Daya Deuskar, MSS, LSW

I offer psychodynamically-, relationally-, and somatically-oriented psychotherapy treatment for individuals, couples, and families— adults, elders, and adolescents of any and every background are welcome. I have extensive specialized professional and personal experience working with queer & trans, neurodivergent, (dis)abled, BIPOC, and first-gen diaspora communities. I work with the communities I belong to, and I commit myself to continuing to learn to work across differences in social location. Clients outside of my priority groups who feel more comfortable working in a radically inclusive environment are also especially welcome.

I specialize in working with trauma, marginalization, and sexuality & gender. Whether you are coming out or becoming disabled later in life, whether your family experiences demographic changes leading to culture shock, or whether you simply weren’t given the tools to know how to embrace your authentic self before— you are enough, and you belong.

My goal is to honor your lived and embodied experience and help you navigate your future forward with greater clarity, resiliency, and courage. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you think we might be the right fit.

As a point of access for marginalized clients seeking comfort / safety with a clinican of shared identity, I am a woman of queer & trans experience and a woman of color. I also have lived experience of neurodivergence, first-generation immigrant/diaspora upbringing, chronic illness, and belonging to a minority religious group (Reconstructionist Judaism). More information can be found on my website regarding my disclosures of social location: https://www.higher-octave.me/about