Hello, my name is Rahul. I am a male, BIPOC Registered Clinical Counsellor of Punjabi Indian descent. I hold a Bachelor’s in Psychology from UCLA, and a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University.

My path to practice has been winding and non-traditional; my lived experience affords me the ability to readily connect with and understand the needs of a diverse set of populations. At the same time, my social and cultural background affords me the ability to connect with and understand the needs of a very specific population – the Canadian South Asian community.

My approach to therapy is collaborative, anchored by client wisdom and expertise. Our work together is to develop self-awareness, from awareness of the factors that contribute to currently experienced distress, to awareness of values and beliefs that shape the ways in which we walk through life.

My clients receive a tailored approach to care based on an aggregate of trauma-informed humanistic and psychodynamic modalities.

I treat a variety of concerns, ranging from but not limited to: trauma and abuse; depression and anxiety; substance use; marriage and family distress; men’s issues; and chronic pain.

Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a type of mental health treatment. In therapy, clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, supportive, and confidential environment.

Often used in conjunction with medication, talk therapy can help eliminate or help control troubling symptoms associated with mental distress. It provides relief to individuals, couples and families suffering from a broad range of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties.

For some people, these issues are complex and meet the criteria for diagnosis of a mental health condition, such as depression or anxiety. But for others, talk therapy may simply serve as a safe place to discuss feelings and emotions triggered by their daily stressors, a medical illness, relationship issues, grief and loss, or the impact of a specific trauma.

Once your most salient concerns are identified, we will work together to understand how these dynamics are affecting your lived experience. We will co-design and co-author strategies to effectively mitigate the frequency and severity of your suffering. What’s more - we will begin to explore what life might look like beyond the limitations of your current distress.

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