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Nitasha moved to Goa 7 years ago to create a more balanced, meaningful life and answer my calling as a therapist. She practices as a consultant in North Goa and also nurtures strong passion for teaching and facilitating by engaging as Visiting Faculty with Goa Institute of Management, Naval War College and Goa University.

She has completed her M.Phil in Clinical Psychology and submitted her PhD Thesis recently.

• Licensed from Rehabilitation Council of India as a Clinical Psychologist (CRR No. A18071) • Empanelled with Rehabilitation Council of India as subject expert • International Affiliate, American Psychological Association,USA • Affiliate Member, APA Division 12-Society of Clinical Psychology, USA • E.Qi 2.0 and E.Qi 360 Certified Practitioner & Coach with Par Excellence Leadership Solutions, India and Multi Health Systems (MHS), U.K. • Professional Life Member, Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists • Professional Member, National Academy of Psychology, India • Associate Member, Goa Psychiatric Society, India • Certified Arts Based Therapist from World Centre for Creative Learning Foundation, Pune, India

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She further continued her learning journey to be a proficient yoga trainer under the training and guidance of Bharat Thakur and Kranti Yoga, Goa. A mother, traveler, fitness enthusiast, and creative soul, Jayanti is a NIFT graduate and selectively works as a designer. She runs her own wellness studio in Guwahati, Assam

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Kamal is Clinical Music Therapist grounded in a client-centered, attachement and empowerment-based philosophy. His experience includes working with Learning/Developmental Disability, Alzheimer’s, Autism, Mental health, and with children who have cancer and their families. His professional and personal focus is on enabling a secure space for change and growth through self expression, creativity, and musical improvisation. He uses Guitar, Voice, Percussion instruments and various other instruments and musical toys. These are some of the places he has worked in: Muskaan (Delhi), St.Judes (Noida), Sunshine Autism Trust, Bubbles Center for Autism and Nightingales Medical Trust in Bangalore.

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With 26 plus years of professional and industry experience Dr. Chaturvedi is also the author of the book, "25 Secrets to a Successful You" as well as the book, “The Leadership Conundrum” (which was an entry for the Crossword Book of the Year 2013). Dr. Chaturvedi also enjoys the arts and is an accomplished drummer. He is also Member, Board of Directors, Clever Touch Technologies which is a new age firm involved in the education technology.

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Dr. Sangeeta Goswami is the first Counselling Psychologist to have set up an independent counselling clinic in North East India in 1996. She is the founder member and President of MIND India, Institute of Positive Mental Health & Research at Guwahati, Assam, India. MIND India is an endeavor dedicated to the cause of ushering in the benefits of positive mental health & wellbeing to the general population, especially young people and women at a national level more specifically in the North East region of India, comprising of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.

Understanding the need for trained manpower in the area of mental health and wellbeing in the grassroot level, Dr. Goswami developed a short 12 days course on Barefoot Counselling for facilitators and animators working with children, adolescents and women. Her interest in Life skills for young people, which started as her Thesis topic was translated in the field to empower adolescent girls in tea gardens of Assam through Life Skills Training. This endeavor was supported by UNICEF for 2012 – 2015.

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Mehr Lungani holds an M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Amity University, Noida. She is also a trained Clinical Hypnotherapist from the California Hypnosis Institute. Mehr has been working in the field of psychology and has experience with all children, adults, couples, and families. Combining the best of psychoanalytic techniques, positive psychotherapy, humanistic, as well as behavioral therapies, Mehr uses an eclectic approach to empower her clients.

Mehr is also a passionate dancer, and combining this passion with psychology, she completed her certification as a Dance/Movement Psychotherapist, adding another skill set to her arsenal, She does not believe in labeling and categorizing, instead, knows that every individual is capable of achieving their highest potential with the right guidance. Whether it is hypnosis, expressive arts, or talk therapy, her work is customized according to the uniqueness of the individual.

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Maullika is a counsellor with over 13 years of experience working with adolescents and adults across all age groups, on overcoming their personal roadblocks and selflimiting beliefs so that they become better and more resilient versions of themselves. Maullika is a prolific writer on topics related to mental health and all her writings are archived on her blog at www.personalorbitchange.wordpress.com. In an earlier avatar she has spent 13 years in the world of corporate IT marketing and so her experience around mental health issues in the workplace come from the experience of having been there. Maullika follows a person-centred approach with an eclectic mix of tools from other schools of thought. Maullika is only the second Certified EAP professional in India.

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Sonali Ghosh is a seasoned Corporate Trainer & Psychotherapist with a rich experience of creating and delivering Training for Industry as well as Academia, especially in the areas of soft skills like the Psychology of Communication, torytelling, Personality Development, Creative Writing, and Presentation Skills. Sonali holds Master's degrees in Business Administration as well as Psychotherapy & Counselling. She also holds a Diploma in Training & Development from ISTD.

Sonali also offers Coaching and Socio-Psychological Counselling services to individuals. Sonali is the founder of 'Dancing Lighthouse'—a brand dedicated to put more 'heart' in Learning.

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Sowmya Puttaraju believes that her foremost skill is to be a learner and to be inquisitive about human behaviour. This has guided her in equipping herself with formal academic qualifications and guided her research pursuits as well. Having worked for over a decade as a psychologist, trainer, counsellor and teaching faculty for post graduate students.

She presents her learning in specified group formats (for parents, teachers, student community, fellow mental health professionals and mental health enthusiasts)and in individual psychotherapy sessions. She has a PhD and MPhil in Psychology, where she tried to understand the importance of factors other than scholastic abilities that could effect academic performance. Her (PhD) research initiative was supported by free access to an online learning tool at Stanford University. She was also provided grant facility to present her initiative at Oxford by ICSSR. Her publications have appeared in both international and National journals. She is also a certified psychotherapist from Albert Ellis Institute U.S.A.

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Nandini is a qualified Visual Arts Counsellor with a humanistic/transpersonal lens. She has a Masters Degree in Transpersonal Arts Therapy from Tobias School of Art and Therapy, UK. She currently has 3 years of experience of which she have been practicing privately in Bengaluru for the last 15 months. Taking a detour from her IT career, she chose to pursue Art Therapy and now find herself completely devoted to the power of art making for personal growth and emotional well-being.

Art Therapy is facilitated by a trained art therapist. It is a non-medicated, nonconfrontational mode of therapy which is suitable for adults and children (above 5 years) dealing with emotionally or physically challenging/stressful situations - like depression, anxiety, chronic illnesses, bereavement, trauma etc. It does not require any artistic skill or training.

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