South Asian Mental Health | Multicultural | Family Systems
Chicago, IL
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I work at the intersection of mental health and cultural identity, particularly with South Asian individuals and families navigating immigration, intergenerational conflict, and the pressure of cultural expectations. Your background is not a problem to solve. It is context.
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Not a therapy book, but the best portrait of second-generation immigration experience I know. I recommend it when clients struggle to articulate the in-between feeling.
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem
On racialized trauma and the body. Essential for understanding intergenerational trauma from a somatic perspective.
Cultural Competence in Therapy
Psychology Today
A useful primer for clients trying to find a therapist who will understand the cultural layer without needing it over-explained.
Never Have I Ever
2020
Imperfect, but the rare show that takes second-generation South Asian American experience seriously. Useful for clients who want to point at something and say "yes, like that."