Sonali Sikdar

Counselor or Therapist
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Location

  • Company - Minds of People
  • Mumbai, 400071

  • Contact Name - Sonali Sikdar

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About

Personal Profile
I am a professionally qualified counsellor, psychotherapist (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)- Albert Ellis, USA ®, Transactional Analysis – Feeling Minds ® and Lifestyle Prescriptions Health Coach, Germany ®, established in private practice for more than 5 years. I also incorporate alternate techniques for supporting my client via Access Bars ® and Pranic healing ®.

I am a member of the Counsellors Association of India and National Positive Psychology Association (NPPA) and Counsellors Association of India (CAI). I am associated with Feeling Minds and under Dr Chinu Agarwal have established myself as an expert in the area Parenting and Grandparenting and Career Guidance and Counselling.

Throughout my working life I have been involved in enabling people to grow and change. Empowering them with newer opportunities to evolve themselves and build their career around their inner calling. Prior to training as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, my background was in the IT Services Industry and recruitment.

I am bound by and adhere to its Ethical Framework for Good Practice under all of my associations. I also keep myself updated within the filed of Psychology so as to be able to mentor people on their well-being.

My knowledge and skills have developed through my psychotherapeutic work in private practice, as a health coach and counsellor for adolescents and young adults, Life Coach for working professionals, parenting guide and expert and Career Counsellor. I believe that there is always something new to learn working in this field and make a regular commitment to on-going professional development of others and self.

I am blessed to be working one on one with young children from 10 years onwards on their academic, personality and social adjustments along with their parents. I also have experience working with young adults from the age of 18 years on an individual basis and with couples, dealing with a wide range of issues from their health to psychological challenges. The length of time clients work with me varies according to the needs of each person and includes both longer term psychotherapeutic work as well as short term solution focused counselling. In broad terms, short term counselling will typically be 6 - 12 sessions whilst working psychotherapeutically at greater depth will take longer. Along with this I practise Access Bars, Pranic healing and Mindfulness with my clients.

With my corporate experience of working with IBM India Pvt ltd for 13 years plus I am able to relate to professional and personal issues of individuals and their families.

Professional Qualifications

  • MBA Human Resources – Mumbai University
  • MA Psychology – IGNOU
  • REBT – Albert Ellis Institute ®USA
  • Transactional Analysis (Masters) – Feeling Minds® incorporated under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt of India.
  • Parenting Expert – Feeling Minds® incorporated under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt of India.
  • Career Guidance and Counselling Expert – Feeling Minds®
  • Meta Health (P) – IMMA®
  • Lifestyle Prescriptions® Health Coach – Germany
  • Access Consciousness® Practitioner
  • Pranic healing® Practitioner – up to Soul Realization
  • Mindfulness Practitioner Certification
  • Certification from TISS on Youth and Sexuality- 2019

Consulting withCurefeel , Yogakshemam, Minds of People in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.

Charges : depend on the client, duration of the therapy and number of sessions. On an average the charges are Rs 1500/-

Age Groups worked with - 10 years and above

Therapy types - One or one, Group.  using REBT / Transactional Analysis

Qualifications

  • Years in Practice: 15 Years
  • Last Educational Institution: M. A. Clinical Psychology, IGNOU
  • Year Graduated: 2013

Fee structure & payments

  • Avg Cost (per session): ‎₹1500
  • Accepts Insurance: No
  • Accepted Payment Methods: Bank Transfer, Card Swipe and Cash

Age Group of Patients

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Therapy Type

  • Body Mind Psychotherapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Emotional Freedom Technique
  • Guided Therapeutic Imagery
  • Healing Touch
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parent Work
  • Parent Child Interaction Therapy
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Emotional Intelligence Coaching
  • Stress Management Meditation

Issues

  • Abandonment
  • Academic Concerns
  • Adoption or Reunion Issues
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Career Choice
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Divorce or Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Fear
  • Forgiveness
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Helplessness or Victimhood
  • Infidelity or Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias
  • Pre-Marital Counseling
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Self Care
  • Self Confidence
  • Self Doubt
  • Self Esteem
  • Self Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety or Phobia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Values Clarification
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Cancer
  • Internet Addiction
  • Young Adult Issues
  • Breakup
  • Hoarding
  • Self Actualization
  • Personality
  • Romantic Relationships
  • Loneliness & Depression

Last Modified: 23 November 2020