Personal Experience
Padmini holds a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Amity University in India. Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, she brings a multicultural lens to her clinical work, drawing on training in psychodynamic, trauma-informed, Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal frameworks.
Padmini works with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, ADHD, grief and life transitions, creating a compassionate, culturally attuned space where clients feel seen and supported in their growth. She believes healing unfolds through steady, honest effort rather than attachment to outcome—a philosophy she often returns to through the wisdom of Karma Yoga.
Specialties include:
Children, adolescents and adults, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma-related disorders, ADHD, grief, cultural identity, life transitions, self-confidence, interpersonal/relational concerns.
The mind is the friend of the soul for those who have conquered it, but for those who have failed to do so, the mind is like an enemy. — Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 5