Asian Behavioral Health Network (ABHN)

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Supervisor (LCSW-S) and I offer culturally-affirming psychotherapy for diverse populations in Texas.

I am a cisgender, heterosexual, 2nd generation biracial woman of Indian and Iranian descent, and I specialize in working with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) from multicultural backgrounds. I use she/her pronouns.

Some of my specialty areas include relationship issues, co-dependency, living with medical conditions, women’s issues, and healing from trauma. As a trauma survivor, I know how complex the healing journey can be.

I am also a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Reiki Master (IARP certified), and trained Clairvoyant. I have a unique perspective both as an alternative healer and a traditional psychotherapist.

In my personal life I love dancing, being in nature, and enjoying art of any kind! Relationships are important to me, I spend as much time as I can with loved ones.

I grew up in Houston as the daughter of a German mom and Indian (South Asian) dad. I am a 40-something year old mother of three. I went to Texas A&M University for undergrad and then to The University of Denver to obtain a Masters in Counseling Psychology in 1998, and now live in Austin. My favorite life experience was studying abroad in Italy and eating gelato every day. When I’m not in session, I love hiking, spin class, and traveling to Mexico.

Sambavi Venkatesan is a bilingual, first-generation, South Asian counselor who works with teens and young adults and takes a relational and culturally-considerate approach to supporting clients in their therapeutic goals. She offers practical, evidence-based skills from various modalities, including CBT, DBT, mindfulness, restorative practices, and expressive arts therapies.

I offer individual and group sessions utilizing Radically Open DBT and traditional DBT to facilitate the building of coping skills and changes in maladaptive patterns keeping you from building a life worth sharing and living. I also offer Brainspotting and EMDR for deeper processing of unresolved painful experiences and “bad programming” keeping you from your unique truth. I have provided therapy at inpatient, PHP, IOP, and outpatient environments.