About me
As a therapist, I help individuals gain awareness of their maladaptive patterns through a cognitive behavioral lens. I believe that even when our lives feel out of control, we almost always have control over our perceptions (the way we think about things) and our behaviors. As a therapist, I teach you tools to do just that.
I was born and raised in New York and am the daughter of two immigrants, who were born in Guyana. I identify as Indo-Caribbean, which means my parents are Caribbean and my ancestry is East Indian. I am the youngest of four and have two pups named Chico and Taylor.
I entered this field for two reasons:
I’ve always wanted to help people in some way, which is why I was president of the community service clubs in middle school and high school.
Mental health and mental illness were never talked about in my culture, or household. I am beyond proud to be the daughter of immigrants, but in my experience that came with a bootstrap mentality. There are still barriers that stand in the way of minorities getting the help they need, and that includes the stigma behind it. It didn’t sit well with me that we could finally muster up the courage to talk to someone and not be able to find anyone that looked like us.
As a mental health professional, I understand the importance of taking an intersectional lens in treating an individual. One’s culture has so many layers to it including race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, class and more. It’s important to take each of these components into consideration when treating a human being.
Credentials
Hunter College
Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology
Hunter College
Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling