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Dr. Aparna Methil
Vice President - Operations
MBBS,Diploma in Diabetes[Mumbai University]MBA[Healthcare]
H.O.
Dr. Aparna Methil is a competent medical professional with expertise across Medical operations, Hospital operations and Quality Assurance. She has more than 16 years of significant experience in managing complete hospital operations involving technical, administrative, medical and P& L management.Her previous associations include - S.L.Raheja Fortis Associate Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, Terna Sahyadri Hospital, Navi Mumbai and Terna Speciality Hospital, Navi Mumbai
Anita Lobo
Head - Events
Diploma in Event Management, EMDI
Management
Anita started her career with sports production & TV for 6 years and moved into events.
Her avid interest into mental health as a cause prompted her to join Mpower in 2018 to create some awareness driven events which would help in stamping out the stigma around mental illnesses and well-being.
With fourteen years of experience she has been splendidly strategizing & executing events like Mpower fest, Ride to Mpower, ABET Conference, etc. . Aside from this she is also working on fund raiser IPs to raise funds for Mpower - The Foundation.
Kameshwari Jagasia
Lead - Marketing and Communications
M.A Graphic Design (UCA, Rochester, UK); B.A Psychology & Sociology, University of Mumbai
Management
With an experience of over 8 years, Kameshwari has been closely working on awareness-driven campaigns and content at Mpower. She has worked on award-winning campaigns such as #EarForYou for World Suicide Prevention Day 2017, Art Express 2019, and #LetsTalk1on1 to promote awareness around suicide prevention and the importance of seeking help. Holding a Master of Arts in Graphic Design from UCA, United Kingdom, she is passionate about healthcare & advertising and believes in having a people-focused approach.
Shubha Kulkarni
Lead - Management Services
PGDBA, PGDHRM, BBM , Six sigma Green belt certified, ISTQB Certified
Management
A qualified professional along with being an Entreprenuer, having 12 Years of Experience, with an extensive & successful career record in Service Delivery Management, Client Service and Pre-Sales and Post- Sales domain. Experienced as a Relationship Manager / Pan India Client Servicing Manager / Pan India Operations Manager for various premier clients with People Management. At Mpower, Shubha is responsible for planning, execution, and day-to-day management of all aspects of the business, acting as a representative of customers and drive a positive customer experience, responsible for facilitation of customer requirement
Kavita Pandey
Manger-HR
Bsc.Biotechnology, MBA (Human Resources Mangement)
Management
With over 7 years of HR experience, Kavita serves as a Manager-HR for Mpower. Currently, she supports variety of HR services, including Talent acquisition, employee handbook development, Payroll, performance management, training & development, employee relations and HR Administration. Kavita previously held human resources position in the education,IT,manufacturing, healthcare and recruitment outsourcing industries.
Rohit Sadre
Manager - Business Development
B.Pharmacy, Mumbai university
Management
A dynamic and motivated professional with a proven record of generating and building business relationships, Rohit manages projects from concept to completion, designing sales strategies and coaching individuals to success. Skilled in building teams and demonstrating exceptional communication skills, he is adept at making critical decisions during challenges. Rohit boasts of a work experience of 8 years in the field of Sales & Marketing in the Healthcare industry.
Swati Desai
Manager - Partnership & Fundraising
Bachelor of Commerce , Diploma In Martketing CSR - Sustainability Certified
Management
She is a professional with over 12 years of extensive experience in the NGO sector in managing Donor Servicing, Regional & CRM operations, Key client relationships, business development and people management. She has worked for professional development of various CSR projects for NGOs & corporates like CRY, Plan International India Chapter, Bachpan Bachav Andolan, Eclerx Ltd , Bayer , HSBC and so on. She also looks after employee engagement activities, designing fundraising moduled and team management to achieve funding targets. Responsible for facilitation of customer requirements & setting up the systems & processes.
Komal Joshi
Manager - Operations
B.Sc
Management
An astute professional with over 8 years of extensive experience in managing the entire business operations, encompassing relationship management, business development and people management in the in Health care sector. Proven track record of establishing systems/procedures, thereby contributing in a major way towards augmented growth and profitability levels. Guided subordinates for the achievement of the sales and profitability targets of the business. Possess excellent interpersonal, communication & organizational skills with team management & customer relationship management skills.
Ananya Naidu
Senior Executive - Marketing and Communications
B.Com , MBA (IT , Sales & Marketing) , Certified Digital Marketer, Growth Hacker
Management
Ananya Naidu from team Marketing & Communications started her career in Tech Marketing & Business Consultation. Later, she moved into content & lifestyle marketing following her lifetime passion for the written word.
Ananya is an avid reader and is an active content creator in the space of mental well-being and self care. It were her personal experiences that inspired her to join the pioneer of mental health wellness in India, Mpower. Here, she uses her growth-hacking skills to drive highly engaging and media covered digital campaigns such as #LetsTalk1on1, strategise & execute brand's 360 degree content.
Akbarali Agharia
Senior Executive - IT
B.C.A.Hyderabad University; MCSE, CCNA, ITIL v3, Certify Project Management – U.A.E.
Management
Akbarali is a competent professional experience with 18 years of domestic and international IT infrastructure Consultancy and Service Delivery Management.
At Mpower, he manages day to day IT Service Delivery and IT infrastructure operations across Pan India with positive customer experience.
He has hands-on expertise in managing corporate applications and supporting the core IT Infrastructure Systems including Servers, Cloud Computing, Server Virtualisation, System security and Audit, Networks, Network Storage, and Data Center Operations under ITIL framework.
Mahendra Kadam
Executive - Finance & Accounts
Post Graduate Diploman in Finance Managment-Wellingkar
Management
With over 10 years of experience in Finance and Accounts, Mahendra looks into all the financials, compliance and audits at Mpower. He has incredible problem solving ability, and is easy to get along with.
Sagar Waingankar
Executive: Administration & Client Relations
HMCT , BA - History & Modern Heritage(Hons)
Management
Sagar is a self-motivated and highly efficient F&B professional possessing experience of nearly 14 years with leading 5star Hotel, offering comprehensive understanding of operations, customer relationship management, resource management and people management in hospitality industry. Currently Sagar has completed 4 years at Mpower the Centre as a pre-opening team member.
Jyoti Dogra
Executive: Admin & Client Representative
B.com, Currently Pursuing B.Ed
Management
Jyoti has over 5 years of experience serving as receptionist. She brings to the table a good experience of customer handling & basics in admin work, and good knowledge of handling front desk operations.
Aaron Dias
Executive: Admin & Client Relations
B.C.A, Goa University
Management
Aaron Dias is presently working in the Mpower Cell at BITS Pilani, Goa as an Executive Admin & Client Relations.He has a total work experience of 7 years in administration, manufacturing industry and shipping industry.
Sachin Soni
Executive: Admin & Client Relations
M.Sc.(Tech) General Studies, BITS Pilani
Management
Sachin Soni is presently working as an Executive Admin & Client relations at the Mpower Cell at BITS Pilani. Having a total work experience of 5 and half years in administration, technical support, teaching, etc.
Chaithra Kotian
Executive: Admin & Client Relations
M.Com
Management
Chaithra is an experienced front desk professional, with 4.6 years of experience in enhacing client relations, and managing queries.
Dr. Zirak Marker
Senior Psychiatrist & Advisor
M.B.B.S, D.P.M, D.P.B
Mumbai Centre
Dr. Zirak Marker is a renowned child and adult psychiatrist and psychotherapist with clinical training. He has over fifteen years of experience in Educational Psychology, and is currently the Medical Director of the Aditya Birla Integrated School; for children with learning disabilities and psychological/emotional problems.
Dr. Sapna Bangar
Psychiatrist & Head, Mpower - The Centre
M.B.B.S, M.D ( Psychological Medicine),D.P.M, CCT in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Member of Royal College of Psychiatrists,UK
Mumbai Centre
Dr. Sapna Bangar is a Specialist Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with Certificate of Clinical training from The Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK. Dr. Sapna has over 14 years of experience working as a Psychiatrist with children and has a special area of interest in neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism and ADHD, Eating disorders and emotional problems including self-harm in young people. She believes that every child is unique and should be treated as such whilst making treatment plans working on their individual strengths and weaknesses. She has numerous publications in research journals.
Dr. Rohann Bokdawala
Consultant Psychiatrist
M.D PSYCHIATRY- SETH G.S.MEDICAL COLLEGE / K.E.M. HOSPITAL [MUHS, NASHIK- GOLD MEDALLIST] [2010-2013]
MBBS – NKP SALVE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NAGPUR [MUHS, NASHIK] [2003-2008]
Mumbai
Dr.Rohann comes with varied experience in psychiatric consultation from over 10 years.
He is also a member of the :
- MEMBER OF INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY
- MEMBER OF BOMBAY PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY
SEXUAL DISORDERS, ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, ANXIETY DISORDERS/OCD , SELF HARM/DEPRESSION, DEMENTIA etc.
He has also presented numerous papers on pertinent topics such as :
CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION, MEDICO LEGAL TANGLES, BATTERED BABY SYNDROME, SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH OCD -2012
Dr. Vinod Kumar
Psychiatrist & Head, Mpower - The Centre
M.B;B.S, MRCPsych, DPM( Nottingham Uni),CCST(UK),Certified Psychodynamic,Cognitive behavioural and Interpersonal Psychotherapist.Certified Group Analyst
Bengaluru Centre
I have trained extensively in the UK and have qualifications and skills in various psychotherapeutic modalities. I trained and worked in the National Health Service (UK), from 1997 to 2011 on a substantive basis. I completed my core training and specialist training in psychiatry leading to gaining MRCPsych and Certificate of completion of specialist training with Royal College of psychiatry endorsement in Liaison psychiatry and Eating disorders. I have also acquired qualifications in psychodynamic psychotherapy, interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy.Since 2011 I have worked in various settings in bangalore and have been the Head of the Centre,Mpower, Bangalore, since January 2019.I have endeavoured to develop a truly holistic approach to mental health issues and work with a particular emphasis on pstychodynamic psychiatry where in apart from the biological issues emphasis is laid on the individual personality and the way that interacts with the ilness.This approach paves the way for interventions which are appropriate for the client at that point in time.
Dr. Ambrish Dharmadhikari
Head, Medical Services (Psychiatrist) - Mpower - The Foundation
DPM, DNB (Psychiatry), MNAMS
Mumbai Foundation
Dr. Ambrish Dharmadhikari is passionate Adult Psychiatrist and Researcher. He has over 7 years of experience and published 20 plus research articles. Among many accolades, he was awarded 'Young Psychiatrist track award' for year 2016 by World association of social psychiatry. He has worked extensively in community for underprivileged. Dr. Ambrish believes in providing affordable mental health care to each and every individual of society irrespective of their economic status.
Dr. Miloni Sanghvi
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
BSc Psychology- University College London, Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) Counselling Psychology- Regent's University London, Member of British Psychological Society, UK
Mumbai Centre
Dr. Miloni Sanghvi is a qualified psychologist, having completed her doctoral training from Regent’s University London. Her clinical expertise includes working with Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Trauma and Adjustment issues. Moreover, with her research focusing on migration in the digital age, she holds a special interest in the areas of migration, acculturation and the impact of social media. Miloni has worked in a range of settings including the National Health Service in the UK, hospitals, NGOs, schools and university settings. Her practice is best described as integrative, and she draws upon a range of modalities in her work including Cognitive Behavioural, Psychodynamic, Compassion Focused and Existential approaches. Miloni firmly believes that her every client’s presentation is unique; she tailors her approach to the clients’ needs, allowing her to work with her clients in a personalised way. Miloni firmly believes in the power of metaphor, often integrating art and drama into her therapeutic work.
Dr. Jahnavi Shah, OTD/R
Occupational Therapist
Bsc. in Biology, Trinity College, Hartford, USA; Doctorate of Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, USA
Mumbai Centre
Jahnavi Shah has completed her doctorate of occupational therapy from MGH Institute of Health Professions, USA. Her clinical expertise lies in the following areas - children with special needs; adults with mental health concerns and adults with physical and neurological conditions. Jahnavi’s work has taken her to the following clinical settings – integrated schools, inpatient psychiatric units and outpatient clinics. She enjoys working with children of various abilities, helping them achieve their goals and reach their full potential. She uses a holistic and family-centered approach, working to educate children, parents and families to support and carry-over therapy into the child’s everyday life. She incorporates evidence-based interventions in her work, tailoring individualized therapy for every child, thus creating a safe and comforting environment. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and is involved with research related to health literacy in client-care.
Jenisha Shah
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
B.A in Psychology- Mithibai College of Arts M.A in Clinical Psychology- University of Mumbai Dance Movement Therapy- CID, CMTAI, Artsphere, Pune
Mumbai Centre
Jenisha works with children and adults often using the person-centred approach to counselling complimented by expressive arts. She is trained in Visual arts based therapy, Rational Emotive Cognitive behaviour therapy with children an adolescents.One of the areas of focus has been working for children with Special needs. She finds the eclectic approach as an important part of the processes of therapy. She believes in using the experiential approach to psychotherapy with the blend of expressive arts which have been crucial in building body awareness and gaining acceptance as well as to explore possibilities, make discoveries and gain valuable feedback.She is an internationally certified Therapeutic Movement facilitator.She is a trained dancer in Manipuri and other dance forms. Additionally she also adminsters standardized assessments for learning and emotional concerns.
Dishaa Desai
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
B.A.Psychology-St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai ; M.A. Clinical Psychology- S..N.D.T., Mumbai (Churchgate) ; M.A. Person Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy - University of Nottingham, U.K.
Mumbai Centre
Dishaa has completed a post-graduate degree (M.A.) and training in Person Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Nottingham (U.K.) and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from S.N.D.T. University (Mumbai). She has therapeutic experience working with adults and adolescents in India and England.She specialises in the Person-Centred Experiential Approach with Gestalt principles. She has worked with depression, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, coping with terminal illness, interpersonal concerns, relationship issues, self-exploration, transitions, workplace stress and burnout. Her therapeutic style focuses on collaboration, empathy and establishing a non-judgmental therapeutic alliance. She believes that empowering clients to harness their self-awareness in a safe space creates long-lasting change and what each client needs from therapy is very unique. An avid reader and film enthusiast, Dishaa believes in bringing books, films and art into therapy as creative mediums to enrich the process of therapy. Dishaa strives to encounter the individual and not just the diagnosis whilst customizing therapy to the specific needs of her clients.
Janvi Sutaria
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
BA in Psychology from Mumbai University; Msc Dip in Clinical and Health Psychology from Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Mumbai Centre
Janvi Doshi Sutaria has pursued her Msc Dip in Clinical and Health Psychology from Newcastle University, UK. She is a Psychologist who believes that for any kind of change in life, an individual should have a clear understanding of the change wanted, should passionately believe in their goals and should get an appropriate and adequate assistance. She believes that any disturbing circumstance can be managed through self awareness, healthy confrontation and communication. Her strong faith lies in the fact that mental health is as important, if not more, than physical health, due to which it requires constant attention and nurturing. She believes in an unaccountable strength in subconscious which can be the root to many solutions. She has specialised in therapies for adolescents, adults and senior citizens for depression, anxiety, phobias, relationships and familial problems, personality disorders, etc. She uses a customization and integration of various therapies and techniques as part of her counselling. Her sessions are profoundly benefitial because of her flawless amalgamation of reasearch theories, individual creativity and client individuality.
Bharti Gitay
Psychologist
BA Paychology / Sociology MSW, PG MH counselling PG Positive Psychology
Mumbai Centre
Ms. Bharti Gitay is a mental health professional with many years of experience. She has worked in Australia with Red Cross, Child Protection, End of life Care, Headspace, to name a few. Her framework largely is based on recovery & understands that one size does not fit all. Having worked in a recovery space for a number of years & worked with people from acute care to community, with severe & persistent mental health challenges. Also specialises with mindfulness based intervention using Acceptance & commitment therapy and compassion focused interventions.Masters and post graduate studies in Mental Health Counselling & Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne & University of Queensland.
Dr Harshida Bhansali
M.B.B.S; M.D. (.Psychologicall Medicine),Grant Medical
Mumbai Centre and Mumbai Foundation
Dr. Harshida Bhansali graduated from Grant Medical College, Mumbai with an M.D. in Psychological Medicine. She has over 15 years of experience as a consulting psychiatrist. She has worked as a Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals. She has also worked at Top Medical Care, Muscat, Oman. Additionally, she has completed a three-year Diploma course in Vedanta Philosophy at the Vedanta Academy founded by Swami Parthasarathy. Dr. Harshida specialises in treating clients with mood disorders, psychosis (particularly schizophrenia) and anxiety disorders. She also has a keen interest in psychiatric treatments for clients who are senior citizens.
Vikram Kirtikar
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
Masters in Applied Psychology with specilization in Clinical Psychology.
Mumbai Foundation
Mr. Vikram Kirtikar is a Psychologist who has an experience of 5 years in the field of Psychology which includes work in academic setup and professional practice as a Psychologist.His area of expertise includes Diagnosis, Assessment, Psychotherapy – CBT, REBT & BT, Online Psychotherapy.He has recieved formal training & certification in a Promotive Intervention module for the youth in Positive Psychology from NIMHANS. He has also undergone formal training and certification in REBT basic & advance from InVivo institute of REBT.He has experience in conducting workshops on various topics in various setups. Vikram believes that the ease of access to mental health care is everyone's right and strives in providing it.
Ajeeta Mulye
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
Masters in Applied Psychology with specilization in Clinical Psychology.
Mumbai Foundation
Ms. Ajeeta Mulye is a Psychologist who has an work experience of 10 years in the field of Psychology. She has worked extensively with children and adolescents, and the school stake holders to create awareness through workshops about the mental health services, issues and parenting skills. Also, her area of expertise includes conducting workshops, psychological and intellectual assesment for children and adolesence, training teachers,and parents for behavioural management of the children and adolesence in various settings. She has received trainng and certifcate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Level 1 and 2, Rational Emotive Behavour Therapy for Children, and Transactonl Analysis and Gestalt Techniques. She is also trained and certifed in Advance level Rational Emotive Cognitive Bheavioural Therapy from Albert Ellis Institue, New York. She has participated in 12 hours introducory workshop on Expressive Art Therapy.She has attended live in person-REBT- Evidence Based Treatment for PTSD- PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP, and Assessment and Treatmen of Eating Disorders- Workshop sponsred by Albert Ellis Institue, New York and Morphic Minds.
Mansi Thakker
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
Mphil in Clinical Psychology, Msc in Psychology (Child, Clinical and Industrial), BA in Psychology
Mumbai Foundation
Mansi Thakker is a licensed clinical psychologist. She specialises in working with adolescents and adults. Her therapeutic approach consists of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness Based Therapies. Her aim in therapy is helping the client deal with conflicts, unpleasant thoughts and emotions and move towards the path of self-acceptance and mental wellness. Her clinical expertise lies in working with Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Interpersonal Concerns, Learning Disabilities, Workplace Stress and Self-Explorative Work. She believes that being empathetic, non-judgemental and accepting can bring about enduring changes in therapy. She strives to create individually tailored therapy for each client based on their personalities and needs. She also enjoys conducting workshops and is an enthusiast about spreading awareness on importance of mental health.
Zainab Dhariwala
Special Educator
Bachelor in Psychology from Wilson College and Bachelor of Education in Special Education from S.N.D.T university
Mumbai Foundation
Ms.Zainab Dhariwala is a Special Educator. Overall, She has 6 year experience of working in India as well as in Middle-east. She has specialized kowledge in providing early intervention to children with disabilities starting from 3 years. Zainab believes in working in structured method with lucrative techniques. She always modifies, designs to ensure that students with disabilities are provided with an environment that allows them to be educated effectively.
Anita Atgamkar
Special Educator
Master in Counseling Psychology from S.N.D.T University.and Certified in Special Education from Asian College Of Teachers
Mumbai Foundation
Ms. Anita Atgamkar is a Special Educator. She, has more than 5 years of experience in this field. She has specialized knowledge in providing early intervention to children with disabilities. Anita believes in working with the students who have wide range of special needs and disabilities. She creates an Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) for each student which consist of goals which the individual would achieve in the coming months with the help of the Special Educator. She also coordinates with the Parents, School Administration, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist. She makes the session interesting for the student and uses various kinds of technique to teach curriculum so that the student enjoys the session.
Rachna Muralidhar
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
Professional Diploma in CLinical Psychology (sweekar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad) M.Sc.- Clinical Psychology)
Bengaluru Centre
Licensed clinical psychologist and have worked extensively with adults and adoloscents with a wide range of problems in the depression and anxiety spectrum. Specialized and certified in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy but believe in an eclectic approach tailor made to needs of individuals. Working towards not only a therapeutic intervention for problems that people face but an approach where people carry enough life tools for a qualitative life.
Sahana Tantry
Psychilogist & Outreach Associate
M.Phil in Clinical Psychology (Manipal University) M.Sc in Applied Psychology (Pondicherry central University
Bengaluru Centre
With an extensive training from Manipal University on various types of therapy and assessments, I went on to work as a lecturer and consultant clinical psychologist in a medical college in Chennai. After which, I worked in a psychiatric hospital in Bangalore. I have worked mainly with the adult population with various psychiatric illnesses such as mood, anxiety, psychotic, substance use and personality disorders. I have also worked with children who have presented with behavioural problems, academic related difficulties and intellectual difficulties etc. With respect to therapy, I believe in taking an eclectic approach depending on the client needs.
Shikha Joshi
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
MSc Psychology, Pursuing PhD in Psychology, BA with Psychology and Journalism
Pilani Cell
Shikha Joshi is presently working as a Psychologist at Mpower Cell, BITS Pilani, providing Counselling Services to Students and Faculty. She has worked as a School Psychologist at various Schools in Bangalore and Haryana. She is skilled in Mental Training including Hypnosis, Relaxation; Guidance and Counseling; Team Building Exercises; Concentration, Focus, etc. She has an overall experience of 6 years. Director and Founder of Amishka Psychological Services. She possess many additional certificate courses, such as, Diploma in Guidance and Counseling, Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Diploma in Marriage Counseling, Certified Courses in Face Reading, body language, Handwriting analysis, Certified in Learning Disability Interventions. She has achieved many awards such as ICON AWARD by Radio City as Youngest Best Psychologist, INDIA PRIDE AWARD for her Outstanding Achievements, INDIA SHINING AWARD by AFCI. She has specialization in Clinical and Child Psychology. She had a short stint with the Indian Air Force as a Body Language Expert and Family Counselor, at Air Force Station Singharsi. She has Worked with KIMS Hospital Bangalore, attended various workshops at NIMHANS and has presented paper at 20th International Psychological Confernce held in Bangalore and International Confernce held at Jaipur on different topics.
Divita Yadav
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
Masters in Psychology from University of Delhi, Advanced Diploma in Guidance and Counselling from NIPPCD, (RCI registered), Delhi, RCI licensed Rehabilitation counselor. PGD in Mass communication from IIMC. Member of Indian Association of Applied Psychology. She has also been trained at NIEPMD.
Goa Cell
Her interest lies in predominantly working with children, adolescents and young adults. She has previous experience with DIPR (Defence Institute of Psychological Research) (DRDO), Delhi, where she extensively worked with officers and soldiers from the Armed Forces, especially Army and Air Force. At DIPR she worked on diverse projects in addition to providing training and assessments of the Officers and Jawaans. Besides, rendering services (therapy and counselling) at various wellness clinics in Delhi, alongside. She has worked with SRJNA(Tinkerly) to develop and render support for children with Learning Disabilities, making learning accessible and fun with a goal of empowering them for life. While, at the same time making schools more friendly and inclusive for children with Learning Disabilities or Intellectual Disabilities. She has additionally worked on imbibing art as a therapy amongst adolescents. Divita has also relentlessly worked on using folk art as a medium of interactive learning with young adults, adolescents as well as the less advantaged strata of the society. She has actively endeavored on providing basic education and skills to the artisans for them to be able to conduct their business effectively and independently. She has also organized various workshops from time to time with Microsoft, Google, American Centre to name a few.
Nikita Sulay
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
M.Phil in Clinical Psychology (Amity University, Madhya Pradesh, M.Sc. In Psychology (Child, Clinical and Industrial) from The Indian Institute of Psychology and Research, Bangalore. B.A. in Psychology from The D.G. Ruparel College, Mumbai. Additionally qualifications- PG Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis and UGC-NET (Psychology) qualified for Assistant Professorship.
Mumbai Centre
Ms. Nikita Sulay is a well trained and qualified Psychologist. She specializes in Clinical Psychology and has dealt with all kinds of clinical cases. She is efficient in conducting diagnosis, psychological assessments and therapy for all kinds of psychiatric conditions. She has extensively worked in providing mental health services to the COVID patients. Her clinical expertise lies in working with patients suffering from Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia, Stress-related issues, Neurological issues, Psychosomatic conditions, Substance Use ,Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism, ADHD etc.), Marital and Interpersonal conflicts. She believes in following an eclectic model to therapy employing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Psychoanalytical methods, Hypnotherapy, Person-centered approaches and EMDR methods. She engages in conducting workshops for teaching and awareness purposes. She is an avid reader, a fine writer and a good communicator. She strives to make mental health a priority in each household.
Parveen Shaikh
Head - Outreach & Collaborations
MA- Applied Psychology, PG in Counselling Psychology, Master Trainer – Career Education & Practice, the Australian Centre for Career Education. Member of NART (National Adolescents Resource Team for Ministry of Youth affairs.
Outreach
Parveen Shaikh is a Counselling psychologist, Trainer, Life skills and career coach working in the Mental health, Educational & development Sector for the past 22 years. She has extensively worked with schools, colleges, corporates, NGO’s and various government agencies across various regions in India on Mental wellness, life skills training, career counselling related projects. She has developed teacher and counsellor training projects in association with various states and central government as well worked with international organisations like UNICEF and USAIDS. She has worked for Professional development of employees and various CSR projects for corporates like Unilever Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation, Konkan Railways, Siemens India, NABARD Bank, IOC, Merrill Lynch and so on.Parveen is a certified Master Trainer in Career development and Practice by the Australian Centre for Career Education. She is also a member of NART (National Adolescents Resource Team) for Ministry of Youth affairs and has developed modules on teacher training on Mental Health, career counselling, life skills and various career resources. She has also been trained by Dr Waldroop, Director Career Services Cell - Harvard University on the CareerLeader assessment and counselling.
Vaibhav Tamboli
Lead Community Outreach & Social Worker
B.com, PGD in Foreign Trade Management, Diploma in Business Management
Outreach
Vaibhav Tamboli is dedicated social worker working for upliftment of downtrodden since past 5 years. He joined the social sector after working for 10 years in the Corporate Sector. He has handled bulk recruitment projects for retail sector at Pan India Level. He has handled recruitment projects for various sectors like Shipping, Banking & Insurance, Retail, Corporates etc. His passion to make a larger difference in the society drived him to work at the grassroot level especially in slums of Mumbai. He has worked with 24 low income communities where he enrolled over 2500 youngsters for career ready programs.
Khushboo Hoda
Lead - Outreach & Collaborations (BLR)
PGPM (Finance & HR) - ICFAI University MSc - Biotechnology - Ruia College BSc- Biotechnology - Ruia College
Outreach
In her previous stints spanning 6+ years, Khushboo has gained experience in clinical research, sales, business development, operations, people management, client management & customer success in the health care domain. She launched her career with Quintiles (IQVIA now) which was then succeeded with Cloud Nine and Nightingales Home Health Care. Having had firsthand experience with patients and their relatives in her past corporate experiences, – one common thing missing in terms of health care across different age groups was “mental wellness” which was affordable, easily accessible and confidential. This paved the way for her to move towards the intangible side of healthcare.Having spent major part of her life in Mumbai, B’lore is where Khushboo has made a home for herself. Outside work, Khushboo is passionate about reading and loves exploring new places alongside her husband. She is fluent in English and Hindi.
Apurva Singh Verma
Associate- Outreach and Content
B.A. in Psychology (IEHE, Bhopal) Diploma in Counseling Psychology (IEHE, Bhopal) M.A. in Applied Psychology Counseling (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai)
Outreach
Apurva Singh Verma is a Psychologist, who is skilled in therapies like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Group Therapy, Family Therapy for Adults and has also done extensive work with different age groups using an eclectic approach ranging from children to Older Adults.She has also worked across various settings like Schools, Addiction centres, Old age homes & Family Court. She comes with rich experience of 4 Years and counting which includes delivering workshops and developing content on varied topics in the social and private sector.
Manasi Gokhale
Manager - Outreach and Content
Certicification ihn Dance and movement therapy MA Clinical Psychology Bsc. Human Develpoment
Outreach
With a graduation in Human Development from SNDT University and a Masters’ in Clinical Psychology from Pune University, Manasi has a varied experience across sports psychology, Education and Clinical psychology. She is also a Certified Creative Movement Practitioner (certified by Creative Movement Therapy Association of India and CID-UNESC France) and believes in using creative movement to achieve emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration.In her stint with schools like Millennium International, Indus, Gurukul and Vidya Valley in Pune, her primary focus was to develop a curriculum for pre-schools, developing workshops for teachers, training and assisting teachers to work with kids having special needs and to conduct workshops for parents and to work with them one on one in specific cases. She has also developed a program which teaches children life skills through activities and sport.Her association with University of Pune had her work with college students, wherein she travelled across Maharashtra to create awareness about mental health and support them to seek professional help.As a part of Mpower Outreach team her responsibility lies in conceptualizing, developing and delivering has conducted workshops across various corporates on the topics relating to mental health. Her approach is to combine theoretical knowledge and experience to design and deliver solutions that are practical, fun and specific to the participants’ daily environment. She achieves this through a combination of facilitation and experiential and action based learning. Her workshops create habits that can be consistently practiced to ensure successful behavioural change back in the daily routine.
Saket Khater
Lead - Collaborations
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
Outreach
Mr Saket Khater has 6 +years of experience in business development, revenue management , relationship management and vendor development in B2B corporate Sales Segment. Saket also has had first hand experience with brand promotions and product launch activities.His ability to view both sides of an issue allows him to develop and integrate solutions that are balanced and beneficial for everyone involved. He excel's at translating customer needs to the business and the business needs to the vendor in order to attain objective for all involved.His mission is: To help as many people as possible as much as possible for as long as possibl
Nazneen Chunawala
Lead – Outreach & Content
M.A. Counselling Psychology Trained REBT Parctioner PG Diploma in HRM
Outreach
Nazneen is a work life coach and trainer with 10 + years of experience. She has versatile understanding in coaching people across age, culture and sector to overcome their stress and enhance their quality of life through counselling therapies and techniques. She has 700+ hours of one on one coaching and group coaching experience in private practice as well as in organizational setting to her credit. She is well - versed with trends in the world of work which enables her to make creative use of counselling and psychotherapy concepts in her coaching and training sessions. Her training / facilitation and coaching experience includes diverse topics ranging from Developing Emotional Intelligence, Enhancing Personal & Workplace Effectiveness, Mindfulness- Both As A Way Of Life And Applied To Workplaces, Managing Change etc. for managers and general staff for varied industries like Manufacturing, Banking and Investment, Education, FMCG, NGOs etc.
Simran Chatha
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
Level 2 Certification in Emotion-focused therapy (York University, Toronto) M.Phil in Clinical Psychology (Manipal University)
Outreach
Simran is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, equipped with the necessary skills to discharge responsibilties competently as a clinician, supervisor and researcher in mental health. Her person-centered, but process-guiding relational stance as a therapist allows her to create a safe space for the clients to discover their immediate and evolving experience. Her exploratory response style and marker-guided strategy facilitates involvement in goals and tasks for therapy. She completed her super-speciality at Manipal university, and worked in the clinical and academic area at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai as well as NIMHANS, Bengaluru. She completed her Level 1 & Level 2 training in Emotion-focused therapy with Dr. Leslie Greenberg at York University, Toronto.
Mayuri Sangharajka
Head- Mpower Cell Management.
MA psychology, PGDGC in Guidance and counselling, Foundation course in Education of Children with Disability, Teacher Training Program in Remedial Education.
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Mayuri Sangharajka is a Psychologist, working in the field of Mental Health for the past 18+ years. She has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults in various sectors including Education and Healthcare in commercial organizations as well as NGOs. Ms. Sangharajka graduated in Human Development and has a Masters in Clinical Psychology. She specializes in REBT, has been a guest lecturer for the certificate course in counselling at SNDT University and mentored and supervised Masters students.Her clinical expertise spans a wide spectrum working with Depression, Anxiety, Autism, Conduct disorder, Learning disability, Behavioral issues in teenagers, Family conflict and Interpersonal concerns. Her eclectic clinical approach allows for a collaborative process within the therapeutic relationship, thus giving her style of therapy a personal touch.
Niyati Khimani
Holistic Wellness Psychologist
MA Counseling Psychology, psychotherapist,
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Ms Niyati Khimani is an experienced Psychologist and wellness Counsleor with Master's in Counseling Psychology. She has extensive knowledge of utilizing a combination of therapies. She is driven to aid people in overcoming acadmeic, social, emotional and societal challenges and shortcomings to tap into indvidual strengths and talents. Her compassion and expertise along with effective communication, building strong client relationship and maintaining strict confidentiality are her key strengths on field. She is a process driven health cousnelor who challenges client to work towards healing and self sufficiency while magnifying their personal strengths and assets.Her work experience consist of internship at Disha Couseling centre, kangaroo kids international preschool, Out A Loud Organization and more
Kashmira Mali
Psychologist
Masters In Applied Psychology,Majored in Clinical,Certificate course in Play therapy
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Ms. Kashmira Mali is an experienced Psychologist with master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She is Skilled in Psycho-Therapy, Counselling, and has worked extensively in the areas of Adolescent Psychology, Interpersonal Dynamics, Relationship Concerns, Suicidal Ideations, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Depression, Panic, and Anxiety. She is an integrative therapist with holistic approach towards counseling.She has worked with institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS), Kartavya healtheon Pvt Ld - in a collaborative project with Pfizer, Mayurpankh Counselling centre. Her volunteer works comprise of Akansha Foundation and more.
Beejal Gosai
Consultant Psychologist
Masters in Psychology with certification in Oncopsychology
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Ms. Beejal Gosai is an experienced Psychologist with Master's in Psychology. She is a certified Life skill trainer and Certified Oncology Counselor. Beejal has worked extensively with adults going through trauma. She has worked as a Chief psychologist and Program co-ordiantor for Abhyudaya with SPJIMR. She has worked as an oncology counselor in Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, a consultant psychologist at Mulund College of counselor, a cheif psychologist at Accenture and a trainer. She has also played a role at Tata Institute of Social Sciences where she has worked on cases such as Depression, Domestic Violence, trauma, child sexual abuse, marital rape, schizophrenia to name a few. She continues to volunteer in NGO's for community development.
Naseem A.Kachwala
Psychologist and Wellness Coach
Masters in Counseling Psychology, Certificate course in Forensic Psychology
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Naseem Kachwala is an experienced Psychologist and a Wellness Coach. She completed her Masters in Counseling Psychology from SNDT Womens University , Mumbai (in May 2011) and Graduation from Mithibai College, Mumbai (July 2008) with a majors in Psychology.
Naseems repetoire of work includes working across age groups , varied socio economic backgrounds and handling issues that need clinical and personal support to individuals ,couples, families and support groups.
She has worked with leading Psychologists and Psychiatrists across Mumbai , a Wellness coach with Mind Mantra ,a Senior Psychologist at Goel rehabilitation centre and as a Psychologist at Masina hospital.She has specifically handled issues of adjustment, addiction, depression, suicide, personality issues and other psychological disorders.
While working at empowering individuals with interpersonal and intrapersonal skills - she has been actively involved in marital and couple counselling and has also been privileged to interact and work with gay, lesbian and transgender community.
She extended support to women students in the Preschool space to become independent and earn a living , to students at a hotel management institute. She has also worked with TATA Cancer Hospital for Children, to provide support to children and their families.
Also her leanings to empower individuals to maximise their strengths started early. She was the District Rotaract Representative (2012-13) and was heading over 90 youth clubs and 3100 youth members across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Ulhasnagar Districts. She has closely worked with more than 100 NGOs and schools whilst at Rotaract.
Naseem stays committed to empower and support individuals to maximise their strengths and build their interpersonal and intrapersonal skill sets.
Heena Shethia
Psychologist
MA in Psychology , Advaced Diploma in Child Care Management and Development, Intensive Training in Psychotherapy, EccEd, ACA certified LGBTQ counseling course,
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Miss Heena Shethia is Psychologist with experience of 3 years in the field of mental health. She was worked with all age groups . She has done intensive training in Clinical testing and psychotherapy . Her internship involves working at Masina hosital, Sion hospital, Kalwa hospital, Punarvas school for kids with disability etc. She has experience working in dealing with concerns related to mental health issues, emotional issues, behavioural issues, relationship problems etc. She has worked as a counselor at National High School and she is a member of CCI (Counselors Council of India).
Vaishali Ganwir
Clinical Psychologist
Masters in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University, Diploma in Gerontology rom T.I.S.S Mumbai .
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Vaishali has over 10 years of experience in the field of Neuropsychology and Mental health. She started her journey of Psychology from K.C.College, Churchgate in Mumbai with Bachelor's Degree in Psychology . She did her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University, Kalina Campus. Vaishali's repertoire of work includes testing and counseling of patients with Alzheimer's and Dementia. She started this work at B.Y.L Nair Hospital on an Indo-US Project on Dementia and Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly. Through this work, Vaishali had an opportunity to recieve a 10 days training program from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York in the year 2009. She has an extensive period of working experience for the geriatrci population by doing Neuropsychological testing and counseling their families. Her work also involves writing research papers and getting published in International Journals. She has worked at K.E.M. Hospital in the Dept. of Neurology, Parel , Mumbai .This work involved administering a thorouh Neuropsychological Battery on patients of Epilepsy which involved children, adolescents and adults as well. She has worked at Neurogen Brain and Spine Institue in Navi Mumbai , Vaishali was also involved in writing many chapters in books published by the institute related to Psychology. She had the opportunity to take workshops in many different citites of India such as Calcutta, Amravati, Vizag etc. She has worked with many school going children as a School Counselor in Pune and has helped them deal with their mental health issues.
Manisha Bagul Patil
Counseling Psychologist
M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Basic + Advance course in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), Certificate course in Learning Disability, Certified Course in Psychonalysis: Theory and Applications. Attended Workshops on Criminal and Forensic Psychology.
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Ms. Manisha Bagul Patil is an experienced Counseling Psychologist, with an experience of 6 years of providing therapeutic help to individuals and families. She completed her Masters in Counseling Psychology from SNDT affiliated (Nanavati College) and Graduated from L.S.Raheja College, with a Majors in Psychology.
She specializes in REBT, also has a versatile understanding in counseling people across age groups, cultures and varied socio economic backgrounds. She has worked with individuals with various difficulties and concerns like, Academic, Behavioural, Emotional and Clinical on individual and in group counseling settings. Her expertise lies in Assessing, Diagnosing and providing appropriate therapy. Manisha has also been a part of various schools as a School psychologist and has also worked with "The Live love Laugh Foundation" where she was responsible to conduct marathon workshops on Awareness about depression. She was associated with The Rangoonawala Foundation (India) where she worked on cases of Domestic Violence, Depression, Anxiety, Marital and Pre- Marital Counseling, Learning disbailty and also trained and psycho-educated social workers about Mental Health. During her internship programm she was associated with "Kripa Foundation" a leading De-addiction center and her work involved to provide therapy to individuals and their families.
Dilshad Khurana
Head Counsellor (Helpline)
M.A Counselling Psychology
Helpline
8 years of counselling experience, worked with schools, hospitals and corporates. Also conduct soft skills and dramatherapy workshops with colleges and corporates
Harshada Narvekar
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
M.A Counselling Psychology
Helpline
7 years of counseling experience includes boy’s boarding school in Bhayander, Save the Children in Bandra and Vandrewala Foundation’s Counselling Helpline in Powai.(3yrs). At Accenture in Airoli, as a Corporate Wellness Coach conducted both individual and group sessions and workshops. She has volunteered for 3mnths in an orphange in Rishikesh as a counselor and trainer for teachers. She has herself attended workshops in Counselling in Palliative Care and Spirituality/Religion in Palliative Care at Cipla Palliative Care (Pune) and Training Centre, Pune and Tata Memorial Hospital. And worked as palliative care counselor in ngo for end of life counseling for cancer patient and their family- includes spiritual & breavement counseling.
Rima Bhandekar
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
M.A. Psych with counselling specialization
Helpline
10 years experience in school, college and helpline settings. 4 years experience working with psychiatry department of K.E.M. hospital as a part of hitguj helpline of B.M.C
Anuradha Bhave
Psychologist & Outreach Associate
M.A Clinical psychology
Helpline
6 years of experience in mental health field which includes working in hospitals, corporate and rehabilitation centres. Also have clinic in Thane, workshops on mental health awareness in schools, colleges and small companies, trained in RECBT, can do all types of psychometric testing and can deal with different types of mental health illness. Also taught Psychometric testing and psychotherapy to M.D students at Palghar hospital. Worked as TA in Sion hospital, have experience with dealing with substance abuse and personality disorder cases. Experience in marriage counselling.