SITA - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Clinical Psychologist
• Founder of Manodarshan

Dr. Viji is a practicing clinical psychologist since 1995 with offices in Naperville, IL and Chicago, IL. She earned her PhD from Andhra University, India. She is trained in several treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Depth Oriented Brief Therapy, Systemic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR). As an assistant director of Institute for Yoga & Consciousness (Research Wing), Andhra University, India, she specialized in the use of yogic and meditation techniques in the treatment of mental disorders. Dr. Viji specializes in Cross Cultural Therapy & Parenting, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for children and adults and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) besides mood and anxiety disorders. She has vast experience in providing psychological services to persons with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and strokes. She provides individual, family, and marital therapy services. Dr. Viji's approach to therapy is informed by the person seeking help and the problems at hand. She believes that awareness, curiosity, openness to feedback, solution focus and goal orientation lead to effective management of mental disorders and development of self. This belief led her to name her practice Self Improvement Through Awareness p.c. (SITA). Dr. Viji is the founder of Manodarshan, an organization whose mission is to promote mental health awareness in the community and eradicate stigma through community engagement, service, and research. Of special interest to Dr. Viji is collecting data on the Indian diaspora in US, so that it can inform mental health services to be culturally sensitive.