Meet Swetha Talluri, LPC (she/her)
Raised between India and Pennsylvania, with immigrant parents navigating both, I spent my childhood caught between cultural expectations and my own emerging sense of self. I know how it feels to live between two worlds without fully belonging to either
That lived experience is not a footnote to my clinical work. It is central to it.
When you come to Cura Counseling for therapy, you won't need to spend half the session providing cultural context. I understand the unspoken rules of immigrant households, the weight of intergenerational expectation, and the complexity of love that comes bundled with obligation.
My Approach to Therapy
I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Some clients need to understand the why behind their patterns before they can shift them. Others need practical tools immediately - a way to get through the next hard conversation, the next family event, the next performance review without falling apart. Most need both- in the right order and at the right pace.
Every session is a collaboration. You're the expert on your own life. My job is to bring clinical knowledge, cultural fluency, and genuine attention to help you use that expertise more effectively.
What We Might Work on Together
Credentials
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B.A. in Psychology — Christopher Newport University
M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology — Temple University
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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) — Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) — for trauma processing and nervous system regulation
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) — practical skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance
TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) — evidence-based trauma treatment
PSB-CBT — specialized training in trauma-informed behavioral approaches
Clinical experience with first- and second-generation immigrant adults, anxiety, depression, and life transitions
Why Cura?
Cura is the Latin word for care.
It's a simple word, but I chose it because it reflect everything I believe therapy can be.
Not a quick fix. Not a diagnosis. A place where you are finally allowed to take up space.
So much of what brings people here is the weight of being last on their own list — of having shaped themselves around other people's needs for so long that they've lost the thread back to their own. Cura is where you follow that thread. Where the parts of you that have been quiet for too long get a voice. Where your story, all of it, is welcome.
Ready to get started?
The first step is a free 15-minute phone consultation. No commitment, no intake forms before we've even spoken. Just a real conversation about what's bringing you in and whether working together feels like the right fit.
See the FAQs page for information about fees, insurance, and what to expect from your first session.