You want a meaningful life, more confidence and better relationships…
You’re in the right place.
Hi, I’m Sanaa
I help people on their journey to more resilience and better relational health.
I’m so glad you’re here.
I bring varied experiences and perspectives to my work as a therapist. I help those who are highly motivated, creative, loving and sensitive reach their goals. We will work together to help you build individual strengths and to learn skills in the sessions that you can take with you and apply throughout your life. You might have issues with relationships, setting boundaries, self-actualization, and dealing with cultural issues with parents.
My sessions combine both coaching and experiential therapy. My goal is to help you find meaning and cultivate fruitful relationships using skills that are informed by interpersonal neurobiology and that work with your brain to create change.
I am also interested in multi-cultural identity and in striking a balance between Eastern and Western cultures. I understand the nuances and the experience of having a South Asian background.
My approach is collaborative. I will be with you so that your efforts feel less lonely. I believe that we can grow and change when we are cared for by another loving, accepting person. We would work together to address your specific needs and your desired goals. I look forward to hearing from you.
Let’s collaborate
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Virtual therapy
You want to understand your patterns, break out of family dynamics, get more confidence, and have better relationships. And you want guidance from someone who understands your cultural perspective.
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Couples Coaching
You want more from your relationship. You want to learn about your attachment, your patterns, and your conflict style. I work with interfaith and South Asian couples in new relationships as well as those struggling with conflict.
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Therapy Group
Are you a therapist of color looking for a peer group that helps you work with your triggers and come into better relationship with yourself and clients?
What clients are saying
I am so beyond grateful for you! You have seriously changed my life. I have grown more than I could ever imagine through working with you, and I can’t wait to continue to grow and heal. I feel so lucky to have found you – not only have you helped me but you’ve helped everyone around me because I’m always sharing nuggets of wisdom that I learn from you. Thank you!
I love that you give me tangible things to do each week to help me heal! It’s really helpful to be able to vent and speak about what’s on my mind, but it’s even more helpful that you provide me with the tools to continue to work on myself! I feel like I’m building a toolbox of resources I can use for the rest of my life. I also think all of your insight is super helpful! Having a south Asian therapist has been game changing – I don’t feel like I have to give additional context. I can focus on just sharing what’s going on / what’s on my mind!
—NYC
“I like the insight you provide and that you actively listen to what I say. I really enjoy the supplemental material you give me to read or listen to. I also really appreciate the emails. It shows that you spent time outside of just our sessions to think and care about me.”
—NY
“We had a wonderful experience with Sanaa and would recommend her without hesitation.”
— NY
“Thank you for helping us find our happy place together.”
— NYC
“It has been a great experience to receive insight from a therapist that is understanding and can view things from a different angle. I have dealt with different issues and circumstances that I could not have worked through alone... Sanaa has helped me understand my personal trauma and how it affects my wellbeing and relationships with others. I recommend Sanaa as she delves in deeper to the issues that you may not be aware of.”
—NY
“We continually utilize the tools that we learned and we both openly share our experience with those close to us. I really hope this piece assists someone, because I am going to disclose the name of our couples therapist - Sanaa Hyder (I asked her first). [She] guided us immensely.“
— NYC
“Therapy with Sanaa has been wonderful.”
—NY
“Thank you so much. You were instrumental in helping me get here and guiding me along the way to make the tough choices it took to be able to open myself up to possibility. I’m really, really grateful.”
— CO