Registered Psychotherapist, C.S. Counselling & Consulting Services
Counselling in English, Hindi, and Punjabi
Pallavi's academic work before she came to practice was on sex trafficking and human trafficking.
That is not the usual starting point for a counselling career, and it leaves a mark on how someone works. It means taking seriously that a person's difficulties often sit inside circumstances they did not choose and that the most important thing in a first conversation is usually whether someone feels safe enough to be honest.
She works with clients in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, which for many people in Brampton is the difference between describing a feeling and actually having it in the room.
Pallavi holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and a Master of Philosophy. She is registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and has three years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
Many people in Brampton conduct their whole working life in English and still find it is not the language their feelings live in.
You can be completely fluent, give presentations, and handle every piece of official business in English, but when you sit down to describe something painful, the words can still feel flat. The account is accurate, yet it still feels untrue.
Pallavi works in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. Clients are not asked to pick one and stay there. Many people use English for most of a session, switching to Hindi or Punjabi when something matters or when a phrase exists in one language but not the other.
If it would help to speak in a language other than English, please say so when you book.
Depending on your needs and her professional scope, counselling with Pallavi may cover:
Anxiety and stress management
Depression and low mood
Trauma and emotional healing
Postpartum recovery and adjustment
Self-esteem and confidence
Anger management
Life transitions and personal growth
Family and relationship challenges
Identity exploration
Cultural and cross-cultural challengesIf you are dealing with something that another member of the team could support better, she will say so.
The period after a birth is one of the least honestly described experiences there is.
The expectation is joy, and for many people it arrives alongside exhaustion, anxiety, a body that does not feel like theirs, and an identity that changed overnight without consultation. Some people feel very little at all and are frightened by that. Others feel a constant low hum of dread about something happening to the baby.
It is common, it is treatable, and it is not a verdict on anyone's capacity as a parent.
In households where extended family is closely involved, there can be an added layer. A great deal of advice, very little privacy, and few opportunities to say that you are not coping without it becoming a family matter.
Managing more than one set of expectations at once.
A recurring theme in Pallavi's work is people managing more than one set of expectations at once.
Young adults whose sense of what they want has moved away from what their parents planned for them. People raised here by parents raised elsewhere, translating in both directions since childhood. Newer arrivals are rebuilding a life while everyone at home assumes they have made it.
None of this is a failure to adapt. It is the ordinary experience of living between cultures, and there is room for it here. Equally, if your background is not the point, it will not be treated as the explanation for everything.
Pallavi's training in counselling psychology is broad rather than tied to a single method, and she works on what a client needs rather than applying one approach to everyone.
Her additional workshop training informs work on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour, and the patterns that keep a difficulty in place.
Her workshop training informs work on managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and staying steady in situations that usually escalate.
Both are described here as informing her practice rather than as standalone treatment programs, because that is an honest account of workshop-level training. Your therapist will discuss what may suit you within her training and scope.
Explore Our Therapy Modalities →She may be a particularly suitable fit if you are looking for someone who brings:
If you are unsure, the free consultation exists for exactly that. It is a conversation about what has been happening, not a commitment, and part of its purpose is to work out who is the right person for you to see.
If the fit is not right once you have started, say so. Changing therapists is a reasonable request.
There is no standard number of sessions. It depends on what you are working on and what you want to be different, and it is reviewed as you go rather than decided upfront.
Counselling is confidential; within legal and professional limits, your therapist will explain clearly at the start. Your family, your employer, and your doctor are not informed unless you ask for that.
No. It is one of the most common hesitations people bring, and it rarely survives the first session. Recognizing that something has become difficult to carry alone is not a failure of character.
Fees are published, and coverage depends on your plan and on the professional designation of the clinician you see.
Fees & Insurance →Pallavi is registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, registration number 18369. Registration can be verified through the college's public register.
You don’t need to know what’s wrong or have the right words before you get in touch.
Tell us what has been happening, and we will discuss whether Pallavi or another team member is the right place to start.
If you are in immediate danger or distress, please contact emergency services or a local crisis line. Ongoing counselling is not an emergency service.