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Gianna Ghaswalla

New Delhi

Summary

Dedicated Mental Health Professional eager to approach professional challenges utilizing interpersonal and problem-solving skills within a team setting.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant Psychologist

Kankan Counselling
01.2022 - Current
  • Engaged in one-on-one psychotherapy with a diverse range of clients with concerns such as anxiety, low mood, work difficulties, intrapersonal issues, and low self-esteem, among others.
  • Practiced maintaining ethical and professional integrity as a responsible practitioner. Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Meticulously defined core problems and determined key strategies for investigating and remediating concerns for each client.
  • Met regularly with other counsellors to assess individual cases and work on any possible blind spots.

Crisis Management Intern

Vandrevala Foundation
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Passionately worked as a trained counsellor in a crisis counselling centre, with a special focus of stabilizing distressed clients in high-pressure situations.
  • Effectively adapted to the challenge of assessing immediate client safety and providing appropriate solutions to manage the situation.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts. Was available to clients even outside work hours.

Quantitative Data Analysis

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
01.2021 - 05.2022
  • Performed intensive research on ‘Therapists’ Experiences of Online Therapy (in the Indian Context)’
  • Identified, analyzed and interpreted trends or patterns in complex data sets by finding correlations and visualizing with charts.
  • Completed data cleaning and data validation of existing spreadsheets to promote robust data management platform, resulting in accurate data analysis and entry using Excel and SPSS.

Mentee in Private Practice

Tanvi Kankan
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Aided in creating content for mental health posts/podcasts.
  • Collaborated with the team on community mental health research projects, including writing, editing, data management.
  • Created and facilitated workshops on mental health awareness for a large audience.
  • Improved my organization skills while managing my mentor’s professional data.


Mentee

EmpathyWorks
01.2018 - 08.2020
  • Utilised the opportunity of shadowing a professional to deepen my knowledge about the field
  • Created content for social media and workshops to sensitise caregivers and professionals about mental health.

Education

Master of Arts - Applied Psychology, Counselling and Clinical Practice

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai
2022

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Sophia College
Mumbai
2020

ICSE -

The Shri Ram School
New Delhi
2017

Skills

  • Strong Interpersonal Skills and Active Listening
  • Adept in Handling Sensitive Situations
  • Collaborative
  • Proactive
  • Conflict Management
  • Content Writing and Editing
  • Creative in Designing Programs and Workshops
  • Data Entry and Analytics
  • Flexible and Adaptable

Timeline

Crisis Management Intern

Vandrevala Foundation
06.2022 - 07.2022

Consultant Psychologist

Kankan Counselling
01.2022 - Current

Quantitative Data Analysis

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
01.2021 - 05.2022

Mentee in Private Practice

Tanvi Kankan
09.2020 - 09.2021

Mentee

EmpathyWorks
01.2018 - 08.2020

Master of Arts - Applied Psychology, Counselling and Clinical Practice

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Sophia College

ICSE -

The Shri Ram School
Gianna Ghaswalla