“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength”
Mental Health Consultancy
The Team
Who We Are
Neroly Sharma
Co-Founder
Qualification : MA in Psychology (Specialized in Clinical) , Clinical hypnotherapist, Certified in Couples Counseling and Sports Psychology, Certified Advance Level EFT practitioner (ICEEFT), Certified Psychosocial Studies
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.
Therapeutic Expertise: Psychometric testing and practices Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Emotion Focused therapy and Hypnotherapy
Experiences : 4+ years of work includes
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Working on an interdisciplinary study, which focused on assessing the compliance of Newspaper Articles of Suicide with the Work Health Organization Suicide Reporting Guidelines.
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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.
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Worked as a visiting faculty teacher for Higher Secondary classes at Baroda Public School and Teaching assistant at The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.
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Currently a supervisor for PGDCAH students at The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.
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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.
Vivek Khattar
Co-Founder
Qualification : MA in Psychology (Specialized in Counseling), Certified Couples Counselor
Specializaton : Interpersonal trauma and abuse, anxiety issues, relationship conflicts, decision-making and couple/marital issues.
Therapeutic Expertise: Trauma-informed therapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Relational gestalt therapy, Mindfulness, Humanistic therapy and Feminist model in therapy.
Experiences : 4+ years of work which includes
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More than 500 hours of clinical work
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Externship at a de-addiction center
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Working as a mental health counselor in a private setup
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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
Dhruvika Jhala
Co-Founder
Qualification : MA in Psychology (Specialised in Counselling), Certified Trauma-Focused Therapist and Clinical hypnotherapist, Certified Couples Counsellor
Specialisation : Trauma and integration, grief and bereavement coping, identity confusion and self-esteem development, interpersonal conflicts, anxiety and depression, stress management, career uncertainty, procrastination and emotional regulation.
Therapeutic Expertise: Trauma Focused Therapy, Dialectical behavioural therapy, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Hypnotherapy.
Experiences : 4+ years of work which includes
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Internship at Counselling Centre of the Psychology Department, MSU Baroda, with 500+ hours of supervised clinical work including case history and formulation, conducting assessments and treatment planning.
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Internship at Reach, Centre for Autism, Vadodara, working with Children with Autism and Children with learning disabilities to administer assessments and build specialised education/ treatment plans.
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Worked as a faculty member for 2 years at The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. Worked as a guide for research papers and fieldwork projects; as a clinical supervisor for masters students helping with treatment plans; as a teaching faculty for bachelors and masters students.
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Visiting Faculty and a Supervisor for PGDCAH program at MSU Baroda, teaching case development and treatment planning using the hypnotherapeutic approach.
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Working with clients at SafeNest, aged between 19-55 years, on themes like dissociation, trauma and integration, anxiety and stress management, identity confusion, grief and bereavement, self harm and suicidal ideation, anger management and emotional dysregulation.
