For Healthcare Providers
Refer a patient to Leela Mental Health
Leela Mental Health is an outpatient therapy practice at 220 California Ave, Palo Alto, with telehealth across California. We see children from age 5, teens, adults, couples, and families for anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, ADHD, grief, and perinatal concerns. Care is provided by licensed clinicians and registered associates under supervision. Sessions in English, Spanish, Hindi, Bengali, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Accepting new patients
YES
First appointment within
A week
Ages we see
5 and up
We reply to referrers in
48 hours
Referral criteria
Who to send us
Children and teens, from age 5
School refusal, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, grief, divorce, big behavior at home.
Parents, with or without the child
We’ll meet a parent alone first. Useful when the child hasn’t agreed to therapy yet.
Families
Sibling conflict, co-parenting after separation, grandparents in the home, two sets of rules under one roof.
Adults and couples
Anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, trauma, grief. Perinatal, fertility, IVF. Relationship repair and divorce.
When culture and language are in the room
The teen interpreting for her own mother. The parent who agrees to therapy for the child but not themselves. Sessions in English, Spanish, Hindi, Bengali, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
We don’t prescribe or provide crisis coverage.
Not sure if your patient fits? Call (650) 206-9448.
The Team
The people you’d be working with.
Leela was started because the existing options kept asking South Asian and immigrant clients to explain themselves before the real work could begin. Every clinician receives ongoing training and consultation in the communities we serve.
Moitreyee Chowdhury
LMFT 121934 · LPCC 9238 · EMDR
FOUNDER · COUPLES · INDIVIDUAL · FAMILY · TRAUMA
Founder and Clinical Director, practicing in California for over two decades. Works with adults, couples, and families on anxiety, trauma, depression, and OCD, with particular depth in South Asian and immigrant experience. Sessions in English, Hindi, and Bengali.
Neeraja Muthal
AMFT 144185 · SUPERVISED BY MOITREYEE CHOWDHURY, LMFT 121934
COUPLES · INDIVIDUAL · FAMILY
Works with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, work stress, and relationship conflict, drawing on CBT, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches. A South Asian immigrant herself, she works closely with clients navigating culture, family expectation, and identity.
Teresa Gamez DePerez
LMFT 152063 · SPANISH
COUPLES · INDIVIDUAL · TRAUMA · GRIEF
Trauma-informed therapy for adults and couples working through anxiety, depression, infidelity, loss, and generational family patterns. A Latina therapist offering sessions in English and Spanish.
Shanise Mok
AMFT 164358 · SUPERVISED BY MOITREYEE CHOWDHURY, LMFT 121934
LGBTQIA+ · TEENS · ADULTS · COUPLES · TRAUMA
Queer-affirming therapy for teens, adults, older adults, couples, and people in all relationship structures. Works with gender and sexual identity, chronic health conditions, complex trauma, and BIPOC and immigrant experience.
Submit a referral notification
When you refer someone to Leela Mental Health, we treat that referral with care — and we treat the relationship with you the same way. Leave your details below. No patient information needed at this stage. We’ll reach out within 48 hours.
Other services at
Leela Mental Health
Individual Therapy
For one partner working through their own patterns before or alongside couples work.
ADHD Therapy
Inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined. These are the patterns that bring families and individuals to the practice.
Trauma & EMDR
For relational triggers that are larger than the present moment — stored responses that require specific processing.
South Asian Therapy
The practice built for South Asian, East Asian, and multicultural clients navigating the full weight of where they came from.
Depression Therapy
For South Asian, East Asian, and immigrant clients carrying what the world never gave space to name.
Child Teen Therapy
A parent consultation at Leela Mental Health — with you alone, before your child has agreed to anything.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy and marriage counseling in Palo Alto for South Asian, East Asian, and immigrant couples.
Parent & Family Therapy
For South Asian, East Asian, and immigrant families, this is not abstract. The family often spans generations & continents.
Good Faith Estimate: If you are paying out of pocket or not using insurance, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate before your first session. Read the full notice ➞
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.