Jun 2025 – Present · 9 mos

• Building AI-powered tools that aren’t just smart, they’re sensitive, culturally relevant, and clinically rock solid.

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

• Involved in conceptualization, implementation, and quality assurance of all mental wellness services and programs within the mental health verticle Mindscapes. This includes ensuring ethical integrity, clinical effectiveness, and ongoing innovation in how services are designed and delivered.
• Responsible for defining the strategic vision and clinical standards of Minscapes, while also overseeing day-to-day operations, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Beyond directly leading Mindscape, I also serve as a key advisor to the broader School of Strength leadership on all matters related to mental wellness. I provide expert insights, strategic recommendations, and ensure our initiatives align with the organization’s overarching goals. This includes advising on emerging industry trends, evidence-based best practices, and identifying opportunities for growth and cross-sector integration.

Nov 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Equipping therapists to support couples and parents through training, supervision and capacity-building in trauma-informed, culturally grounded psychotherapy.
• Conducting psychotherapy with children, adolescents, adults, and families- across diverse demographic groups including parents, married couples, and working professionals.
• Diagnosing, assessing, and treating a wide range of mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress-related issues, relationship conflicts, low self-esteem, body image concerns, parenting challenges, psycho-sexual difficulties, and emotional/behavioural issues in children.
• Providing therapy across multiple time zones, currently working with Indian clients based in the US, Australia, Germany, and the UAE.
• Collaborating with fellow psychotherapists and mental health organizations, both in India and internationally, for referrals, case discussions, and ongoing professional growth.
• Engaging in continued professional development through seminars, advanced training, keynote speaking at conferences, workshops, and guest lectures on mental health.
• Contributing expert commentary to national media, with features in The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Vogue India, Live Mint, Mid-Day, Mint Lounge, and Deccan Herald.

Jul 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

• Contributed blog articles for ‘Psychology Today’ (an American media organization that focuses on mental health and human behaviour)
• Launched my YouTube channel and Instagram handle ‘The Therapist Mommy’ both of which serve to educate the Indian public about issues related to parenting and couple relationships. Currently, the Instagram handle stands at 100K followers and YT channel at 2M+ views
• Co-hosted podcast ‘Moms are from Mars’ and ‘Modern ParenTeen’ podcast which discussed 12 issues each related to parenting children and adolescents, respectively, launched by Playy TV
• Co-hosted podcast ‘Big Talk about Tiny Humans’, India’s first research-based podcast on parenting for parents and educators, launched by IVM

Jun 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Involved in training and supervision of heyy helpers (Masters level+ trainees) in order to conduct mental health online chat and online therapy sessions
• Involved in psychotherapeutic sessions for corporate employees
• Contributing to preparation of Health Score guide to screen clients for mental health issues
• Preparing brief evidence-based therapeutic interventions for addressing issues like loneliness, sleep difficulties, couples conflict resolution, etc. for the heyylife app
• Conducting mental health group sessions for corporate employees on topics such as Work-life balance, Time management, and ‘The body keeps score’
• Carrying out leadership assessment for corporate leaders in managerial positions
• Conducting workshops on ‘Couple Communication and Attachment’ for the general public

Dec 2018 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

• Engaged in conceptualisation, designing, and delivery of parenting workshops to parents on a range of contemporary issues
• Involved in writing in-depth research-based articles on issues concerning parenting (both for the print and the online magazine ParentCircle), with inputs from researchers and parenting experts from all over the world
• Spearheaded the Gadget-Free Hour campaign to enable families to disconnect from their gadgets to reconnect with each other
• Pioneered and published a year-long parent-guided child-led home learning program for pre-schoolers (3-5 years) that involved 7 areas of learning, monthly themes, and adopted a multi-sensorial approach to learning

Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs

• Applied highly developed research knowledge to develop and implement research plans in the field of parenting and family intervention in India
• Contributed as a co-chief investigator to applications for external competitive research funds; prepared ethics application for research projects
• Disseminated findings via publication in high-quality journals and through presentation at international conferences and meetings
• Received accreditation in Triple P- Positive Parenting Program (Levels 2 and 3)

Jun 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Involved in teaching post-graduate students a series of courses:
• o Child psychology;
• o Psychopathology;
• o Cognitive processes;
• o Biological processes;
• o Psychological assessment
• Supervised research higher degree and honours students for dissertation work
• Developed & delivered engaging and interactive training programs to >500 students, faculty, and parents with the aim of strengthening child/adolescent resilience and improving parent-child and teacher-student relationships
• Involved in running the University Mental Health Centre, including administration and clinical duties, with the aim of providing a safe space for students and offer them psychological help