Soondus Hussein,

Our history is not evidence for what our future holds. We are not all set on a single track in life without the ability to change, grow, veer off and even come back.

As your therapist, I will provide an environment of unconditional regard, compassion, and warmth, where we can  collaboratively work towards becoming the most ideal, self actualized, version of yourself and help you navigate a track that makes you feel whole.

In a fast paced world that celebrates “mind over matter”, I strongly believe in the importance of mind-body connection and its impact on emotional experience and well being. As an advanced clinical intern at Columbia University, with degrees in Psychology, Criminal Justice and Africana Studies, I will provide culturally competent care  and use a non-pathologizing approach that is strength based and affirming. I am a sex-positive and LGBTQ-affirming, minority woman who recognizes that all individuals are situated within the larger social and political context of their lives.

My work is holistic and integrative, and honors all of the interrelated facets of well-being: the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional.  My practice is informed by psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness, somatic work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and my background in social justice. I work with adolescents and millennial adults struggling with burnout, relationship and attachment issues, anxiety, depression, major life transitions, toxic family patterns, family dysfunction, poor boundary setting, work-life balance issues, identity building, chronic somatic distress, chronic illness, intergenerational trauma, and sexuality. I have completed training in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy and use this in my practice as an empowering tool to assist clients in achieving deep healing.

Your desire for something different is your first sign that you can have different. Wherever you are on your journey, I thank you for letting me join you, and while healing and development is a process, know that it is possible. 

*Available for in-person and virtual sessions on Mondays, Thursday, and Fridays

*Soondus is sliding scale/self-pay only; no insurance