Payal Sawhney (MHA, MSW, LCSW) is a licensed mental health practitioner with over 20 years of experience. She has worked in various hospitals in various cities in the field of mental health. She has extensive experience in successfully planning and launching community projects for prevention of mental illness and enhancement of well-being in the South Asian community. She also has an extensive background in developing programs and clinical teams for non profit organizations. She has supervised several graduate and post graduate clinicians in her practice. Her passion is women’s health, working against violence and abuse, and focusing on prevention.
She is the founding director of SAAHAS for Cause, a non-profit that aims to support immigrants in their journey in the United States with the challenges they face due to unknown and unfamiliar paths that they have to travel through to reach their dream goal. The organization conducts wellness forums, educational meet-ups, support groups, outreach, and individual mental health sessions in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Website: https://www.saahasforcause.org/
Instagram: @saahasforcause
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saahasforcau...#podcast #immigrants #southasian #southasianamerican #mentalhealth #therapy
