If you are a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) woman
from any background or faith, I would love to support you by offering you a non-judgemental space.
Have you felt difficulty connecting with therapists generally because they don’t understand your unique cultural background or family dynamics? It could be that you are bound by joint family system values or that your unique cultural expectations are impacting on your wellbeing.
You are in a dilemma being bound by your cultural norms whilst living in the western society and it has created some challenges for you which are hard to explain at times. Perhaps counselling is a taboo in your culture!
Whether you migrated to Australia or belong to the second or third generation of migrant families, culturally informed counselling is crucial in addressing your issues in a safe and respectful environment.
You may feel:
- Culturally misunderstood or mislabelled
- Isolated from your community
- Discriminated against
- Uprooted from your surroundings and have belonging challenges
- Religiously aloof and confused
- Torn between polarising cultural expectations
Culturally sensitive therapy can help greatly.
I am a multi-lingual therapist and can speak, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. In saying this, all women speaking any language and belonging to any ethnic background are most welcome to reach out for counselling. It would be my absolute honour to support you.
As a culturally informed therapist I can help you to:
- Manage difficult thoughts and emotions so that you can live a life aligned with your values
- Handle expectations so that you can live a meaningful and guilt-free life
- Make choices which feel true to yourself deep inside
- Learn to cope with challenging situations and reclaim your power to deal with setbacks
