my clients' difficulties. I use EMDR, mindfulness, CBT, structural family therapy, attachment, EFT, Gottman method, play, sand tray, expressive art therapy modalities.
I offer online and in-person sessions in San Mateo and San Jose. As a South Asian immigrant, I want to support people and families who have immigrant experiences. I offer a free initial phone consultation if you would like to explore the possibility of working together. I have a sliding scale so that money need not be a barrier to seeking support.
Call or Email Vani Hariharan for a free 15 minute consultation now - (650) 374-0238
Finances
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 4 Years
- Prelicense: California / 118515
- School: Palo Alto University
- Year Graduated: 2019
- Supervisor: Timothy Baima
- Supervisor License: California / MFC50372
Endorsements
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ACSW, AMFT, APCC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Location
Specialties
- Child
- Relationship Issues
- Family Conflict
Issues
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Divorce
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Parenting
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- EMDR
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Motivational Interviewing
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 1 Dec 2022
(650) 374-0238