I was born in southern California to immigrant parents from India. My parents came to this country so that my father, a quintessential biochemist, could freely and materially study the oxygen-carrying cellular apparatus in plants and animals and thus cure disease. My mother suffered from many autoimmune disorders over her lifetime; this was a significant source of adversity and sensitized me to mind-body unity from an early age. 

University of California Davis, BS in Genetics

Yale University, Master’s in Nursing with Midwifery specialty

University of California San Francisco, Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry program

Certificate in Compassion-Based Psychotherapy and Embodied Transformation, Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science 

Integrative Psychiatry Institute, Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate Program 

Previous positions: Many: Nurse-Midwife at NYU/Bellevue Hospital, Nurse-Midwife at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York, Mindpath Health in California, Acacia Counseling and Wellness

In my work as a nurse-midwife, I noticed that many of my patients were struggling with their relationships, life transitions, identity, and other aspects of their lives. I did not have the skills and expertise to address these. I also went through my own trauma recovery journey after 9/11. I chose mental health because all health starts and ends with the mind. 

 I speak near-fluent French and have been meditating since I was 8 years old.

Dr Omid’s model of human mental health and flourishing resonates so strongly for me. The pathologizing and dehumanizing nature of conventional psychiatry really bummed me out. Diagnoses are imprecise labels that fail to elucidate root causes. I aim to help people recover, not just to manage symptoms.