Therapy

my partner and I both felt that she regarded and addressed our views fully while building a bridge between us that allowed for much better communication and which gave me crucial insights into a dynamic I was too close to to really see without Divya's help. I also felt that Divya addressed gender issues and interracial dynamics in a way that was very realistic and humane, which is not something I have seen in many therapists. It has been almost a year and a half since our sessions but I continue to return to the conversations I had with Divya and to the lessons she taught me, and feel that I make much more deliberate and wiser choices in my relationships thanks to her.

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I’ve known Divya on many levels including her role as a leader in the community to help parents and caregivers understand social and emotional wellness and as a counselor. Her specialization includes building kindness and empathy into classrooms through school group settings where she can help guide both the teachers and the kids through structured experiences that help facilitate both awareness and growth of empathy on individual and community-based levels. She engages her clients with empathy and care and shows both professionalism and compassion. I’m really grateful both personally and professionally for her

work and help to navigate very challenging post-COVID circumstances in particular as it related to ensuring kids and young adults had access to quality mental health resources. I have and would continue to recommend Divya without hesitation to a fellow neighbor or community member who needs an experienced, compassionate, and ethical mental health professional who cares deeply for her clients, from children to young adults and beyond.

She helped me navigate through those rough waters, and gave me concrete and practical tips on handling my son’s challenging behavior, sleeping and eating routines. Also, she reassured me that his development (except for speech) was on track which was one of my greatest worries. She encouraged me to get him evaluated for speech therapy which subsequently helped to improve my relationship with him. She was like a “mommy coach” which was what I needed, as I had zero experience with children and had no clue what I was doing. She helped me to understand what was normal, and what I should be paying attention to, and provided a safe place to talk about how I felt and my long standing depression.

I had seen other therapists. But they were not as impactful. Even my husband began seeing her. She assisted us in our communication with each other. And helped him look at his own anger issues towards his mother. Our number one priority was to be good parents to our son, and she helped us see that we needed to work on our own issues with ourselves, each other, and our parents in order to be the best parents we could be. Divya works in many ways and understands that what one client may need, another may not. For example, my husband and I are very different (I am very analytical and he is more expressive) and so she used different methods for each of us. He says, “it was like talking to a friend who had actual good/sound advice.”

What I appreciated most about Divya was her open manner, directness, and practical suggestions. She didn’t just listen to me drone on and on about my problems, but participated in a conversation with me. And called me on certain things and gently nudged me to see things a different way, but also backed off when I said I was not ready to look. Thank you Divya for being such a tremendous support for our whole family when we were going through our very difficult time.

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