THE REACH CLINIC - Key Persons
Dhanya Vinod has done her post-graduation with a diploma in learning difficulties from Brindavan Education Trust. Prior to working at The Reach clinic she has worked with Octave and Brindavan education trust as a special educator. She currently handles children with learning disabilities at The Reach clinic.
Job Titles:
- Psychologist - Psychometric Testing / Educational Assessment
Registered Clinical Psychologist and has been practicing since 2007. A gold medalist from Kasturba Medical College, she has extensive experience in psychological assessments, psychotherapy and counseling. She has a good background in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, adults, couples and families for a range of issues, including academic difficulties, behavioral problems, depression, anxiety, personality, low self-esteem and adjustment difficulties.
She offers psychological assessments targeting the following:
Educational
Intelligence
Career
Personality
Emotional and Behavioural difficulties
Neuropsychological
Special needs
Others aiding psychiatric diagnosis
With children and adolescents coping with ADHD or learning difficulties; apart from assessments, she likes to work with them in improving their academic skills through the medium of study skills training.
In adults, with regard to management of conditions like depression, anxiety and other emotional problems, she firmly believes in enabling clients to become their own therapists and encourages an introspective, problem solving and a proactive approach to handle life's crisis. She believes in maximizing the strengths and minimizing the impact of weaknesses in those who are facing difficulties as stated above. She also offers counseling on relationship issues arising within marriage/family/work settings.
Job Titles:
- Counselor & Hypnotherapist
Post graduate in counselling psychology, working for last 21 years as a psychological counselor/behavioral counselor. Worked with NGOs, hospitals, educational institutes and corporates. The domain includes counseling for children, working professionals, abused women, marital conflicts, and support for special need.
Have provided various trainings in the last fifteen years for aspects like how to cope with stress, how to motivate self, gender issues, sex education, how to cope with distraction .also done Mentoring in schools and organizationsFor last 10 years have worked as a Hypnotherapist dealing with cases of chronic psychological issues like phobia, various traumas, adjustment issues, faulty cognition.
Latha Prakash has 20 years of experience in the field of special education. She has done Post Graduate Diploma in Comprehensive Management of Children with Learning Disorders from the Spastics Society of Karnataka and works as a Special Educator in Bethany High School.
It is her passion to provide remedial education to children with special needs and to work on their associated behavioral issues. She handles children with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, etc. She counsels parents regarding the suitable system of education according to the needs of the child. (Eg, change of boards/integrated set-up/NIOS/ pre-vocational & vocational training/home-schooling, etc.)
Counselor who works with adults, children, couples and families. She helps people overcome their personal barriers to self-growth, by confronting, challenging, and possibly changing, their own beliefs Read more...
Completed M.Phil from NIMHANS in 2000. Since then I have worked in various hospitals, clinics, and simultaneously taught in Deemed University and Supervised student in Clinical practise.
I have worked with Clinical cases of all age groups Children, Adolescents and Adults both in Psychological Assessments and Psychological Therapies. I also provide services to co-operate groups in handling Stress and Relationship issues. Here in The Reach Clinic my area of expertise is in Psychological Therapies of both Adolescent and with Adults.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Clinical Psychologist With an Experience in Adult
Ms. Adhishri Yadav is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with an experience in Adult and Child Psychotherapy and Psycho-diagnostic assessments for more than 4 years. She has completed her graduation in Psychology from Delhi University and then went on to specialise in Clinical Psychology during her Masters in Mumbai University and MPhil. in Manipal University.
She believes in keeping herself updated with the advances of the field which is reflected by her eclectic, individual-oriented therapeutic approaches based on Cognitive-behavioural theories, Mindfulness, Biofeedback, Values and Commitment etc. She has also been academically active by giving lectures and workshops in corporate offices, hospitals, child care centres and colleges and has presented many papers in National and International Psychological Conferences.
Currently pursuing my Doctorate in Psychology, I graduated with a Master's in Clinical Psychology and an MPhil from Christ University, Bangalore. My internships, study and publication experiences are in the area of oncology, relationships and addiction. I have been working as an assistant professor of Psychology at a reputed institute in Bangalore where I teach assessments and supervise cases for clinical psychology students. I have been certified in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Master Level Hypnosis and hence follow a more eclectic approach to counselling which has helped maximize benefits towards a client. My passion lies in exploring, understanding and applying a wide range of assessments that can help structure tailor-made therapeutic plans for clients.
I am a Clinical Psychologist, working as a Behaviour Therapist for children, in a range of environments. This includes early intervention for young children diagnosed with ASD and ADHD displaying behaviour difficulties. In the past, I have also worked with children displaying Learning Disabilities.
Job Titles:
- Occupational Therapist
- Occupational Therapist / Consultant Occupational Therapist & Certified Sensory Integration Therapist. Focused on Doing Assessment for Children Impacted With Autism, ADHD & Developmental Delay
Consultant Occupational Therapist & Certified Sensory Integration Therapist. Focused on doing assessment for children impacted with Autism, ADHD & Developmental Delay. Educating parents on how to handle the child giving them home programs and sensory diet to keep the child regulated throughout the day to improve their attention and focus.
Trained in "hand-writing without tears" & "structured teaching in the classroom". This enables me to do hand-writing assessment and providing strategies in the classroom to improve child's writing skills. Works on improving Gross Motor & Fine Motor skills of the child which helps in them honing up the balancing and coordination