Overview
Work History
Education
Organizational Experience
Other Interests
Accomplishments
Languages
Timeline
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AKSHITA PANDEY

Kolkata

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Private Practice

Self-Employed
Kolkata
03.2024 - Current
  • A trauma-informed, queer-friendly, politically sensitive and culturally sound practice, primarily running online sessions
  • Working with adolescents, and young adults with issues such as anxiety, depression, complex trauma, relationship issues, academic issues etc
  • Working with adults facing attachment trauma, relationship issues, job loss/change, life transformation, stressful life events, greif & loss
  • Therapy modalities employed range from CBT, ACT, SFBT, Narrative Therapy, Somatic Psychology, Existential Therapy, MBT.

Consultant Psychologist

MansiTherapy
Kolkata
04.2022 - 02.2024
  • Facilitated in-person and online sessions for individuals and couples
  • Worked with adolescents, and young adults with issues such as anxiety, depression, complex trauma, relationship issues, academic issues etc
  • Worked with adults facing attachment trauma, relationship issues, job loss/change, life transformation, stressful life events, greif & loss

Intern

MansiTherapy
Kolkata
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Met clients in person to satisfy practical aspects mandated by the Master’s curriculum.

Observer Intern

Tata Medical Centre
Kolkata
05.2019 - 05.2019
  • Intern at the Department of Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology
  • Taking case history and conducting Mental State examination
  • Observed consultation and counselling sessions

Intern

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals
Kolkata
11.2018 - 12.2018
  • Intern at the Child Development Centre
  • Observed consultations with a developmental paediatrician and his multidisciplinary team
  • Observed psychodiagnostic assessments
  • Attended training sessions and workshops for parents and care givers

Intern

Fortis Hospitals Ltd.
Kolkata
09.2018 - 10.2018
  • Intern at the Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences
  • Taking case history and conducting Mental state examination
  • Observed consultation, counselling and psychotherapy sessions
  • Observed psychodiagnostic assessments

Intern

AddLife Caring Minds
Kolkta
06.2016 - 07.2016
  • Interned at a Psychological and Cognitive Wellness Centre
  • Taking Case history of clients independently as well as under the supervision of senior Psychologists
  • Mental status examination of clients
  • Administration, scoring and interpretation as well as making reports of Various Psychometric Tests
  • Organising various workshops and events

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Narrative Therapy & Community Work

Dulwich Centre + Children First
Online
04-2024

Master of Counselling - 2.750

Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
10-2023

Certificate - Child & Youth Mental Health

Children First
09-2023

Certificate - Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Children First
New Delhi
01-2022

Certificate - Psychological First Aid

Coursera
Online
11-2021

Certificate - Suicide Prevention

Coursera
Online
11-2021

B.A. (Hons) Psychology - 6.595 (First Division)

Indraprastha College For Women, University of Delhi
New Delhi
01.2018

Class XII - 96.75%

Modern High School For Girls
Kolkata
01.2015

Class X - 82%

Modern High School For Girls
Kolkata
01.2013

Certificate - Somatic EMDR

The Embody Lab
USA/Online

Organizational Experience

Workshops organised and attended with Adlife Caring Minds: 

  • Special Learning Disability (Diagnosis and Screening)
  • ADHD Screening (Conners-3 and ADHD-T, ADHD Rating Scales)
  • Intelligence Testing (Wechsler's Adult Intelligent Scale, Wechsler's Intelligence Scale for Children-IV, Vineland Social Maturity Scale, Standard Progressive Matrices)
  • Autism- Identification and Intervention
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Behaviour Modification Therapy

Workshops organised and attended at Indraprastha College for Women:

  • Further Developments in Psychoanalysis and The Indian Experience, Dr. Anup Dhar
  • My Body, My Right, Workshop, YP Foundation
  • Multiple Learning Styles and Technology in the Classroom, Mr. Kartik Aneja
  • Talk on Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Foundation of India
  • International Conference: The Fragmented Self, An interdisciplinary Exploration into the Notions Of Self and Identity in Contemporary Life
  • Expressing Mental Health Through Creativity, Workshop, Ms. Reshma Valliappan
  • Introductory Workshop on Arts-Based Therapy, Children First
  • Peer education Workshops on 'My Body! My Sexuality! My Decision!'

Other Interests

  • Extensive experience in multiple dance forms, 2004- Present
  • Taught students of classes 8-10 English, History and Geography 2015-2019
  • Volunteered with various animal care centres, as well as learnt how to provide first-aid to animals, 2017

Accomplishments

  • Served as Treasurer for the Psychology Association at Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Timeline

Private Practice

Self-Employed
03.2024 - Current

Consultant Psychologist

MansiTherapy
04.2022 - 02.2024

Intern

MansiTherapy
11.2021 - 04.2022

Observer Intern

Tata Medical Centre
05.2019 - 05.2019

Intern

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals
11.2018 - 12.2018

Intern

Fortis Hospitals Ltd.
09.2018 - 10.2018

Intern

AddLife Caring Minds
06.2016 - 07.2016

Post Graduate Diploma - Narrative Therapy & Community Work

Dulwich Centre + Children First

Master of Counselling - 2.750

Monash University

Certificate - Child & Youth Mental Health

Children First

Certificate - Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Children First

Certificate - Psychological First Aid

Coursera

Certificate - Suicide Prevention

Coursera

B.A. (Hons) Psychology - 6.595 (First Division)

Indraprastha College For Women, University of Delhi

Class XII - 96.75%

Modern High School For Girls

Class X - 82%

Modern High School For Girls

Certificate - Somatic EMDR

The Embody Lab
AKSHITA PANDEY