My Practice and Services
I like to use a combination of insight-oriented, person-centered, and written approaches to counseling and therapy. Self-care is not “one-size-fits-all” and I can support you in identifying what works for you.
Psychotherapy and Supervision
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
When adverse, traumatic, or bad events happen, sometimes the brain does not store that information or process them correctly. This can lead to increased anxiety, panic, low self-esteem, and feeling on edge or tense in everyday life, even if the connecting event happened a long time ago. Like REM or a good night’s rest, EMDR allows your brain the chance to process past memories and present triggers adaptively to truly heal and respond to the future effectively. I can help you heal from your past and support you in building the resources that you need to cope with daily life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Everything happens for a reason?”. Sometimes we internalize certain messages or thoughts about ourselves and others from everyday interactions or significant events. CBT helps break down this thought process and take a hard look at the truth of our thinking and how it makes us feel. Together, I can help you identify your thought process, the thoughts that aren’t helping you, and more adaptive ways of thinking about your situation.
Group Therapy Offering
For Perfect Indian Girls Who Survived
Group Therapy for Indian and South Asian women who survived sexual assault
A space where you DON'T have to talk about it if you don't want to.
Interested in working with me? Schedule your free intro call below!
Hi there! I’m Tracy…
…I am the daughter of two hardworking immigrants and I was raised in an Indian and Catholic household. One of the most difficult things I had to deal with growing up was balancing my interests and choices with those of my family and my culture. If I did what I wanted to do, I was “whitewashed”. If I didn’t, I was unmotivated, sad, down, tense, and on edge. I knew something did not quite feel right. Part of my journey meant unpacking this negative belief that all adult children of immigrants have: If I honor my needs, I am disgracing my culture.
I have survived and witnessed family members survive cultural and religious trauma. I learned that I don’t need to endure pain to prove my loyalty to my heritage. We can break the curses.
There is more to me than just my culture! Here’s some boring info: I received my Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a program that fundamentally changed my understanding of race, gender, and sexuality. After working for sexual assault advocacy centers and in residence life, I pursued my Master of Arts and Education in Psychological Counseling at Columbia University.
Since graduating, I've worked with Black, African, Latinx, and Caribbean families in homes across Manhattan and Queens, incarcerated men at Rikers Island, and millennial women of color in Brooklyn. Up until February 2021, I was also an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic!
Some fun stuff: when I'm not in my virtual "office", I enjoy writing, reading, and watching Never Have I Ever, Bridgerton, The Bachelor, and Real Housewives (currently watching Potomac)! I am also a huge Beyoncé fan and listen to Renaissance. I have a dachshund named Bugaboo (yes, like the Destiny’s Child song) and he is my little therapy.