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The Team

Who We Are

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Neroly Sharma

Co-Founder

Qualification : MA in Psychology (Specialized in Clinical) , Clinical hypnotherapist, Certified in  Couples Counseling and Sports Psychology, Certified Level 2 EFT practitioner (ICEEFT)

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Specialization : Anxiety and depression, low self-esteem issues, managing interpersonal conflicts, performance anxiety, substance abuse, emotional problems, adjustment issues, sports related issues and career evaluation.

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Therapeutic Expertise: Psychometric testing and practices Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy,  Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Emotion Focused therapy and Hypnotherapy 

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Experiences :  3+ years of work includes 

  • Working on an interdisciplinary study, which focused on assessing the compliance of Newspaper Articles of Suicide with the Work Health Organization Suicide Reporting Guidelines.

  • Internship at the Counselling Centre MSU, Baroda with 546+ hours of supervised clinical work and still continues to volunteer at SSG Hospital, which involves observation, case history and MSE taking, & follow ups.

  • Worked as a visiting faculty teacher for Higher Secondary classes at Baroda Public School and Teaching assistant at The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara. 

  • Currently a supervisor for PGDCAH students at The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.

  • Clients taken by her at SafeNest range from the age of 14 to 40 years, and the cases included matters such as anxiety, depression, self harm, self esteem issues, emotion regulation, sexual dysfunction, psycho education and learning to cope with future stressors effectively.

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Vivek Khattar

Co-Founder

Qualification : MA in Psychology (Specialized in Counseling), Certified Couples Counselor

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Specializaton : Interpersonal trauma and abuse, anxiety issues, relationship conflicts, decision-making  and couple/marital issues.

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Therapeutic Expertise: Trauma-informed therapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Relational gestalt therapy, Mindfulness, Humanistic therapy and Feminist model in therapy. 

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Experiences : 3+ years of work which includes

  • More than 500 hours of clinical work

  • Externship at a de-addiction center

  • Working as a mental health counselor in a private setup 

  • Worked as an assistant professor at Parul University, Vadodara, as a visiting faculty teaching  Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychotherapy, Health Psychology and Life Enrichment

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Dhruvika Jhala

Co-Founder

Qualification : MA in Psychology (Specialized in Counseling) , Clinical hypnotherapist, Certified Couples Counselor

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Specialization : Grief, bereavement and coping, self-esteem development, interpersonal conflicts, anxiety, depression, stress management, scheduling, career uncertainty, and emotional regulation.

Therapeutic Expertise: Dialectical behavioral therapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and Hypnotherapy.

 

Experiences : 3+ years of work which includes

  • working as a teaching assistant at The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.

  • A guide for a research paper, a fieldwork project and an intern at Counseling Centre of the Psychology Department.

  • Experience of working with children with Autism and children with learning disabilities by interning at Reach Centre for Autism,Vadodara.

  • Currently,  she is a supervisor for students/interns practicing psychologists. 

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