About Me

Welcome to At Ease Counseling

Burnaby Counselling

At Ease Counseling, I understand the importance of building a strong therapeutic relationship with you in counselling. In my experience, this therapeutic bond develops in a safe, nonjudgemental, compassionate, confidential, and curious environment. This provides a foundation for you to start your healing journey. As a BIPOC registered clinical counsellor, I welcome people from all walks of life, especially BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+.

Counselling is a transformational experience for clients. It allows individuals to feel heard, validated, reassured, and supported. It is also a place where individuals understand why they react or feel like they do. As your counsellor, my job is not to fix you because you are not broken. Instead, my job is to help bring your strength and resilience to the surface. I empower individuals and help them unpack and heal from past experiences and trauma.  

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My Values

At Ease Counseling sessions in Burnaby, I focus on meeting you where you are and working at your pace alongside you with compassion, kindness, and curiosity. As your counsellor, I have no agenda, assessment, or evaluation to complete. I remained attuned to how you are feeling and check in with you each session. My goal is for you to leave each counselling session feeling the same or better.

At Ease Counseling in Burnaby, I recognize that we are social beings wired for connection. Some pain and hurt you experience stems from relationships with family, friends, or your partner. Our attachment style stems from our childhood and relationship with our primary caregiver. You may experience abandonment issues that stem from your childhood. As your counsellor, we unpack how experiences connected to your childhood or past impact your present day.

At Ease Counseling in Burnaby, I encourage you to be curious in sessions like me. I’m curious to learn more about your experiences, thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. I want to understand where you feel stuck, low, or overwhelmed. I also want to learn more about your self-talk, view of self, and relationship with yourself. We work together to identify patterns in behaviour in a nonjudgmental, compassionate, and safe space in Burnaby and online.


At Ease Counseling in Burnaby, I design counselling sessions to meet your needs and goals every step of the way. This means that I may incorporate suggestions and tools from different counselling modalities. I focus on your past and your current struggles. We explore your attachment style, needs, and fears and how they impact your life.                                                                                               

At Ease Counseling in Burnaby, I believe all individuals can heal from past abuse, trauma, and current struggles. I work with you to shift negative core beliefs and to cultivate self-compassion and self-kindness towards yourself. As your counsellor, I support you every step of the way and bring awareness to your unique strengths and qualities. You are the expert of your life, not me or anyone else.

At Ease Counseling in Burnaby, I understand the importance of belonging despite looking or feeling different. As a BIPOC or 2SLGBTQ+, you may find that your voice isn’t the loudest, and as a result, you are left feeling unheard and unseen. In counselling, you will feel heard and seen in every session. I support all clients in a safe, non-judgmental, inclusive space in Burnaby and online.

BIPOC counsellor
My background

I was born and raised in a small town called Harrow in North West London, England. My ethnic background is Indian, and my parents immigrated to England in 1980. I identify as British and Indian and speak other languages, such as Gujarati and Hindi. As a woman of colour who was raised in a developed, Western country, I understand the privileges I experienced both in terms of education and opportunity. I also grew up experiencing discrimination and racism, similar to other BIPOC individuals.

My travels

Upon graduating with my second masters degree in Law, I fulfilled my lifelong dream of volunteering overseas in Vietnam in 2013. My three-month trip turned into three years, and over this period, I volunteered and lived in Cambodia, Brazil, Paraguay, and South Africa. The more I engaged in new experiences, the more my comfort zone increased. Each experience was unique, and I built strong connections with locals and volunteers. I learnt about the history, cultural norms, and rituals in each city I lived in.

My experience as a counsellor overseas

My counselling journey began in Australia, where I supported women on a range of issues, including but not limited to grief and loss, anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, domestic violence, anger issues, and relationship breakdown. I also facilitated group counselling for women on healthy relationships, boundaries, assertiveness, and self-esteem. I lived and worked in Australia for nearly one year. As a counsellor, I supported women from diverse backgrounds, including women of colour.  

I then worked as a counsellor in New Zealand, supporting children, young people, and women. I supported children on a range of issues, including but not limited to abuse, anxiety, identity, self-esteem, self-harm, anger issues, and grief and loss. I learnt about Maori culture and traditions and supported clients who identified as Maori. I lived and worked in New Zealand for nearly two years.

My experience as a counsellor in Canada

I worked as a school counsellor in Canada at a First Nation school in Lytton. During this time, I supported students on a range of issues, including anxiety, childhood abuse, depression, intergenerational trauma, and stress.  I lived in Lytton for nearly a year and immersed myself in First Nation culture. 

I then worked as a stopping the violence counsellor and a counselling supervisor for a not-for-profit agency in Hope and Chilliwack. I supervised six counsellors and four students completing their master’s degrees in counselling. During this time, I also facilitated group counselling on Understanding Abuse, Connections, and Recovering From Abuse

Finally, I worked as a sexual assault support services counsellor for a not-for-profit agency in Langley. During this time, I counselled youth who had experienced sexual abuse and children with sexualized behavior problems. I also provided anchoring support to counsellors, at Foundry, as part of solution-focused brief therapy.

My counselling approach

As a registered clinical counsellor, my therapeutic approach is determined by my experience and training. I am trained in a range of counselling modalities, including:



Why choose At Ease Counseling?

At Ease Counselling sessions focus on meeting you where you are and working at your pace alongside you with compassion, kindness, and curiosity in Burnaby and online. 

At Ease Counselling sessions incorporate evidence-based modalities based on your past trauma, the impact of this trauma, triggers, and your unique needs and goals.

At Ease Counselling understands the impact of inequality and oppression when supporting you in a safe, non-judgmental, inclusive space in Burnaby and online. People from all ethnic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations, including 2SLGBTQ+, are welcome.

My counselling qualifications and training
Clinical Supervision Training
Other Qualifications And Training
Get in touch today

Office Address

201-3701 Hastings Street Burnaby V5C 2H6

Contact me

(604) 997-4757/ info@ateasecounseling.ca

Opening Hours

Open Monday to Saturday