Get to know Pallari.

City & Background

Pallari Gajaria (She/They) is a mental health counsellor from Mumbai who practices online and offline. They practice in Ghatkopar - East.

They're 25 years old, identify as Queer, and have been practicing since 2 years.

Kutchi, Hindi, and Gujarati are some of the languages they know, and hourly fee is (₹) 1,000 - 1,500.

Education

They have the following qualifications: Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Clinical Specialization).

Why they became a therapist.

"I once came across the word "psychology" in my English class. My teacher challenged me to give it's correct spelling. I failed but that left me with some curiosity to understand what this word meant and why was it spelt this way. After that class, I reached back home to research about the word on the internet. The nerd in me was satisfied but still very curious. I would consider my journey to be a keen mental health learner from that …"

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

"After their first session, I hope my clients experience acceptance of them, their life story and understanding for what they're experiencing."

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

"I engage in conversations with fellow therapists, people from the community at different events and times possible. This helps me be in touch with my queerness and others' as well. I work on my preconceived notions and stigmas intensively and bring them up in safe learning spaces, research about them and reframe them with the help of conversations, reading, researching and exploring. "

Areas of concern they address in counselling.

"I work with the queer community, disabled and neurodivergent folks alongside other populations. I address concerns and work on exploration of areas that are systematically engrained and forced on us at times. The discomfort that comes with being in a system that creates an environment of dismissal because of not meeting the heteronormative, neurotypical, ableist, privileged laws is something that I address in the therapy space. "

A Quote Pallari Resonates With.

"It is of no interest at all to me, What you have or who you know. Can you tell me just where you have been? And what you've learned from it all. Tell me what you dance for, How you've been a fool? I don't want the headlines, I just want the truth. It would be so good to see the real you again. It's been a long time, my friend. If this is the last song of your life, Then I'm inviting you to get it right. ~ The Last Song Of Your Life by P!nk"