PROFILE

Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MA, LGPC, NCC, is a practicing therapist, writer, and the founder of Brown Girl Therapy (@browngirltherapy), the first and largest mental health and wellness community organization for adult children of immigrants. In this work, Sahaj creates resources that promote bicultural identity exploration and destigmatize therapy in immigrant communities. She’s interested in the mechanics of community building, and she reflects a lot on how we can develop intersectional and inclusive care, workplaces, and relationships.

With a 6+-year career in journalism under her belt, Sahaj’s passion lies at the intersection of narrative storytelling and mental health advocacy. Sahaj is also a weekly advice columnist for the Washington Post and is writing a book with Penguin Life, But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures, to be published in spring 2024. It’s now available to preorder anywhere you like to buy your books!

Sahaj and her work has been featured in the New York Times, TODAY, CNN, Good Morning America, Smithsonian Channel, HuffPost, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed, CNBC, and more.