Ananya Kumar

About

If I could tell every new client just one thing, it's this: overthinking isn't a character flaw. It's a habit your mind built because it once seemed to keep you protected, and habits can be rebuilt. I treat anxiety in adults who are brilliant at preparing for disasters that never arrive and terrible at enjoying the things that do. As a therapist of color, I understand the constant arithmetic of belonging that some clients run all day, because I've run it too. I'm a queer therapist with deep roots in the trans community, and both of those facts shape how I practice. I hold high standards and genuine respect in the same hand. Before private practice I worked in nonprofits, where I learned to do a lot with a little and never to waste anyone's time. If your mind won't stop running worst-case scenarios, come run them past me instead; that's a beginning.