Niharika Reddy
T.Nagar, Chennai
Summary
Client-focused Mental Health Counselor with over 350 hours of client hours, providing wide variety of individual counseling techniques and intervention strategies. Looking for a position as a counselor in a workplace environment where I can use my professional counseling skills to work one-on-one, compassionately, with people.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Practice Mental Health Counselor
Self
chennai
07.2022 - Current
- Trained in treating clients with stress, anxiety, and relationship issues.
- Focused on developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships, and helping patients progress toward planned.
- Provided crisis intervention and support during emergency situations.
- Educated patients about mental health conditions and available resources.
- Ensured safe environment for all clients during counseling sessions.
- Assisted clients in developing coping strategies to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans for clients with mental health issues.
Mental Health Counselor
Nibbana Institute Pvt. Ltd.
chennai
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Conducted one-on-one counseling sessions with diverse clients.
- Monitored client progress and adjusted treatment strategies as needed.
- Assisted clients with identifying feelings and behaviors by asking open-ended questions to bring more self-awareness.
- Participated in monthly supervision sessions to get more direction.
COUNSELLING INTERN
Appolo Study Centre
Chennai
04.2022 - 05.2022
- Completed 50 hours of one-on-one counseling for broad range of clients suffering from emotional abuse, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, family and relationship issues and behavioral problems by implementing therapeutic crisis intervention (TCI) techniques as needed.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA), Gestalt Therapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) along with meditation and visualization.
- Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
Education
Master of Science - Counselling And Psychotherapy
Tamil Nadu Open University
Chennai10-2024
Post Graduate Dip. - Integrated Counselling
Madras School of Social Work & NIBBANA Institute
Chennai, India07.2022
B.Tech - Information Technology
College of Engineering, Guindy
Chennai, India04.2011
Skills
- Nonjudgmental approach
- Affective empathy
- Active listening
- Individual counseling
- Anxiety reduction techniques
- Crisis intervention
References
- Chandrika, 9790762918, Faculty, NIBBANA Institute
- Geethan, 9840291089, Faculty, NIBBANA Institute
Languages
Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Beginner (A1)
A1
Languages
- English
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Hindi
Timeline
Mental Health Counselor
Nibbana Institute Pvt. Ltd.
10.2023 - 07.2024
Private Practice Mental Health Counselor
Self
07.2022 - Current
COUNSELLING INTERN
Appolo Study Centre
04.2022 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Counselling And Psychotherapy
Tamil Nadu Open University
Post Graduate Dip. - Integrated Counselling
Madras School of Social Work & NIBBANA Institute
B.Tech - Information Technology
College of Engineering, Guindy
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