Shruti Kharade

A dedicated, aspiring researcher, with research interests in the intersection between clinical and social domains. My work centers on exploring the complex interplay between gender-based violence, gender identity, and substance use among women. I am a strong advocate of providing trauma-informed, gender-sensitive, evidence-based, and most importantly compassionate mental health services for women.

• Published “Role of Openness to Experience and Reflective Learning on Academic Self-efficacy” in Akshara Multidisciplinary Research Journal, Feb 2022, Special Issue 04, Volume 6 (B)

• Attended 1st CPSICON 2023, NIMHANS, Bangalore

• Presented paper titled “Effect of Emotions on Attentional Mechanisms” at Brain and Behavior Conference, Christ University (December, 2023)

• Presented and won best paper award for research titled “Effect of Emotions on Attentional Mechanisms” at Insight (Cognition and Emotion through Developmental Perspective), Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore (February, 2024)

• Published “Valence or Arousal? The Effect of Emotions on Attention”, Indian Journal of Positive Psychology (June, 2024)

• Honorable mention for poster titled, “Life Story Narrative of a Male Patient with Borderline Personality Disorder” (March, 2025)

• Completed Narrative Exposure Therapy certification (NET Institute, Germany, 2025)

• Completed Trauma-informed Therapy Course (CORE, 2025)

• Completed Emotion Focused Therapy Course (CORE, 2025)

• Completed Queer and Transaffirmative Counselling Certification Course (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 2023)