About Me

Hi! I'm Saipriya. I'm a South Asian, 2nd gen Indian American immigrant, therapist, and community organizer living on Lenape and Canarsie land. I deeply care about mental health, stories + storytelling, and collective liberation for all oppressed beings; I love that my work as a therapist intersects with all of these.

I have 4 years of experience supporting clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, shame and self-worth, racial, gender, & sexual identity development, disability, grief and loss, loneliness, and in general: how to use our relative power and agency within systems of oppression to create freer ways of being and living.

My education and post-grad training in internal family systems (IFS) have certainly informed my approach, but my experience as a client of therapy has been the most helpful in shaping the therapist I am today.

I'm still learning and growing, just like you. I'm not "fully healed" (I don't believe there's such a thing), but I can tell you that therapy with a warm, relational therapist who helped me feel safe and understood without sacrificing my growth and accountability has brought me so much relief, self-trust, and clarity. I feel much more connected to myself and others in ways I couldn’t have even imagined were possible.

It hasn't always felt easy, but it has absolutely been worth it, and it is an honor to support and walk alongside my clients––to help hold and transform pain and create new stories and possibilities together.​

Photo by Enya Pfeiffer

Education

EdM in Counseling Psychology + MA in Mental Health Counseling
Teachers College, Columbia University, 2022

​BA in Psychology + Spanish & Latin American Cultures; minor in English
Barnard College, 2019

Training

Internal Family Systems Level 1 (2023)​
Internal Family Systems Level 2 - Intimacy from the Inside Out (Couples Therapy) (2024)

Teaching Assistant for IFS Institute trainings + Sand Chang & Nic Wildes’ QTIFS training (2024-present)

We live in a world that often disconnects us—from ourselves, one another, our bodies, and the land on which we live. Systems of oppression shape not only our external realities but also our internal landscapes: the stories we tell ourselves, the parts of us we’re taught to control, reject, and hide, the ways we learn to survive.

Therapy can be a space to untangle from those internalized systems, to heal the pain and reconnect with the wisdom that live within us. To imagine something different. I have seen how healing within can extend outward too––towards more liberated relationships, communities, and futures.

As a therapist, I strive to be transparent, flexible, and humble. My practice is anti-oppressive, grounded in an understanding of how power, privilege, and marginalization influence our lives, our therapeutic relationship, and the work we do together. My approach is also non-pathologizing; all parts of you are welcome here and deserve curiosity and compassion, especially the ones that feel too much or not enough. You can read more about my approach to therapy by clicking below:

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