Therapy | Sanctum Counseling & Wellness (Neil Panchmatia)

1410 Southwest Morrison Street, Suite 840, Portland, Oregon 97205

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Hello, Jambo, and Namaste! I was born and raised in Kenya, Africa in a fourth-generation East Indian immigrant family. I grew up in a sleepy little town called Kisumu, which is on the shores of the Lake Victoria (the second largest fresh water lake in the world). Our town is known for its breathtaking equatorial sunsets, and I grew up close to nature: forming a love and respect for the outdoors. I arrived in the US in 2002, and Portland has been home since 2013. I am multilingual (fluent in English, Gujarati, Hindi, Swahili, and Punjabi), and have lived in several different states in the US, as well as in Canada and England. As a therapist, I draw heavily from my own experience as a transnational citizen: believing fully in the interconnected nature of our human experience. I am a product of multiple cultures and view the world from a global lens.

I graduated from Portland State University with a Masters in Counseling. I also hold a Masters in Sociology with a focus on the arrival and adjustment experiences of immigrants and refugees to the US. I am dual specialized in providing mental health therapy, and working with individuals with (dis)abilities or living chronic pain/illness (or an intersection of both body and mind concerns). I am registered with the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists as an LPC-Intern (Licensed Professional Counselor Intern), and am supervised by Natasha Laumei, MA, LPC. I am also a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Over the last few years, I have accrued intensive experience working in different clinical settings as a therapist. I have experience working with individuals, couples, as well as groups in therapy. For a list of services I currently offer, please visit the Counseling page.