Akshata (She/They) is a 27 year old mental health therapist from Bengaluru who practices online.
I work with adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12-25, along with adults typically belonging to the ages 25-45 years. I work on issues related to mood such as depression and anxiety, and concerns regarding relationships, work, academic pressures and marriage. I have found that a majority of the clients I work with experience issues with self esteem and confidence, in very unique ways. I have worked extensively with folks belonging to queer and trans marginalisations, and those experiencing neurodivergence (typically ADHD and ASD related signs). My experiences working with chronic pain and illness include PMDD and HIV/AIDS, and I also work extensively with individuals who have experienced domestic violence, sexual trauma and neglect.
Seeking counselling is an act of vulnerability, which requires immense courage. The right time to start therapy is whenever YOU feel ready to do so (you should not be forced into it). It’s important to remember that there is no single way of approaching therapy, and that the ideal space for you should be one where you can truly be yourself. No topic is too difficult, irrelevant or even silly when it comes to counselling - anything that you feel like talking about, is all that matters.
You have the right to explore safety in your own way, please remember that counselling is supposed to be confidential, non-judgemental and completely consensual. Counselling can be difficult or tiring at times, but always remember that there is a difference between taking responsibility for ourselves, and being made to feel unsafe, judged or small in sessions.
To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And thats political, in its most profound way.
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