About TherapaJi
TherapaJi is a Punjabi and South Asian mental health advocacy project founded by Amar Banga. It builds private check-ins, practical resources, community listening projects, and culturally aware routes to support for the things families often carry quietly.
TherapaJi’s work begins with a simple gap: many mental health spaces do not ask enough about Punjabi family roles, migration, language, provider pressure, stigma, and the everyday words people use when they are struggling.
Founder Bio
Amar Banga is the founder of TherapaJi, a first-gen Punjabi Sikh, MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling student, Counseling Intern at EPP Advisory Group, and co-host of 167 Hours.
Amar’s work sits between lived experience, counseling training, content, and community listening. TherapaJi is where those threads become public resources, questions, and tools for families and practitioners.
Key Facts
| Founded | 2025 |
| Location | Algonquin, Illinois |
| Founder | Amar Banga |
| Languages | English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu |
| Focus | Punjabi and South Asian mental health advocacy |
| Core work | Saadi Gall, resources, community research, practitioner directory |
| Website | therapaji.com |
Media Contact
For press inquiries, interviews, speaking requests, or research/community collaborations:
Amar Banga
Email: contact@therapaji.com
Website: therapaji.com
TherapaJi — Punjabi Mental Health Resources + Community Listening