REKA PRASAD, LCSW

 

I was born and raised in New York City to parents who emigrated from India. As a first generation American, I learned how to walk the line between different communities and understood the impact of identity on personal development from an early age. Over the years, I understood that self awareness and strong self care practices were the pathways to moving beyond limiting thoughts. As a trained couples and family therapist with an expertise in mindfulness practices, I have made this my life's purpose. I graduated with honors from New York University in Clinical Social Work and continued my education at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in couples and family therapy. I have spent decades cultivating an in depth meditation and spiritual practice that I bring to all areas of my life, including my work. 

I have conducted research in the field on empowering single mother survivors of domestic abuse and around creating safer schools for LGBTQ students; lectured on couples therapy in graduate programs at both New York University and Columbia University; been hired by large non-profits as an onsite therapist; and offered workshops and webinars on couples therapy, self care, mindfulness and communication, and self empowerment for people of color through meditation. As a psychotherapist, I have and continue to work with clients struggling with everything from racial identity development to work place stress to anxiety to difficulties in their relationships.

I built and managed mindfulness programming for a large private university in New York City for close to five years, where I taught mindfulness practices to students, faculty and administrators. I have led meditation sessions and provided workshops in multiple settings, and speak on mindfulness at events and conferences. I am a passionate proponent for the use of therapy and mindfulness together as transformative tools toward a life of choice, freedom, and greater connectivity.