ANAND
BARKATAKI, MA ALMFT

"We don’t heal in isolation - we heal in relationships."

Hello! I’m Anand Barkataki, ALMFT, from India. I am passionate about supporting individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges with compassion, clarity, and care. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe to explore, heal, and grow in connection with yourself and others.
I bring a cross-cultural perspective to my work, shaped by my M.Sc. in Counseling Psychology from Bangalore, India, and my M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Wheaton College. I am fluent in both English and Hindi, and enjoy working with clients from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. I especially love working with couples, whether preparing for marriage, navigating relationship challenges, or rebuilding trust. I also work with families and individuals (ages 16 and up) around a wide range of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, self-worth, family conflict, addiction, and communication struggles.
I'm a certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator for couples, and trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for trauma work. I am also working toward being a certified EMDR practitioner. I offer a trauma-informed, experience-oriented approach founded on Bowen Family Systems Theory while integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and relational-psychodynamics in my sessions.
I see therapy as a journey of discovery within safe and honest relationships where understanding our inner world, family patterns, and emotional wounds opens the door to healing and new choices. Having experienced the transformative power of therapy in my own life, I would be honored to come alongside you as you learn to see yourself more clearly, break painful cycles, and move toward greater health and wholeness.
Outside sessions, I enjoy listening to music, eating good food, working out, singing, and reading, but not all at once!

Currently Accepting New Clients