This is where I am supposed to write a clever tagline that will convince you to pick me as your therapist.
But I don’t have one.

I know that given all that you are dealing with right now, a tagline and a picture are going to mean nothing. You have hit your limit with all that’s going on, tried everything you know and none of it is getting better. You want someone that you trust, who won’t judge you and gets exactly what it’s like to be you. Somene who can hold up a flashlight in the dark what your mind sometimes feels like. Someone who will help make sense of the storm within and in your life.

YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

Hi! I am Nam- a Brown immigrant woman and licensed therapist in California, with many degrees, one Indian accent and limitless conviction that life can get better for you sooner rather than later. So much so that I have chiseled down 23 years of experience as a therapist, to specialize in working with someone just like you.

specializations

Men

THERE’S AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM… How does a woman specialize in therapy for men?
Fair question.
I, like you, live in a world that all other genders also live in. Which means, I have a secret sorcery-like gift.
I have intel on the gender I identify with and personal and professional experience of how your gender ticks. In 23 yrs of being a therapist, I have specialized in working with men for 15 and have designed specialized services to do the following:

- work with who you are and how you experience and face your world.
- move through the pressures and expectations you face as a person in a way that wont waste your time.
-Help you identify what’s going wrong and how to fix it, caringly and transparently.
-Ensure that you are not judged, pigeonholed or dismissed and help those around you, understand you better.
- Offer practical solutions mixed with deep understanding of problems you face.

Misfits

The ones who don’t fit society’s boxes. The nerds. The rebels. The Black Sheep of the family and and troublemakers of the professional world. The Non conformists. The creatives. The activists. The one’s who live on their terms(or want to). The mouthy ones. The Too Scared To Speak Up ones. The Marginalized. The Outcasts. Burning Man lovers and The ones who eye roll at authority figures. The ones who feel different and misunderstood. If you feel like you’re not like everyone else, you belong here.
Therapy that is designed for for those who don’t fit boxes also doesn’t fit boxes. Which means that we will have conversations that won’t expect you to change what you don’t want changed and will help you wear your weirdness, uniqueness or other-ness (hello fellow BIPOC!) like a GoT like sigil. We will figure out how to live in this world with confidence, empowerment and fulfillment. I am one of you myself and I know you have a fire within that the world insists on hosing down. But you and I? We will find a way to dazzle the world with the light you carry within.

Mental Health Professionals

Oh my dearest colleague, here you are. A therapist seeking support.

Finding therapy for ourselves should be easier than it is- but reality is that most of us either find therapists that wont call us back, treats us like we are non-therapists. expects us to turn off our therapy brain or (and I know this one is hard to admit) isn’t as good at being a therapist as we are for our clients.
Therapy for you IS and should be unique and special. Because YOU are. You will not be expected to pretend like you’re not a therapist in here- you will be fully trusted to rest that part of your brain as needed and bring it into our conversations in a way that lights you up, when you wish. I know your world- it is the world that I have built my own home in. I know where it hurts, I know how lonely it can be even though you work with people all day. And I know how tough it is to have your personal life be in pain and have to put it in a box all day. You need support. And I am relentlessly passionate in offering it to you.

ABOUT MY APPROACH

ABOUT ONLINE THERAPY

find out how:

Lets’ face it- therapy at it’score is a weird process. And thanks to the many Netflix shows that you may have binge watched during the pandemic, therapy may seem even weirder.

Telling a stranger all your secrets without knowing what comes next or what she will do with that information can feel strange. It was for me too when I looked for my therapist.
This is where I break down exactly how I can help using the specific approach that we will take to support you. No surprises.

COVID gobbled up life as we knew it and therapy is no exception. Except, not only did it change how therapy worked, it made it better. The couch that the whole world and their mother (sometimes literally) sat on is now replaced by your very own. The expectation to dress presentably to go to someone else’s office is now replaced by the convenience of your pajamas. Needing to find time to commute is now 3 seconds of clicking a link on your phone wherever you are. Support is easy and accessible- quickly.
As soon we schedule our first session, you will be sent an exclusive link via email for our video session. On the day and time of your appointment, simply click the link to join.

ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT

I devoted an entire page to fees and payments so that you know exactly what your investment is about.
While my session fees range from 175-200 for 60 minutes, it may not be clear what it is you are actually paying for.
Additionally, you may even want to get some support from your health insurance in covering costs of services. Here are some common questions that I am asked, that I am happy to share answers to. 

ABOUT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE

As long as you want, in all honesty. While I have experienced backed data and ideas that suggest that 6 months is a reasonable commitment to this process and to yourself, for me to offer you my very best skills, this isn’t set in a stone. Our “problems” like ourselves, are unique and can be dismantled and solved at different paces. I have some clients who believe therapy is an on going process to stay self aware and grounded while others engage in therapy to find relief in specific areas of life and then want to be on their on their way. Both ways are right. It depends on what is best suited for YOU. So you can be in therapy for a week or years- it all depends on where it is YOU want life to be at that point.