I came to counselling through classrooms.

How I work

My approach draws on cognitive behavioural and person-centred methods. In plain terms: we look at what you are thinking and doing when things get difficult, and we look for something that could shift — but we do it at your pace, and I don’t decide for you what the problem is.

A lot of my work has been with adolescents and the adults around them. Young people rarely arrive wanting to talk, so much of that work is about building enough trust that a real conversation becomes possible. The same is true of adults who have never spoken to a counsellor before.

I have also worked alongside schools and multidisciplinary teams, including as Chairperson of the Committee of Asha School in Jodhpur, where I helped set up counselling support for families of children with disability.

I speak Hindi, English and Punjabi, and I’m comfortable moving between them in a session.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts in Psychology IGNOU, Delhi
• Diploma & Certification in Adolescent Health and Counselling IGNOU, New Delhi
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology GNDU, Amritsar
• Bachelor of Education DAVV, Indore

Experience

Alongside this I have worked with spouses of young army officers on communication and personal development, and I have lived in many parts of India — which is useful when families come from very different backgrounds to my own.