Hi, I’m Rana.

I feel incredibly fortunate to do work that allows me to witness people's resilience and the courage it takes to grow.

There’s room for all of you here — your hope, your fear, your grief, your longing, and your capacity to come more fully into yourself.

I earned my counseling degree in 2010, drawn early to the emotional terrain of living in a world that wasn’t build with all of us in mind. I knew I wanted to support the inner lives of people navigating systems that didn’t fully recognize their humanity. Through clinical practice, teaching, and especially my own long-term experiences in therapy, I've come to understand myself and others in deeper, more honest ways. Those experiences have only strengthened my belief in the power of the therapeutic relationship.

Some of my greatest growth has happened in my own therapy. I experienced what it was like to be deeply understood by another person, and I found that healing emerged through a relationship where there was curiosity instead of judgment, where the patterns I carried into the room could be noticed with compassion, and where what happened between my therapist and me became just as meaningful as the stories I brought in.

I aim to be the kind of therapist I needed: someone who can hold complexity, pay attention not only to your story but also to the relationship we're building together, and meet you with warmth, honesty, and respect.

My Story and Philosophy

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  • I’m in my 40’s, and I know firsthand the ways that healing rarely follows a linear path.

  • I’m a child of immigrants and mixed-race, with East Asian and South West Asian roots. Growing up between three different cultures has shaped how I think about belonging and the many ways our experiences are shaped by intergenerational histories, hardships, resiliencies, and larger systems.

  • Outside of work, I love to read and write poetry, wander used bookstores, visit the high desert whenever I can, and spend time with my community.

A little more about me

  • I earned both my Ph.D. and M.S. in Rehabilitation Psychology, with a minor in Counseling Psychology, from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. My training included a strong focus on disability, identity development, and systemic barriers to care, foundations that continue to inform how I think, teach, and practice. While my work began with individuals adjusting to chronic illness and disability, my practice has grown to encompass a wide range of concerns. Across all of them, I remain interested in how our relationships, identities, and life experiences shape the ways we move through the world.

    I am also a Level 1 practitioner in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), an approach grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationship. AEDP focuses on helping people feel less alone in their struggles, deepen self-compassion, and create new emotional experiences that open the door to lasting change.

    Over the past decade, I’ve taught and mentored hundreds of emerging therapists in a CACREP-accredited counselor education program, where I’m a tenured professor. My teaching has included courses like:

    • Multicultural Counseling

    • Psychosocial Aspects of Disability

    • Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling

    • Introduction to Diagnosis

    • Practicum in a Community Counseling Clinic

    • Internship Supervision

  • In my faculty role, I’ve worked with over 200 counselors-in-training through a community-based clinic and have supported students in navigating the emotional, ethical, and interpersonal complexities of becoming a therapist.

    Earlier in my career, I worked directly with clients in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs in both Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI, providing intensive, community-based care for individuals navigating severe and persistent mental health challenges. That experience continues to shape my understanding of systems, human dignity, and what it means to meet people where they are.

I show up with curiosity, warmth, and a commitment to creating genuine connection.

I pay close attention to how systems shape who feels safe, supported, or seen, and I work to create spaces where people don’t have to carry their struggles alone. My hope is that in these spaces, there is room not only for what feels hard, but also for the resilience, growth, and possibility that emerge when we are truly met.

I offer free consultations to see if we’re a good fit. I’d love to hear from you.

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