Here to walk with you on your healing journey
About me -
My Approach & Values
Hi, I’m Ananya — a trauma-informed, Queer Affirmative Therapist and a space-holder for healing, reflection, and reconnection.
I work with individuals who are navigating anxiety, grief, childhood wounds, burnout, or simply a sense of feeling lost. My approach is warm, collaborative, and rooted in somatic and trauma-sensitive practices. I believe that healing is not about “fixing” yourself but remembering and returning to who you truly are — beneath the protective patterns you’ve had to carry.
My work is deeply influenced by somatic psychotherapy, inner child work, mindfulness, or attachment theory, and I tailor each session based on your needs. Whether you’re coming to therapy for the first time or returning after a break, you’re welcome just as you are.
I hold a degree of Master’s in Clinical Psychology and have trained in [________, trauma training, somatic practices, etc. But more than titles, I show up in the room with presence, curiosity, and care.
Therapy with me is a gentle, grounding process — a space to slow down, to feel, and to grow.
Supporting you in achieving and maintaining a healthy, balanced life.
I believe that one size does NOT fit all. I take a holistic approach to nutrition using evidence-based integrative and functional medicine. This means helping you feel your best by targeting the root cause of your concerns and supporting you in building maintainable nutrition and lifestyle habits for long-term.
Why work with me
Working with a integrative psychotherapist offers a deeply supportive and embodied path to healing. Rather than just addressing surface-level symptoms, this approach gently helps uncover and heal the root. This space would help you to reconnect, regulate and re-establish a sense of safety. Over time, this integrative approach helps you feel more emotionally resilient, grounded, and connected to yourself—so you can move forward with greater clarity, calm, and confidence.
Some gentle answers for curious hearts.
Concerns and People I work with?
I support adults (18 and above) in their emotional and psychological journey. I work with clients experiencing suicidal ideation and thoughts of self harm by exploring their stories safely, deeply and in a way that feels stable and unthreatning to them. I also support clients struggling through concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, trauma, abuse, interpersonal violence, parentification, neglect, pre-marital struggles, identity related concerns, personal growth and family conflicts. This space can help you to achieve emotional relief, regulation, aid in re-authoring your stories, building internal safety and restoring agency.
Why did you choose to becomes a counsellor?
Growing up, I could see that people around me were struggling (including me). The pain was not the same. Pain meant different things to different people. Their coping techniques were different. When sharing those stories of pain, I saw rigidity in how other people viewed those stories. Living with those wounds and suffering bought about feeling of shame, guilt, and helplessness. Those stories and experiences made me view those wounds with acceptance
What excites you about your work as a counsellor?
What truly excites me as a counsellor is the opportunity to witness stories of hope, dreams, vulnerability, and resilience. It warms my heart when i witness stories of strength co-existing with stories of suffering.
What is the therapeutic approach you use? How would you describe it to someone who wants to consult with you for therapy?
My approach is eclectic in nature which would mean that I tailor my approach according to the client’s needs. I borrow from narrative therapy, somatic psychotherapy, trauma focused psychotherapy and transactional analysis. My work is trauma informed and queer affirmative. I believe that navigating larger social systems and understanding its impacts. Additionally, I make use of art and mindfulness to safety navigate client’s experiences.
What do you hope for your clients to experience after the first session with me?
Sharing those moments of pain and suffering can be overwhelming and can make one feel exposed and vulnerable, I would hope my clients to feel seen, understood and held after their first session. Additionally, i would want my clients to feel safe to explore their wounds and be their authentic self.
What would you wish to tell a client who is thinking about seeking counselling?
If you are reading this, I am glad that you are taking tiny steps towards helping yourself. Being unsure about what to speak about and how to go about therapy is understandable as it is a new experience. Exploring these vulnerable parts of yourself can be scary and its okay to take it slow. What usually helps is to take a small risk and begin the process, notice what feels right for you. Your hopes and intention from this space will be clearer once you begin the process.Communicating your needs, feelings, doubts and boundaries can help you as well as your therapist to navigate this space with you.
What are some of your strengths as a counselor that you value and appreciate?
I like to believe that I am drawn towards the goodness that everyone holds. It helps me reflect on the greyness of life and acceptance of another human being.
Describe the relationship that you would wish to build with your client in counselling
I would want my clients to perceive this space of therapy as a space of warmth, acceptance, and empathy. They can bring in what feels comfortable and safe for them to explore in the sessions. I would respect it if they do not want to share certain experiences and set boundaries. If there comes a time, they feel ready, they can choose to bring in stories that makes them feel vulnerable and fearful to explore. I believe in exploring wounded parts of ourselves with kindness and dignity.
“in the depth of winter, i finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
Albert Camus