Get to know Radhika.

City & Background

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

They're 27 years old and have been practicing since 2 years.

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

Education

They have the following qualifications: MA Counseling Psychology.

Additional qualifications:PG Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy, Xavier's College, Mumbai (2021-2022).

Why they became a therapist.

"Growing up with difficult teen years, I wish I had access to a listening space to make meaning of what I was going through and get the support I so felt the need for. A one-off therapy experience was a privilege and made me wonder how things would be if it were a long-term journey? The incident stayed with me for long enough to push me to choose my career path in creating and facilitating such a vulnerable and brave space for others to …"

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

"I hope for my clients to feel comfortable, heard, and understood at the end of the first session. A sense that their story matters and they aren't alone in this journey is a powerful experience I'd like to co-create. While I might be a mental health professional, you the client are still the expert of your life and that's the experience I hope for you to take back."

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

"As a queer person myself, I strive to unlearn the internalized trans and queer phobia and create a safe and accepting space for people of all spectrums of gender and sexuality. To me being queer affirmative means to view and accept self and others as fluid beings. I believe that every individual is an expert of their own unique life. While the community has shared concerns and struggles defining the context, there also exist their unique …"

Areas of concern they address in counselling.

"I work mainly with the adult population from (18 to 50yrs). In individual therapy space, I work with a broad range of concerns but not limiting to - Interpersonal conflicts and Relationship concerns, Work and performance anxiety, stress, Loss and grief, Body image concerns, Abuse, Strengths exploration and resource building, Emotion expression and experience, Psychosomatic and mind-body connection building For group space, I facilitate …"

A Quote Radhika Resonates With.

"In relationships we wound, and in relationships we heal"