Leela Mental Health · Palo Alto & Bay Area

Meet our Team

Our team provides trauma therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, and individual therapy in Palo Alto, California, and across the Bay Area.
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South Asian Therapy · Bay Area · EMDR Trained · Palo Alto & Telehealth · California · Hindi & Bengali Speaking · Lyra Health In-Network · Wellfleet SHIP In-Network · Immigrant Family Therapy · Intergenerational Patterns · South Asian Therapy · Bay Area · EMDR Trained · Palo Alto & Telehealth · California · Hindi & Bengali Speaking · Lyra Health In-Network · Wellfleet SHIP In-Network · Immigrant Family Therapy · Intergenerational Patterns ·

Our Clinicians

People who get it.

Culturally-informed, evidence-based care for South Asian, immigrant, and multicultural communities.
Moitreyee Chowdhury, LMFT LPCC

Moitreyee Chowdhury

LMFT · LPCC · Founder
Palo Alto, California

I work with adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, trauma, identity, and the particular weight of immigrant and South Asian experience. My background spans community mental health, fine arts, and 25 years in California — I bring all of it into the room.
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Languages: English · Hindi · Bengali
Modalities: EMDR · CBT · DBT · TEAM-CBT

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Jack Reacher

AMFT · Associate Therapist
Palo Alto, California

I work with individuals and couples around life transitions, relationship stress, and the quiet pressure of holding high expectations — both your own and others’. I grew up between cultures and understand the unsaid parts of that experience.
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Languages: English · Tamil
Modalities: CBT · DBT · Narrative Therapy

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New Clinician

Joining the Team
Palo Alto, California

We are growing carefully. Our next clinician will bring the same commitment to culturally-informed, evidence-based care that anchors everything at Leela. Are you a clinician? We would love to hear from you.

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Position open · South Asian cultural competence a plus

For Clinicians

Thinking about joining us?

We are building a small, intentional team around culturally-informed care for South Asian and immigrant communities. If that resonates, we would love to connect.
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If you are in crisis right now — you are not alone

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Free, confidential 24/7 support for people in distress. Call or text — they will answer.

Crisis Text Line

Free 24/7 text-based crisis support from a trained counselor.

Emergency Services

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Leela Mental Health is not a crisis or emergency service. If you are in immediate distress, please contact the resources above.