I was born and raised in Bangladesh and immigrated to the US as a teenager. My therapeutic work is influenced by my intersectional identities and experiences as an immigrant, Bangladeshi, Bengali, second generation genocide survivor, Muslim, queer, survivor and artist. I have a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Georgia, and M.A. in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies.

My approach to therapy is systemic, emotional-decolonial, liberatory, embodied, psychodynamic, and relational. I am gentle yet firm about boundaries. When appropriate and with permission, I incorporate multi-modal somatic and expressive arts tools such as visual art, movement, and play to deepen the therapeutic process. My intuition, empathy, creativity, clinical thinking and ability to hold your unique experience are some of the qualities I bring in my therapeutic work. 

Some of the themes I frequently work with are identity exploration, codependency, boundaries with self and others, relationships, generational and cultural differences due to immigration, religious trauma, queer relationships (including queer Muslims), finding meaning, childhood sexual abuse, infertility, and different forms of trauma. If you are curious to learn if we could be a good fit to work together, please reach out for a free consultation.