Mental Health Support for Desis in California — From One of Your Own

Jul 7
3 min read

For Every ABCD Soul Longing to Belong, SEVEE Is Home.

Some roots are not forgotten - even when they grow oceans apart.

Hi! I am Parita, born in Gujarati Jain family, married to Punjabi, my mother in law is Parsi, and my both kids are American. Desi in boli, fimly - dil se, psychologist padhai mein, aur insan - khun se. As a psychologist I believe "har symptom khuch keheta hai", your pain is a story that is suppressed and we build SEVEE - where you learn to write your own story. For every problem there is a solution, and if there is no solution, may be you are solving a wrong problem.

Parita sharma at universal studios california

I lived in California for 9 years and a year in Austin Texas. Studied at UCI. Delivered both my children there. Laughed at Thanksgiving dinners, cried alone in the car, made lifelong friends at Navratri events, party like crazy, created "chai peh aarahi hu culture", learned thereading and haircut to save money, spent $5 dollars for vadapav and S1 for papad ka aata, and learned to call Trader Joe’s my sabzi mandi.

I know what it feels like to be Desi in California - to love the sunshine, yet ache for the scent of mitti after rain. To celebrate Diwali with glowsticks instead of diyas. To explain your “daal-roti” to a preschool teacher, while silently craving your nani’s kadi-chawal.

But most of all, I know what it feels like to be an immigrant mother. To juggle diapers and deadlines, baby bottles and identity crises. To look for belonging in a city that gives you everything… except emotional anchoring.

You see, SEVEE wasn’t built in a boardroom. It was born out of lived memory. It was born because our minds deserve a space that feels like home - not a clinic. And sometimes, that home has to be a virtual one… for all the Desis still navigating who they are in a land they call home, but one that often doesn’t feel like it.

Whether you’re a working Desi dad in Fremont, a struggling college student in Irvine, or a 20-something ABCD in LA wondering if you’re “too much Indian” or “not enough” — I’ve been there. I’ve seen my daughter grow up between Bollywood lullabies and American cartoons. She’s now back in Hollywood - interning where she was born - while I stay rooted in Ahmedabad, where I was born.

This is for every child born in America, confused by what it means to be Desi.

For every girl who feels "too Indian" to fit in and "too American" to be understood back home. For every young man battling anxiety, not knowing if it’s burnout, guilt, loneliness — or all three.

parita at marina del rey, california — Marina Del Re - View from home

Your confusion is valid. Your pain is real. Your story matters.

And no, therapy isn’t just a Western thing. Mental health is not a luxury. Your emotions are not drama. At SEVEE, we don’t dismiss, diagnose, or detach. We listen. We understand. We walk with you.

Because we’ve lived it.

So if you're searching for mental health support for Desis in California, know this:

SEVEE isn’t just therapy. It’s the safest place on earth - for your mind, your emotions, your truth.

You can cry in English, whisper in Hindi, laugh in Gujarati - and still be completely seen.

Your identity doesn’t need to fit a label. We meet you where you are - between lands, between languages, between versions of yourself.

You are not alone. You never were.

If your mind is tired of explaining, SEVEE is ready to listen. Book your session now - and come home to yourself. 👉 www.sevee.care from the comfort of your personal screens.