I am a Psychology (Honours) student with practical experience in crisis intervention, mental health support, and psychosocial care through internships and volunteer work. My experience includes providing empathetic emotional support, conducting risk assessments under supervision, assisting individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, academic stress, workplace challenges, grief, trauma, and financial stressors. Alongside crisis counselling, I have gained experience in psychological research, mental health awareness, and youth-focused initiatives, enabling me to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I am committed to ethical practice, continuous learning, and creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for those seeking help.

Worked as a Crisis Counsellor Intern at the Vandrevala Foundation, providing telephonic and chat-based emotional support to individuals experiencing psychological distress. Assisted clients presenting with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties, academic pressure, workplace concerns, and financial stress. Conducted active listening, emotional validation, crisis de-escalation, safety planning, and appropriate referrals while maintaining confidentiality and professional ethics. Additionally, gained experience through internships and volunteer opportunities in psychology, contributing to mental health awareness initiatives, psychoeducation, psychological research, documentation, and community engagement. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, strengthened communication and interpersonal skills, and developed a trauma-informed, client-centred approach to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds.

With MSc. in Clinical Psychology and 600+ hours of clinical internship experience, Sakshi's primary therapeutic approach is collaborative, client-oriented and integrative. This means she loves blending ideas from different frameworks, particularly from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, person-centred approach, and mindfulness-based modalities like ACT. The ultimate goal is to create a culturally inclusive, tailor-made safe space. She strives to work with the client at a pace that they find comfortable and to look at concerns holistically, with curiosity rather than judgement. She has also completed two trauma-based certificate courses (Psychological First Aid by John Hopkins University and Trauma-Informed Care by Deborah Grey-1MILLIONHOME) and strives to be trauma-informed and queer-affirmative.

She has hands-on experience in providing mental health support across diverse settings, having previously worked with hospitals, rehabilitation centres, and NGOs. She has 600+ hours of clinical internship experience. Additionally, she has presented her dissertation at the ICII conference.