Sonal Govila
Sonal Govila, LMHC
Staff therapist
If you’re looking for a comfortable, supportive space with a therapist who…
Can help you navigate experiences of stuckness, frustration, and emotional avoidance
Understands how history and identity can shape your life—from neurodivergence to immigration
Will help you work through complex trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, disordered eating, relationship issues, and life transitions
…you might be in the right place.
About Sonal
Sonal believes that therapy can be a space of transformation, healing, and hope—and that this work begins with co-creating a space where you feel comfortable and safe bringing all versions of yourself.
Using a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive approach, Sonal addresses the ways in which people can feel stuck and explores what liberation and growth mean to them. Sonal has extensive experience helping people recover from trauma—including trauma related to family (like intergenerational trauma), race, colonization, immigration, childhood violence, and gender-based violence.
Sonal specializes in anxiety, mood disorders (including bipolar I and II), disordered eating, complex trauma, body image concerns, relationship issues, and job- and career-related stressors. They enjoy helping people explore their identity, including their relationship with gender, sexuality, culture, disability, and neurodivergence.
Sonal draws from feminist, narrative, internal family systems (IFS), and psychodynamic approaches, and is trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy).
Sonal might be the right therapist for you if…
…you want a therapeutic relationship that offers different perspectives, asks for consent, and moves in trauma-informed ways that honor your capacity
…you’re looking to create a different relationship with yourself and move through feeling stuck, stagnant, or not good enough
…you want to explore the deeper roots behind your feelings and actions, while also learning tools that make the day-to-day easier
…you’re looking for a therapist with lived experiences of immigration and navigating multiple cultural backgrounds and identities
…you need a therapist who understands the impact systems of oppression—such as racism, imperialism, capitalism, ableism, cisheterosexism, casteism, and more—have on individuals and communities
…you don’t know exactly what you want out of therapy, but you’re looking for support and you know that something needs to change
…you’re not sure what all these words mean but some of it resonates!
Education + licensure
Ed.M. in Mental Health Counseling, Columbia University, 2022
M.A. in Psychological Counseling, Columbia University, 2022
Advanced Certificate in Sexuality, Women, and Gender (LGBTQ Specialization), Columbia University, 2022
B.B.A in Global Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2017
Licensed Mental Health Counselor #P015371, NY
Rates
Individual therapy: $250 per 50-minute session; $300 per 60-minute session
Relationship/family therapy: $300 per session
Sonal offers sliding scale rates on a case-by-case basis.
Contact information
Email: sgovila@triskapsychotherapy.com
Phone: (646) 235-5627
Languages spoken (other than English): Hindi, Urdu