Find your joy.

Find your balance.

Find your voice.

Find your way to thriving.

Shanta N. Kanukollu, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Consultant, Speaker

Founder of SNK Therapy, PLLC

Follow us on Instagram | @snk_therapy

In our house, this is what we would call a “Dad Joke” but I couldn’t help myself. 🙂 
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Hope your weekend is full of joy, laughter and softness towards yourself and others. Happy Friday! • #snktherapy #southasianmentalheal
Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, how so?
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If you’re celebrating in some form, stay safe, stay warm and hope you get all of your favorites things to munch on.
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I’m a personal fan of anything with dark chocolate and/or peanut
Whose voice do you hear in your mind when you make your decisions? • Can you differentiate between your priorities and someone else’s? • When we are making decisions and choices based on what we think we “should” do or wha
I see some new followers here so I thought I would make a quick intro.
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My name is Shanta Kanukollu (a.k.a “Dr. K”) and I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. I see people of all backgrounds in a private practice setting in downtown
Even if you’ve been taught to suppress or deny when you are struggling, it is possible to unlearn this coping mechanism. It ends up showing up somewhere and somehow otherwise.
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We weren’t meant to do this thing called life alone so
How we react or respond to others often comes up in our relationship with our therapist. This is normal, important and actually a healthy way to work through any maladaptive relationship patterns. • Acknowledging patterns in the therapy room is
Throwback Thursday! • If you are looking for a podcast or have some down time, tune into a conversation with Dr. Amita Roy Shah on her podcast Brownish Parenting. 
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We talked about gender expectations from being respectful to taking on car
Social connection is more than just having friends. It is a fundamental human need that profoundly impacts our well-being. It impacts many aspects of our lives more than we sometimes realize. 
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The key is making sure you are connecting to peop
Do you find it hard to ask for help?
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Or do you feel like it is a sign of weakness to ask for help? And when I say “help”, I mean any kind of help whether it’s at work, at home, from a doctor, from a friend etc.
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If so
Get it? 😂
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As you go into the weekend, hope you’re able to take some lightness, joy and humor with you! 
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Happy Friday! •⁠ #snktherapy #southasianmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #therapyworks #findtherapist #men
I say this often in my sessions with patients and I strongly believe this to be true. I’m not just saying it. 🙂 
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A lot of our coping mechanisms and ways of operating came from a place of SURVIVAL. And it may have worked wonders! Exampl
I strongly believe we weren’t meant to live life at this pace. I’ve been observing (within my clients and within myself) a hum of anxiety in the past few months, with so many of us trying to do too much at once. 
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I have witnessed