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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Affiliations
References
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Anuradha Palit

Anuradha Palit

Bangalore

Summary

Experienced Clinical Psychologist(RCI registered), queer affirmative, with more than 10 years of treating the adult population suffering from various complex psychological disorders and intellectual disabilities. Strong background identifying mental and personality disorders as well as application of different types of therapy (CBT, ACT, EFT etc) with a trauma informed- attachment focused approach. Successful at coordinating with physicians and other healthcare providers when developing courses of treatment. Has an eclectic approach to therapy, mostly based on the concerns and need of the client.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Consultant Psychologist

Amaha Mental Health Clinic
Bangalore
01.2023 - Current
  • Attending clients (B2B and B2C/ both online and offline) having sub-clinical / clinical problems ranging from work-life balance, low self confidence, parenting concerns,. relationship issues to mood related disorders, anxiety related disorders, personality disorders, stress and trauma related disorders, postpartum depression.
  • Supervision of junior psychologists
  • Delivering case conference along with psychiatrist.
  • Attending peer supervision, MDT (multidisciplinary team meetings)
  • Conducting role-plays for new joinees as part of onboarding process
  • Writing articles on mental health related topics as a part of the mentl health blogs
  • Creating SOPs for liason with other health care workers like nutritionist, gynaecologist related to mental health

Cluster Format Head

Cultfit Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
07.2022 - 01.2023

In addition to the responsibilities served as a therapist, this role also involves the following:

  • Monitoring and maintaining the performance of partners
  • Creating theoretical and practical based reading content for partners twice in a month
  • Conducting need based sessions/meetings with partners related to their performance feedback, supervision, identifying hurdles etc.

Therapist

Cultfit Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
03.2019 - 06.2022
  • Attended to clients (online at present and offline in the past) coming with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, concerns around work-life balance, self esteem issues, parenting difficulties, postpartum related problems etc.
  • Conducting online support groups (anxiety and postpartum)
  • Creating content for support groups
  • Supervision work (peer supervision and supervising partners)
  • Delivering webinars on different mental health related topics to corporate companies and also to partners (in-house).

Consulting Psychologist

Sukrut Human and Organisation Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
06.2017 - 03.2019
  • Providing psychological assessment, therapeutic intervention, study skills, cognitive training, developing need based module and conducting life skill classes for students of Parikrma Humanity Foundation.
  • Conducted training programs for parents and teachers.
  • Provided psychotherapeutic intervention to clients coming at Sukrut clinic.

M.Phil trainee

Institute of Psychiatry
Kolkata
10.2014 - 12.2016
  • The work involved psychometric and neuropsychological assessment along with psychotherapeutic intervention, neuropsychological rehabilitation and counseling


Psychology Intern

R.G. Kar Medical College
Kolkata
07.2013 - 03.2014
  • Taking detailed history of the patients (suffering from neurotic, psychotic and developmental disorders) at outpatient department, Calcutta
  • Psychological assessment of the same and preparing psychometric reports


Education

M.Phil - Clinical Psychology

Institute of Psychiatry, West Bengal University of Health Sciences [WBUHS] And Rehabilitation Council of India
Kolkata, India
01-2017

Master of Science - Psychology

Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta
Kolkata, India
06-2014

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Asutosh College, University of Calcutta
Kolkata, India
05-2012

Higher secondary -

Loreto Day School, Sealdah
Kolkata, India

Secondary -

Loreto Day School, Sealdah
Kolkata, India

Skills

  • Consulting
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychological assessment
  • Supervision
  • Conducting support groups
  • Team-work and Collaboration
  • Planning and Coordination
  • Trainee evaluations
  • Content creation
  • Life skill

Accomplishments

  • Original article “Role of Prospective Memory in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” published by Sage Publications in Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, in 2022 (Volume 44, Issue 6).
  • Have presented paper titled “Does Sturm und Drang unleash the self” at Opus International Conference in UK, November, 2017.
  • Received the best poster award in the 43rd National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (NACIACP, 2017).
  • Gold Medalist for securing “First Position” with a first class in Clinical Psychology in Master Degree.

Certification

  • Motherhood studies practitioner certification (Dr.Sophie Brock-Australia)-2024 (continuing)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (12 hours online training by Connect and Restore-CORE)-2024/06
  • Trauma-informed approach to Psychological interventions (15 hours online training by Connect and Restore-CORE)-2024/05
  • Positive Parenting Program (Level 1-16 hours in person training course by Raising Family Academy)-2024/05
  • Online workshop on Adult ADHD (By Therapheal)-2024/02

  • Queer Affirmative Counseling Practice by Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI)-2022/08
  • Advanced ACT course-2021/11

Languages

Bengali
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Affiliations

  • Have been invited as a resource person for the CRE (Continued Rehabilitation Education) programme on 5th Feb, 2024 for conducting a session pm "management of children with ASD psychological Perspective".
  • Invited to give lecture on “Mental Health of

Students and Parents, Specially for Girls Students

and Mothers During the Pandemic Situation” in

the One Day National level Webinar ,organized

by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of

Raniganj Girls' College, West Bengal on 4th September,2020.

  • Invited as a guest lecturer at Mount Carmel

College, Bangalore to conduct a class for 2nd

year Master Degree students on Behavior

Therapy in 2018.

  • Conducted webinars at different non-profited

organization.

  • Submitted dissertation in M.Phil exploring the role

of different types of memory in Obsessive

Compulsive Disorder titled “Memory dynamics in

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” under Professor

Dr. Prasanta Kr. Roy.

  • Submitted dissertation in master degree exploring

the different psychosocial aspects in mothers

having children with autism, cerebral palsy and

normal children titled “Quality of Life,

Hopelessness, Anxiety and Depression levels in

mothers having children with autism, children

with cerebral palsy and normal children” under

Professor Dr. Nilanjana Sanyal.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Consultant Psychologist

Amaha Mental Health Clinic
01.2023 - Current

Cluster Format Head

Cultfit Pvt. Ltd
07.2022 - 01.2023

Therapist

Cultfit Pvt. Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2022

Consulting Psychologist

Sukrut Human and Organisation Consultants Pvt. Ltd
06.2017 - 03.2019

M.Phil trainee

Institute of Psychiatry
10.2014 - 12.2016

Psychology Intern

R.G. Kar Medical College
07.2013 - 03.2014

M.Phil - Clinical Psychology

Institute of Psychiatry, West Bengal University of Health Sciences [WBUHS] And Rehabilitation Council of India

Master of Science - Psychology

Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Asutosh College, University of Calcutta

Higher secondary -

Loreto Day School, Sealdah

Secondary -

Loreto Day School, Sealdah
Anuradha Palit