Counseling & Empowering

SUPPORT GROUPS help create a safe and non-judgemental environment where one can rediscover one’s own voice. It is an extremely powerful therapeutic approach in which persons with similar issues come together to share coping strategies, to share any and everything, while connecting with others that support and encourage one to achieve full recovery by providing an opportunity to learn about oneself through feedback and encouragement.

Categories of support groups :

Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Depression and Anxiety

Trauma

Survivors of Grief

Adolescents /Young adults

Postpartum Depression

Counseling And Empowering also is about spreading awareness and educating the children, youth, parents and teachers on the following -

- Dealing with Examination stress anxiety -Safe touch, unsafe touch and sexual abuse -Bullying and respect -How to raise self esteem -Impact of domestic violence on children and youth -alternatives to punishment and classroom management -ADHD Strategies for elementary students -ABC's (Antecedents, Behaviors and Consequences) of Child Rearing - Techniques and games as a tool to enhance self-awareness and to breakdown walls. -Improving key life skills like confidence, communication, collaboration, imagination, trust, listening and spontaneity.

We will be working on a pro-bono basis specifically with the NGOs with an intention to reach out to all by means of providing detailed awareness via role plays and activity based sessions so that no child or youth is exploited due to the lack of knowledge and information.

Team Introduction:

Founder, Director

Vidhi Mahanot is a Psychologist and Certified in :

-Positive Psychology interventions and applications (Pennsylvania University)

-ADHD strategies for elementary students (The State University of New York)

-ABC's (Antecedents, Behaviors and Consequences) of parenting (Yale University)

-Autism Spectrum Disorder (University of California, Davis)

Affiliated to American Psychological Association

Her goal is to help individuals realize their potential by focusing on their past accomplishments and the processes that lead to the same and at the same time increasing their tolerance to frustration and thereby building a positive self concept. She is bold, driven and focused. She believes that true happiness is achieved through the process of problem solving and self realization.

Partner Rashi Baxi specializes in conducting group sessions with children (age 9 and below). She Is Certified in Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health from University of Sydney and holds a degree in public relations, mass communication and fashion designing. Her last project was with an NGO where she was working with underprivileged women and training them in developing self employment skills. She is a mother of two young boys, is compassionate, enthusiastic and a true believer in contributing to the society by empowering the younger generation to respect themselves and others.

Managing Partner Minisha Paruthi Minotra, specializes in conducting group sessions with adolescents (age 10-19) She holds a Masters in Business Administration. Her last assignment was as the Sales Manager of a leading hotel chain. A mother of two young girls, she is involved in the after school teaching programme aimed at bringing all children at academic par. She is passionate about contributing towards raising a generation of aware and conscious individuals. Having interacted with people from varied walks of life, she is calm and rational in decision making and is a great team player.