Welcome. I am an integrative therapist and founder of Vidya Integrative Therapy committed to attending to the wholeness of those I support. My work honors the interconnected nature of healing. Our minds, bodies, and spirits are not separate; all aspects deserve to be known, heard, and held.

At Vidya Integrative Therapy, the focus is on nurturing your innate healing intelligence and enhancing your strengths and capacity for flourishing. I draw on my training and work around psychology theory and praxis, somatic and energetic practices rooted in South Asian healing, and decades of experience as a teacher and storyteller.

My approach is one of cultural humility and celebration of ancestral wisdom and resilience. Our communities have endured extreme challenges, survived, and often thrived—not in spite of our hardships but because of them. I am who I am because of all that we are.

Much of my work supports the healing of direct and intergenerational trauma. Most specifically, how residual trauma lives in the bodies of Asians, immigrants, and the children of immigrants who have direct experience or are the descendants of ancestors forcibly displaced by war, violence, natural disaster, or the loss of homeland. Those experiences (whether spoken or kept silent) continue to live in the body and manifest in and through our lives. Through narrative therapy, holistic exploration, and integration, we address the pain and power of identity and work to release what is held but no longer benefits us. 

I work with culturally-rooted practices from my Indian lineage that include pranayama (breath regulation), yogic philosophy, chakra science, Ayurveda, and sati (mindfulness) along with modern evidence-based practices. These are not rigid frameworks; they are co-created, intersectional models informed by who you are and what you need to navigate these times. Embedded in the work is the knowing that we heal in and through relationship and community. Our distress—and our well-being—cannot be separated from the systems surrounding it.

My practice is trauma-informed and queer- and neurodivergent-affirming. I work with clients of all backgrounds, prioritizing care for Asians, immigrants and children of immigrants, LGBTQIA+ community, and elders (especially those approaching the threshold of menopause).

I hold a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology and Applied Positive Psychology where my research focus was South Asian American mental health, and I am accredited through the EMCC. I also hold advanced certifications in pranayama, yoga and yoga nidra, and trauma-informed care. I have trained in birth and end-of-life doula support, Core Synchronism, reiki, and Hakomi therapy. My work is informed by my lived experience with physical and emotional challenges and values of curiosity, love, and justice.

I founded the Asian Psychedelic Collective (the first organization of belonging for Asians working with psychedelics) and was part of the only equity cohort at Fireside Project (a warmline for those who are actively in or integrating a past psychedelic experience). I also helped review and develop the Psychedelic Practitioner Guidelines for the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association. I hold certifications from Integrate and other psychedelic facilitation programs where I completed practicums with ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin. I draw on these trainings in my offering of psychedelic (ketamine)-assisted therapy. Please email directly for details and pricing on KAP.

I offer both telehealth and in-person sessions in the Washington, DC area on the unceded land and waters of the Piscataway and Nacotchtank peoples. My rate is $200 per fifty-minute session for integrative therapy. While I don’t accept insurance, I am committed to ensuring financial barriers don’t prevent anyone from accessing care and offer a broad sliding scale and payment plans.

Therapeutic support for those directly impacted by ICE is always pro bono or by donation. I additionally lead free, bimonthly Rest Circles for immigrant rights groups and allies in Maryland and co-facilitate free, confidential, monthly support circles for South Asians navigating immigration concerns. These guides on ICE encounters and family preparedness include additional mental health resources that may also be helpful.

I warmly invite you to reach out via email for a complimentary twenty-minute connection call to learn more about my work or to join the aforementioned circles.