Overview
Work History
Education
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Riya Songavkar

Vadodara

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Intern

GMERS Medical College and Hospital
Vadodara
12.2024 - 03.2025
  • Gained experience observing and working with patients diagnosed with a range of disorders including Substance Abuse, Major Depressive Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and others.
  • Successfully applied various psychotherapeutic approaches and techniques, including CBT, Couple's counselling, MET and conducted psychological assessments such as ISAA, VSMS and SBIT.

Senior Intern

Sir Sayajirao General Hospital
Vadodara
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Gained extensive experience observing and working with patients diagnosed with a range of mental disorders including Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Substance Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Sexual Dysfunction Disorders, Depressive Disorders and others.
  • Successfully applied various Psychotherapeutic approaches and techniques including CBT, Motivation Enhancement Therapy and psychoeducation contributing to comprehensive patient care.

Intern-Counsellor

Prayaas Counselling Centre
Vadodara
12.2023 - 07.2024
  • Professional client experience with individual therapy, psychological assessment, and aptitude clients.
  • Assessments administered: Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test (SBIT), Binet-Kamat Test (BKT), Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS), Developmental Screening Test (DST), Malin's Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC), Rorschach Inkblot Test, 16 PF Test, Bender-Gestalt Test (BGT), NIMHANS Specific Learning Disability Test (Jr.). and Sr. SLD), NICHQ Vanderbilt ADHD Test, Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA), Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI).
  • Therapy techniques: CBT, REBT, Couple's Counselling, Socratic Questioning, Behavior Modification.

Education

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology

Maharaja Sayajirao University
Vadodara, India
06-2025

Post-Graduate Diploma in Guidance And Counselling -

Maharaja Sayajirao University
Vadodara, Gujarat
05-2023

Bachelor of Arts -

Maharaja Sayajirao UNiversity
Vadodara, India
04-2021

Skills

  • Psychotherapy techniques
  • Psychological assessment
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Counseling strategies
  • Patient interaction
  • Mental health awareness
  • Goal setting

Languages

Gujarati
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Certification

  • Introductory Course-Yoga

- Yogniketan, Vadodara

Timeline

Senior Intern

GMERS Medical College and Hospital
12.2024 - 03.2025

Senior Intern

Sir Sayajirao General Hospital
08.2024 - 12.2024

Intern-Counsellor

Prayaas Counselling Centre
12.2023 - 07.2024

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology

Maharaja Sayajirao University

Post-Graduate Diploma in Guidance And Counselling -

Maharaja Sayajirao University

Bachelor of Arts -

Maharaja Sayajirao UNiversity
Riya Songavkar