Q: How do you offer your sessions?
I offer in-person sessions in Calgary and online counselling. Sessions are 60 minutes long. I follow the ethical and confidentiality standards of my counselling association, ACCT. I utilize knowledge and styles from various therapies into my practice. Two main therapeutic styles that I use in my practice are Person-Centred and Psychodynamic; depending on your needs, I also use Gestalt, Existential, Somatic, and Coherence therapy techniques in my practice.
I am fluent in English, Punjabi, and Hindi, and can offer my services in either of these languages.
My office is located in Varsity, NW. Please visit my Contact page for address information.
Q: What happens in the sessions?
We will spend our first couple of sessions understanding what brings you to therapy and go over some of your relevant family and medical history.
As our sessions progress, we will delve deeper into your presenting problems. The sessions do not have a rigid structure, there’s nothing you can or can’t say in our sessions. I hold a knowing in mind based on your presenting issue and listen attentively to further explore with you the wide array of emotional, physical, and mental turmoil that you are going through, what’s getting in the way of your desired state, are there any patterns that keep you bringing to your suffering, etc.
Therapy is a joint venture between you and I. The therapeutic relationship that we develop is an important entity that is in the ‘present’ and can help elicit the issues that you may have in other areas of your life. Which is why it is important for you to express to me in our sessions if something is going well or not going well within our therapy sessions.
Q: How long will my therapy last?
That’s a hard question to answer as it always depends on what issues you bring to therapy, what your goals are, how far along you are, and how much psychological work or soul searching you may have already done. The fact that you are already here, is a good indication that you are off to a good start already. There is something inside of you that is looking for a change. Our behaviour, thoughts, and emotions, how we experience the world, and how we make sense of it has taken years to form. It’s the way that we have always seen the world that is now seemingly problematic and we want to understand and possibly change. We can’t expect to change who we have become over many years to who we want to be in a matter of a few sessions. It requires time, patience, and commitment; and it might be one of the most challenging but fruitful endeavours you may ever take.
Q: How do I get started?
Call me @ 403-921-0512 for a quick conversation to see if I can be of any help.
Q: What’s behind the name – “Golden Leaf Therapy”?
For me “Golden Leaf” signifies change, growth, illumination, beauty, and preciousness; it’s something also sacred and divine. Have you ever noticed a leaf falling from a tree? Even in its fall, its graceful, and emanates natural shimmering beauty. The leaf has served its purpose in its greenness by providing food, shelter, and beauty, and as it lays on the ground it continues to provide food, shelter, and beauty. It gives rise to new life, but just in a different form. There’s much to learn from this humble leaf. Counselling for me is just that – a golden leaf that provides hope, growth, and a reminder that beauty lives on within us under all circumstances.
If you feel that I can be of help to you, please contact me, or visit my calendar to book an appointment.
