“If you are feeling it,
then it is true”
for mental health counselling and well being
We provide Counselling and Therapy support for Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Emotional distress, Mood Disorders, Disruptive behaviour, Conduct disorders, Social anxiety, Low Self Esteem/ Confidence and other mental health concerns. We do this with empathy, expertise and total respect for all our clients. We provide Counselling for adults as well as Children and Adolescents.
About the Counsellor
I am Aparna Verma. I believe that we humans instinctively wish to grow and flourish. However, sometimes, we all need a little help or a nudge, to meet our challenges effectively, expand our coping and build personal resilience. As a Mental Health counsellor and therapist, I provide that help.
Education and Experience
Masters in Counselling from Monash University (Australia) with training and experience in Singapore.
MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur. As a HR leader for 15 years, I led people and teams in corporate workplaces like NIIT, Asian Paints, ICICI group, Mercer India etc. I undertand their opportunities and obstacles, personnel and professional motivations and choices.
M.A in English literature, because it is in stories, plays, poems, chronicles, journals, novels that one actually gets to know and read the mind of people, communities and cultures.
Counselling Offered
Individual Counselling
Evidence-based practice using clinical models like CBT, Motivational interviewing, ACT theory, ICBT etc for highly prevalent issues of Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Emotional dysregulation, Mood disorders, Substance abuse, Conduct disorders, Attachment/ relationship issues etc.:
Child and Adolescent Counselling
Childhood issues like family stress, Attachment disruptions (change in schools, neighbourhoods, cities, changes in family), friendship issues, anger management, disruptive school behaviour, bullying, school refusal, peer pressure etc. Teenage issues of Early Onset Depression, General anxiety (GAD), Social anxiety(SAD), ODD, Addictions (including Internet addiction) and risky behaviour etc.
Workplace Counselling - Individual and Group
To help employees raise their emotional competence along with professional competence. Young and mature professionals are juggling many balls today – Work, family, intimate relationships, social needs, personal goals, new environments, forging identity etc. We help destigmatize mental health challenges, create awareness and help employees recognise the impact of negative mental health on productivity.
Counselling at Schools
Design Pastoral care mental health programs in addition to the academic and co-curriculum offering. Grade appropriate workshops for Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Counselling and therapy for School community (Staff and children).
How it works
I provide both Online counselling ( through Zoom) as well as in person counselling.
All therapy sessions are for 60 minutes and charged by the hour.
If you are below 18, you can seek therapy independently or be reffered, however you will be treated as a minor. Informed consent and confidentiality rules, in accordance with Ethical Counselling practice for minors will apply.
Prescription of any medicine or drugs is not in the scope of my practice. I work with Evidence based therapies and Non invasive Counselling methods.
If you are above 18 years (you may have to show identity proof) you can seek therapy independently through informed consent.
All therapy is completely confidential and governed by the guidelines of Ethical Counselling practice in India.
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Testimonials
FAQs
Look out for some of these indicators
- Persistent Low moods and unhappiness for no apparent reason
- Persistent feeling of low self-worth, a niggling thought of “I am not good enough”
- Irritability and anger, feeling edgy and overwhelmed, mood swings
- Not enjoying usual things- e.g., going out, playing a sport, reading, socialising etc
- Any major change or disruption in life .
- Unexplained triggering and dysregulated emotions – anger management, tearing up, urge to throw things about, shouting.
- Experiencing Adverse situations – Family, relationships, workplace
- Anxiety – Thought racing, lack of sleep, unable to focus, reduced daily functionality, rise in heartbeat, sweating, numbness, dryness in mouth clammy cold hands, trembling etc
- Stress- A dysfunctional physical and mental state which makes everything harder than it needs to be.
- Experiencing Trauma and grief
- If someone tells you – “ You need help”!
Yes, you can independently contact and reach out. Noone needs to know.
However, if you are below 18, ethical practice guidelines regarding counselling services to minors will apply. All norms will be sensitively discussed and explained to you before the therapy.
- Health care professionals like Doctors, Occupational therapists, professional caregivers.
- In school settings, teachers, school counsellors, pastoral care staff, student learning support staff are often very critical for timely detection of need for help.
- Friends and family who are very important as they provide support and encouragement for someone to initiate a therapy process.
Yes, all therapy is Confidential. In case of minors, applicable guidelines govern sharing of information. However, confidentiality is limited by risk to self harm and danger to others, in which case the therapist reserves the right to appropriate action
Ideally, a once a week session is recommended. We can schedule sessions twice a week based on slot availability and client requirements. Each session will last 60 minutes.
Sessions are charged at an hourly rate. The payment has to be made at least 24 hours before the start of the session. It is recommended that for a genuine experience of Counselling, the client should block at least 5 sessions.
They are all professionals in the mental health and wellbeing space, differing by scope of practice and expertise.
A Counsellor is trained for treating Mental Health issues. E.g Anxiety, depression, stress, Trauma, Grief , Childhood and Adolescent issues , Substance Abuse, Emotional distress, Relationship stress, Self confidence crisis etc. Most of these arise out of adverse situations, conditioning or experiences that limit a person’s functionality and cognitive abilities. Counsellors do not prescribe medicines but work with Evidence based modalities and behaviour impact models. Counsellors can test for diagnosis and severity of specific mental health issues using specified tests and questionnaires
Psychologist (depending upon their speciality) are trained to test and treat more acute Mental disorders like Bipolar disorder, Personality disorders, Learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Thrichotillomania, Eating disorders, Suicide intervention etc which are primarily adverse medical conditions, present for a long time in the client.
Psychologists often provide adjunct therapy with medical treatment and can be certified or licensed to administer and diagnose mental health disorders.
Psychatrist is a medically qualified practitioner. They are equipped to diagnose and treat all kinds of mental disorders including psychosis and mental breakdowns, arising out of adverse medical conditions and imbalance. Only they can prescribe diagnostic medical tests for severe psychotic disorders. They are the only ones who can prescribe medicines and intervention treatments.
