Get to know Aakash.

City & Background

Aakash G (He/Him) is a mental health counsellor from Kolkata who practices online.

They're 26 years old and have been practicing since 3 years.

Hindi, English, Bengali, Sindhi, and Gujarati are some of the languages they know, and hourly fee is (₹) 1,500.

Education

They have the following qualifications: MSc. Counselling Psychology, Christ (Deemed To Be University) Bangalore, May 2022.

Why they became a therapist.

"I went to therapy very early on in my life. What I experienced there is something that has stayed with me since then. It's an experience that drove me to this profession. It was a moment of vulnerability. When session after session, digging one layer deeper into the self, I finally stood in front of most raw self. And I got to witness myself, as I am. The reason that experience shaped me so much, is because I was not alone. In my most …"

What they'd like a client's first session to be like.

"That maybe they really don't need to have any "serious" problem to be in therapy. That therapy can also be a holding space, a space for them to just be."

How they make their practice a safe and affirmative space for queer and trans* folx.

"Continuing to assume my non-expert position, I let clients have the greater space. Clients' lived experiences become more valuable in the space. Acting more as an ally than as an expert."

Areas of concern they address in counselling.

"I work with people mostly within the age range of 18-32. The areas of concerns I largely work with include: interpersonal relationships, grief, trauma, crisis, relationship with self. Any life event, concern that is affecting the everyday life."

A Quote Aakash Resonates With.

"You only have to let the soft animal in your body love what it loves ~ Mary Oliver"