Wareesha Sohail, LCSW
Telehealth
Starting your therapy journey can be scary and confusing. As a psychotherapist, I believe the therapeutic relationship is nothing without a human connection. As people, it’s important for us to feel safe and respected in spaces where we are being vulnerable. I am passionate about working collaboratively to create a warm, inviting space in which you feel heard and understood. I aim to help you identify and use the strengths you already possess, to help you create a life you love and are proud of. I approach healing through a trauma-informed lens. I utilize Compassion-Focused Therapy as well as Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you become an active participant in the change you are seeking to create.
Throughout my life, I have found a deep appreciation for the complexity of identity, not only individual, but familial and cultural as well. Identities are complex and created through a collection of various roles we play throughout our lives. Oftentimes, navigating the balance and diversity of these roles can be overwhelming. I enjoy partnering with individuals who would like to further explore and gain a deeper understanding of their own self-proclaimed identities, no matter the intersectionality you may identify with. Being a first generation, South Asian immigrant myself, I can empathize with the need to find balance within the many aspects of our lives. There are many things within our lives, external and internal, that can be difficult to navigate alone; finding a therapist who is a good fit for you, can be a great help.
While completing my Bachelors of Social Work at Northeastern University, I primarily focused my work on survivors of sexual assault. I have provided emergency room medical advocacy as well as prevention education in schools and places of employment. Additionally, throughout my time completing my Masters of Social Work at the University of Chicago’s Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, I focused on family dynamics through the generations, often with adult children of parents with personality disorders or a diagnosis of depression.
Since beginning as a private practice therapist, my clinical experience and interests lie with the realm of the first generation immigrant experience, family and relational dynamics, couple’s therapy and women’s trauma. I strongly believe healing is holistic, and must include all environments we interact with.
I can provide therapy in both English and Urdu.
Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, United Healthcare and self-pay.