On a personal note, I have been with my partner for over a decade and have two young children. I know firsthand how challenging it can be to apply my own knowledge in communicating effectively with my spouse and parenting in the way I want to when my own emotions are running high—it’s impossible to respond perfectly all the time. I value reflecting on my reactive moments, with self-compassion and curiosity (often not immediately), and continuing to learn and grow from them. I hope to help my clients, regardless of what stage of life they are in, do the same.
I am a former staff psychologist and group coordinator at Mental Health & Counseling at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where I worked for 7 years. I am a faculty member at the Psychodynamic Couples and Family Institute of New England, former faculty at the Couples Conference, supervisor for doctoral students at Clinical Alliance Services, and an adjunct professor at Harvard School of Graduate Education and Boston University’s PhD. program in Counseling Psychology. I am also a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant with VISIONS, Inc.
I received my bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in cultural anthropology (with a focus on South Asian Diaspora studies) and psychology. I received my masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Denver, where the bulk of my training focused on the treatment of couples. I wrote my dissertation on applying self-psychology to masculine gender role stress and implications for couples therapy—or in plain terms, how to work effectively with male parters who struggle to be vulnerable, name internal experiences, and participate in couples therapy due to gender role stress and socialization.
I have a developed a specialty integrating my DEI and cultural anthropology knowledge into my work with couples, specifically interracial and intercultural couples, and I frequently present and teach on this topic. I also enjoyed reviewing books and have published pieces in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, and GROUP: Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society. You can learn more about me via my CV.
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CLINICAL WORK HISTORY
Clinical Supervisor for doctoral PhD. practicum students at Mass College of Art + Design
Clinical Psychologist and Group Coordinator at Mental Health & Counseling at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clinical Psychologist & Supervisor at the Danielsen Institute at Boston University
Lead Psychologist in the Partial Hospital Program at Cambridge Eating Disorders Center
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FELLOWSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS
Couples and Family Fellow at Psychoanalytic Couples and Family Institute (Boston, MA)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Counseling & Wellness at New York University (New York, NY)
Pre-Doctoral APA Internship at Brigham Young University’s Counseling Center (couples therapy + group therapy focus)
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CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified Psychologist in Couples/Family Psychology (2023-)
Prepare & Enrich Certified Premarital Counselor (2014-present)
Certified Group Psychotherapist (2022-present)
Core Power Yoga Certified Yoga Instructor CYT200