Queer-affirming therapists in India
India hosts an LGBTQ+ community as diverse as the country itself. Yet, the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in India often involve facing social stigma, discrimination, and the challenges of self-acceptance. In this dynamic landscape, the significance of queer-affirming therapists cannot be overstated.
These dedicated professionals provide a safe and supportive space where LGBTQ+ individuals can explore their identities, navigate the complexities of their experiences, and find solace in their journey of self-discovery. By dismantling societal biases and fostering understanding, queer-affirming therapy plays a crucial role in empowering queer individuals to embrace their authentic selves and cultivate resilience in the face of adversity.
- Nausheen Fareedha
Trauma-informed and queer-freindly, Nausheen acknowledges the socio-political, systemic and structural obstacles one has to overcome to get help. She uses eclectic and holistic approaches to therapy, combining CBT, DBT, person-centered, psychodynamic and existential therapies to help her clients, based on their needs. She utilizes trauma-informed mind-body interventions to alleviate psychological distress and provide her clients with the most effective assistance during their recovery processes.
- Rimple Darra
A queer-affirmative counselor, they are an avid believer that everyone is unique and calls life “the vast distinctness everyone experiences”. They specialize working with young adults of ages 18-30 and borrow from Existential and Humanistic Therapies and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Their approach is Feminist, Intersectional, Sex Positive, Queer Affirmative, and Trauma Informed, working with those struggling from anxiety, depression, sex and gender identity confusion, boundary setting and interpersonal conflict.
- Athul Raj
With a masters degree in counseling psychology, Athul works in areas of LGBTQIA+ issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, interpersonal relationships, bullying, and sexual issues, as well as concerns with stress management, anger management, and career guidance. He views therapy as a way to release suppressed thoughts and feelings and to acquire the tools one needs to deal with challenges in the future. He uses techniques from CBT, client-centered therapy and solution-focused therapy.
- Jasprit Kaur
A counseling psychologist and queer-affirmative practitioner, Jasprit works mostly with teenagers and young adults and focuses on creating safe environments for queer teens. Viewing mental health from a psycho-social lens, she considers the uniqueness of each client’s lives. She also educates teachers and parents in socio-emotional learning and psycho-education through workshops and seminars. Working with self-destructive ideas and actions as a part of her practice, she utilizes an eclectic strategy, favoring Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well as other behavioral methods.
- Anurag P.
A queer-affirmative counseling psychologist, they believe that each individual’s journey is unique and have conducted over 700 sessions with young adults from ages of 18-70. They adopt a person-centered, strengths-based, and social justice-focused therapy with queer-affirming, feminist, anti-caste, and sex-positive views. With specialization in areas of gender and sexuality concerns, anxiety, depression, stress management, self growth and development, identity and self worth, interpersonal relationships, they create a therapeutic space where feelings are affirmed and confidentiality, collaboration and non-judgementality are core components.
- Anukriti Goyal
A counseling psychologist, she adopts a person-centered, queer-affirmative, feminist and multicultural, and sex-positive approach, using them to cater to her clients’ specific needs. She believes that the secret to progress is continuous unlearning and relearning and sees therapy as a journey in which the patient guides the therapist through their life and they work together to discover solutions to problems.
- Apoorva Gupta
An experienced psychologist, Apoorva sees therapy as a tool for empowerment, considers therapy to be a tool for empowerment and stresses the need of recognising the environment in which one's behavior is positioned in order to make her sessions trauma-informed, intersectional, and queer-affirming. She works with young adults in areas such as identity and self-worth, anxiety, depression, life transitions, interpersonal concerns and self-development. She uses tools from Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness.
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