Karishma PatelMarriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT

About

Karishma works with young adults, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, life transitions, identity exploration, relationship challenges, and emotional overwhelm. She has a particular focus on supporting individuals and couples from South Asian backgrounds, especially those balancing cultural expectations, family dynamics, and personal growth. Karishma creates a space where clients feel seen, supported, and encouraged to explore difficult emotions, long-standing patterns, and present-day stressors. With couples, she helps partners better understand their relational patterns, improve communication, and rebuild connection. Karishma’s therapeutic approach centers on mindfulness and CBT, helping clients understand the connections among their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. She works collaboratively to identify unhelpful patterns, build practical coping skills, and create meaningful change within a goal-oriented framework that emphasizes accountability and steady progress.