Come as you are. Leave more yourself.
Therapy for adults, teens, and couples who are done managing symptoms and ready to understand what’s underneath. Candid, warm, and unafraid of the hard conversations.
I Provide
A wide range of therapy and coaching services to help all age groups:
- Teens
- Adults
- Young adults
- Couples
My Experience
PhD, Licensed Psychologist with 25+ years in practice, in settings including community mental health, Veterans Affairs, university counseling centers, and independent schools. Licensed in California and Illinois, with PSYPACT telehealth across participating states. All sessions are virtual.
Training & Credentials
Still learning. I keep training because you deserve care that’s current and well-grounded.
Couples
Couple Therapy Informed Provider, certified through Dr. Alexandra Solomon’s advanced training
Ongoing member of Dr. Solomon’s couples therapist consultation group
Relational Life
Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy (Level 1 complete)
Relational Life Institute
Gottman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Leader Training
The Gottman Institute · July 2024
Sex Therapy
The Integrative Sex Therapy Institute (ISTI), final course in progress
Integrative study of sex therapy and couples counseling
DBT
Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
CBT
Year-long CBT training with children, adolescents, and families
Studied under Mark A. Reinecke, PhD, ABPP, Northwestern University
Anxiety
CBT for anxiety disorders
With Dr. Patrick McGrath, Alexian Brothers Center for Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Mind-Body
Yoga therapist and certified yoga instructor
Teaching
Taught at Roosevelt University, DePaul University, and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago and Los Angeles
The Truth About Happy Couples
A pre-recorded workshop series with Dr. Kavita Ajmere and Malia Scott, couples and sex therapists. Proven couples and sex therapy methods, distilled into short lessons and exercises you can do with your partner at home. Buy it once, watch at your own pace.
Affordable. Inclusive. Practical.
Workshop #1: Deepening Friendship & Nurturing the Erotic
Workshop #2: Be a Love Detective
Workshop #3: The Fondness Factory
Podcast & Press
Sex & Relationships, podcast conversation on Spotify
Election Aftermath: Teens and Mental Health, expert commentary in The Archer Oracle
Available for speaking on adolescent mental health, parenting, and relationships.
Licensed in over 25 states
Practicing in
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California #PSY26691
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Connecticut
- Colorado
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois #071007003
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Hello, I'm Kavita.
I’m a licensed psychologist and yoga therapist. I grew up in Chicago and now split my time between Chicago and Los Angeles. In more than 25 years of practice across many settings, one lesson has held: help that treats only part of a person rarely lasts. Mind, body, and relationships all matter, and I work with all three.
In Los Angeles, I served as Director of Counseling Services at Harvard-Westlake School and as Director of Counseling and Wellness at Oakwood School, working with students from many different backgrounds. Adolescent mental health, especially teens facing anxiety and depression, remains a core part of my work, as does the psychological health of girls and women.
Earlier in my career, I taught courses at Roosevelt University and DePaul University in Chicago, and at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in both Chicago and Los Angeles.
Where I’ve practiced: community mental health, Veterans Affairs, university counseling centers, independent schools, and private practice.
Affirming Care
Nothing to hide here.
I have provided therapy to sex workers through Pineapple Support, a nonprofit that connects adult industry workers with free and low-cost mental health care. That work changed how I practice with everyone.
You shouldn’t have to explain or defend your work, your relationships, or your sexuality before you can get good care.
I welcome clients of all identities, relationship structures, and professions, including people in the adult industry. My training in sex therapy means we can talk about intimacy, desire, and sexual health as openly as we talk about anything else.
Testimonial
OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
Who I See
You are not a problem to be fixed. You’re a person to be understood.
Anxiety, a relationship that’s gone quiet, a teenager slipping out of reach. None of it happens in a vacuum. I look at your history, your body, your relationships, and your culture right alongside what brought you in.
How we meet
All sessions are virtual, so you can meet with me from home, work, or wherever you are. Virtual therapy fits busy schedules and travel, and with PSYPACT I can see clients in many states.
Fees & insurance
I’m an out-of-network provider. After each session you’ll receive a superbill to submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement. Ask me for current rates.
Individual therapy
Individual therapy is a collaborative process that offers a confidential and supportive environment for personal exploration and growth. It helps adults navigate various life challenges, develop resilience, and make meaningful changes to enhance their overall quality of life.
Teens & Young Adults
Adolescence is when a self takes shape, and the pressure is real. I help teens steady their anxiety and mood, and I give parents the insight to support them without smothering them. Family joins when it helps.
- Anxiety and depression
- Academic and athletic pressure
- Friendship and social stress
- Family change and divorce
- Launching to college
Adults
For people tired of watching the same pattern play out and ready to do something about it. A private, collaborative space to get honest and make real change.
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma and anger
- Life transitions, loss, and divorce
- Relationship patterns and boundaries
- Burnout, creative blocks, and work stress
Couples Therapy
You already know what you fight about. The work is understanding why. I help partners see the attachment patterns under the conflict, repair what’s been broken, and bring back friendship, trust, and desire.
- Communication and recurring conflict
- Trust, repair, and infidelity
- Intimacy and sexual connection
- Parenting stress and in-law strain
- Deciding whether to stay or separate
My Approach
Real tools. No jargon. Nothing off limits.
My style is integrative. I built my foundation in cognitive-behavioral work and have spent the years since adding relational and mind-body approaches. I choose what fits you, and I tell you what we’re doing and why.
CBT & DBT
Structured, skills-based methods for anxiety, depression, and emotions that feel too big. I’m certified in DBT. You leave with something concrete to practice.
Relational Couples Work
Trained in Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy and Dr. Alexandra Solomon’s relational self-awareness approach, and informed by the Gottman Method and the work of Esther Perel.
Mind-Body Integration
As a yoga therapist, I bring breath, body awareness, and nervous-system regulation into the room when it serves you.
Let's talk about what you really want.
Reach out to schedule a brief consultation. We’ll talk about what’s going on, whether we’re a fit, and what working together would look like.
