Aparna Arjunan


Washington, District of Columbia 20003 United States

About

We all have stories we have been carrying with us based on our lived experience. I aim to help my clients dig deeper into these personal narratives, to understand how our past may be affecting our present and keeping us from the future we want. I have specialized training and experience in working with trauma and providing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military adjustment, occupational stress, and other major life changes. Racial trauma and issues related to cultural identity, such as those specific to 1st and 2nd generation immigrants, are some of the particular topics I would help us explore.

While my approach is primarily based in cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT), I use a wider lens that takes into account the impact systemic oppression may have on how we view ourselves and interact with the world. I believe healing requires both understanding the larger context of our current reality AND holding on to hope that we can transform it.

It is an honor to be entrusted with someone’s life story. In my view, therapy is most beneficial as a space that cultivates authenticity and empowerment. Together, I hope we can start to confront some of life’s most emotionally painful experiences and find a way forward that is true to you.

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Qualifications: Suffolk University
Academic Suffixes: PhD
Expertise: Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Grief, Life Transitions, Other, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women

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