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RHEA GANDHI PSYCHOTHERAPY

DURGA MENON 

(she/her)

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER 




QUALIFICATIONS

I view depth work as an opportunity to get acquainted with yourself through words rooted in insight-oriented self-reflection and the capacity for perspective-building. I view the self as an embodied, holistic living being that carries its own life when articulated through an intersectional lens. 

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In therapy, we can form and co-create a holding space for meaning-making. Our work will bring your patterns to life so you can understand how they can evolve or accept them for what they are. 

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I believe distress is a part of our lives and the key to self-exploration in one's narrative. Our lived experiences of mental health through the lens of our inner world and relationships can create space for an authentic relationship with the self. 

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  • MSc. Psychology, Montfort College, Bangalore North University, Bengaluru (2016 - 2018)

  • B.A Psychology (Honours), Christ University, Bengaluru (2012 - 2015) 

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AREAS OF SUPPORT

  • Relationships and Dynamics (Interpersonal and group difficulties) 

  • Understanding the Self and Identity

  • Abuse and Trauma (Emotional, Financial & Sexual)

  • Marital and Family Life

  • Attachment History and Childhood 

  • Career and Life Transitions 

  • Grief and Loss  

  • Gender and Sexuality (Queer affirmative support)

  • Anxiety and Stress 

  • Depression

MY APPROACH 

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  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Relational Practice:

Reflective thinking and insights are born from the (therapeutic) relationship co-created between us over time. Therapeutic conversations allow me to understand how your childhood patterns have shaped and aided you in coping so far. I complement my work by using the body, gestalt principles, psychoanalytic, and attachment lenses. ​

  • Democratic Therapeutic Community Methodology: The therapeutic alliance is rooted in the framework of the democratic therapeutic community Iens. I view you, the client as an equal contributor to the collaborative therapy process. Some of the values from the DTC approach that aid me in holding a therapeutic space are containment, balance, process-oriented dialogue, respect, and communication.

  • Non-diagnostic and Context-oriented: I rely on the client's psychosocial context and lived experiences of mental health, to facilitate the creation of vocabulary concerning a person's narrative and social location. This allows us to deepen your understanding of your distress with the endeavor to form an individualistic, nuanced grasp of one's inner world and personal history

  • Trauma-informed and Queer-affirmative

  • BACP ethical guidelines contribute to how I hold therapeutic spaces responsibly as per the practice's guidelines. 

                               

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, Rhea Gandhi Psychotherapy, January 2023 - present 

  • Mosaic, Academic Therapeutic Group Facilitator, Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, August 2023 - present

  • Mosaic, Academic Therapeutic Community Administrative Officer, Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, November 2022 - May 2023

  • ​Sports Psychologist Trainee, Reliance Foundation Young Champs, Navi Mumbai, April 2019 - January 2021

  • Psychology Student Mentor, The Climber Pvt. Ltd (My Captain program), Bengaluru, September 2016 - March 2019

  • Research Assistant of Mind Matters Clinic, Bengaluru, June 2015 - March 2016​​

PUBLICATION

CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

​TRAINING 

  • UNREAD Training Program (for mental health practitioners), Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru , September 2021 - February 2022 (Online) 

  • Certificate in 'Working with Trauma', Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, April 2022 (Online)

  • Transactional Analysis (TA 101), International Transactional Analysis Association, Seed TLC, August 2022 (Online)

  • Risk Assessment and Management, Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, September 2022 (Online)

  • Seminar on Trauma and Attachment, International Attachment Network, April 2023 (Online) 

  • Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice, Mariwala Health Initiative, Bengaluru, May 2023 (Online) 

  • Understanding Personality Disorders beyond Diagnosis, Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, March - May 2024 (Online) 

  • Psychoanalytic Reading Group, Reading Between the Lines with Reva Puri, Rhea Gandhi Psychotherapy, July 2023 - June 2024 (Online)

  • Here and Now: Gestalt as a daily practice with Shalini Rao (Queer Affirmative and Gestalt Practitioner), Bengaluru, July - August 2024 (Online)

  • Foundations of Outdoor and Adventure Therapy (Practitioner Training Course - hybrid), Adventure Works Australia and Qualia Outdoor Therapy India, Himachal Pradesh, September - November 2024

  • Attachment Theory and its Clinical Applications, International Attachment Network UK, January - November 2024 (Online) 

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THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY METHODOLOGY

  • Living Learning Experience (LLE), 3-day Transient Therapeutic Community, Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, February - March 2025

  • Living Learning Experience (LLE), 3-day Transient Therapeutic Community, Hank Nunn Institute, Bengaluru, January 2024

  • TCTC core values, The Consortium for Therapeutic Communities (TCTC) UK, March 2024 (Online)

  • TC Practitioner Competencies: The 'Why' and the 'How', The Consortium for Therapeutic Communities (TCTC) UK, May 2024 (Online)

 

​​MEMBERSHIPS

  • Mosaic (Online Therapeutic Community), Member, Hank Nunn Institute, September 2021 - present​

  • Association for Psychosocial Studies, Member, September 2022 - present

  • International Attachment Network (India Chapter), Member, IAN India, January 2025 - present

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