Thrive in Relationships & Life
Surinder Harish, Therapist in Fremont, CA
Thrive in Relationships & Life
Surinder (Suri) Harish M.A., MFT
License# 80118
Surinder Harish is an experienced therapist who is passionate about empowering couples, and individuals (adults and adolescents) to thrive.
“Therapy is your space—a place where you can delve into your challenges, reflect on your experiences, and recognize your inner strengths. This journey is all about you, and your potential to create the life you deserve. We’ll work together to help you navigate the obstacles in your path, empowering you to overcome them. You already possess the resilience and inner strength needed to achieve lasting happiness, and our work will be about bringing that strength to the surface, giving you hope and confidence to thrive.”
– Surinder (Suri) Harish
May – Mental Health Awareness Month
Featured Article
A Mental Journey: What 20 Years with Amyloidosis Taught One Patient About Life
Johnny Rosa
Marketing & Communications Manager
Amyloidosis Research Consortium
Published in ARC May 2026, Newsletter
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. For those living with amyloidosis, the psychological toll of a rare diagnosis is intense, yet often goes unnamed. The following story is about surviving a disease for two decades, as well as a map of spiritual and mental evolution.
The night before his world changed, everything seemed fine. It was 2006, and Suri Harish was celebrating his son’s birthday. There was lasagna, red wine, and the warmth of family, but later that night the celebration ended in illness. When his wife saw him throw up blood, she knew something was wrong, but Suri brushed it off. “It’s just the wine,” he insisted. “What else could it be?”
Due to persistent back pain, Suri visited his chiropractor in the morning, but his wife insisted on a visit to his primary care physician. Within days, a biopsy confirmed AL (Light Chain) amyloidosis. Within weeks, a specialist delivered a second blow: Suri also had multiple myeloma, later diagnosed as AL Amyloidosis with associated multiple myeloma.
He was told he had two to two and a half years to live, based on his diagnosis by a specialist.
“My wife and I walked to our car sobbing,” Suri recalls. He was 60 years old, an active man who didn’t even take aspirin. His parents had lived into their 90s. […]