Biography

Roshni Chabra (she/her) Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist and Approved Consultant Roshni Chabra, LMFT identifies as an Indian Dyke/Lesbian Intersectional Feminist Therapist and is the Founder and President of the Lavender Healing Collective. Roshni is also Co-Owner, COO, and MET(T)A (Mindfulness and EMDR Treatment Template for Agencies) Protocol Agency Director at StartAgain Associates. Roshni has a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and one in Psychology as well as a master’s in Feminist Clinical Psychology. She is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant and Adjunct Faculty at the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. Roshni has worked in mental health for over 20 years and has served various populations including LGBTQ+ youth and adults, couples, families, probation and foster youth, as well as folx with addiction and folx struggling with complex trauma. In addition, Roshni worked in the Rape Crisis Movement both locally and in San Francisco for five years providing direct services to survivors as well as taking on a leadership/management role. Through a certificate in American Humanics, Roshni studied nonprofit management and has served as a Program Manager and Director in Wraparound, a service provided to families involved in oppressive systems. Roshni lives in Long Beach, California and loves to garden, play music, and ride her bike when she is not busy trying to take over the world.