Get to know Shashwatee

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• Trauma
• Childhood and complex trauma
• Anxiety
• Depression, 
• Body image
• Interpersonal relationships
• Family dynamics
• Neurodivergence
• Behavioural, emotional and psychosomatic challenges

Trauma informed, queer and neurodivergence affirmative

person-centered and holistic approach

talk-based and expressive arts based modalities

MA Psychology (Delhi University)

7 years of experience 

Expressive Arts Based Therapy (UNESCO-CID)

SFBT (IASTI)

Queer Affirmative Counselling Practices (Hansraj)

Outside of being a therapist, I enjoy art-making, singing, playing instruments, and gardening. I am a plant and animal enthusiast, and can often be spotted tending to my many houseplants, accompanied by my cats. I love movement and enjoy running, swimming, and climbing. I deeply enjoy collecting rocks, pressed flowers, porcupine quills and strange objects. I love doing tarot readings and hosting bad art clubs for fun.

• Academic and performance related stress
• Family and Parent child relationship 
• Identity and self exploration
• Peer relationship and social pressure
• Anxiety and Depression
• Body image and self worth
• Grief and loss
• Coping with uncertainty and decision making
• Adjustment to new environment
• In Addition I also specialise as a behaviour therapist for children on the spectrum   

A person centered approach using a combination of  

Cognitive behaviour therapy

Solution focused brief therapy

Art Therapy

Body Awareness practices

MA Psychology (Delhi University)

8 years of experience as a Behaviour therapist

4 years of experience as Counselling Psychologist

Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling  (NIPCCD, Delhi)

Outside of being a therapist,  I enjoy chasing after Animals (especially cats). i wish to retire and open an animal sanctuary near a beach. i love being in nature. I love food. i love sleeping and being a couch potato too.  My personal goal outside of my professional ones is to visit at least half the countries in the world. 

• Assessments and psychotherapy
• Depression,
• Anxiety
• Trauma 
• OCD
• Borderline personality
• general stress
• Relationship problems. 

Person-centered approach, cognitive behaviour therapy, Dialectical behaviour therapy, solution-focused approach.

Graduation- BA (hons) Applied psychology

•⁠  ⁠⁠Post graduation- MA (hons) Clinical Psychology 

•⁠  ⁠⁠Masters in Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (RCI licensed Clinical Psychologist)

I love music and I enjoy singing and playing the guitar! My favourite thing in the world to do is read cheesy rom-coms and fantasy books whenever I can find the time.