Get to know Gauri.

City & Background

Gauri Dhawan (She/Her) is a mental health counsellor from Mumbai who practices online.

They're 26 years old and have been practicing since 2 years.

English are some of the languages they know, and hourly fee is (₹) 2,000.

Education

They have the following qualifications: MA Counselling Psychology.

Why they became a therapist.

"As a child, I was always fragile, with complex needs and sensitivities. The adults around me took me to the best of doctors and did every possible test under the sun to get me help; but I always knew, there was some anxiety hiding behind every stomach ache, some grief behind the headaches, and a ball of stress in my throat. Somehow, no one else was talking about this complex interconnection of mind and body, while even without the vocabulary to …"

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

"First sessions can be filled with all sorts of mixed emotions. While there is the relief of trying something to help yourself, there is also the nervousness and stress of opening up to a stranger, and the vulnerability that comes with that. In the first session, I hope to ease all of these feelings that my clients may be going through, so that the next time is just a little bit easier on them. I believe that it is not just the first session, …"

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

"we live in a society that has conditioned ALL of us to a greater or lesser extent, to be heteronormative. I try to remain humble and constantly challenge my own prejudice. To be affirmative doesnt mean to be untouched by prejudice, but rather, to be willing to see it and change it when you do. I try my best not to assume. not to assume someones preferred pronouns, instead - to ask. Not to assume how important their "queerness" is in the …"

Areas of concern they address in counselling.

"I work in areas related to self, work, relationships, stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, abuse and other related concerns. I currently practice with individuals in the age range of 18 to 40 years old."

A Quote Gauri Resonates With.

"You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know. ~ Rene Daumal"