Get to know Suvrita.

City & Background

Suvrita (She/They) is a mental health counsellor from Bengaluru who practices online.

They're 28 years old and have been practicing since 6 years.

English, and Hindi are some of the languages they know, and hourly fee is (₹) 1,500 - 1,800.

Education

They have the following qualifications: M.A. Applied Psychology (Clinical), TISS Mumbai.

Additional qualifications:Queer Affirmative Counselling Practices by Mariwala Health Initiative.

Why they became a therapist.

"I needed support as an adolescent and somehow at that time it translated into- I’d also like to support others. A more evolved term I have found for this is that I am a ‘wounded healer’ who brings empathy from lived experiences and balances it with inner work to ensure that my baggage does not spill into the space I am holding for others. I continue to do the work because it brings hope and possibility of improvement for people. "

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

"I’d like for people to feel a sense of safety, warmth, understanding and that there is a beginning of a trusting relationship. I wish that there is also a sense of hope that they will find at least some of what they are looking for in the therapy space with me. "

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

"I am constantly engaging with lived experience and academic knowledge to understand the nuances in the experiences of queer and trans* folks. I’ve been working on making the therapy processes queer affirmative through practices such as asking everyone pronouns in the first call, options to share details of chosen family as emergency contacts, offering to write letters to professional authorities when applicable etc. "

Areas of concern they address in counselling.

"I work with children & adolescents, adults, relationships & families. Some of the areas of concerns I have been addressing the therapy have been grief, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, interpersonal conflicts, stress, workplace issues, divorce, separation, loss, hallucinations, delusions as well as enhancing self awareness and emotional literacy. I believe that there can be many more concerns and my task is to keep learning and …"

A Quote Suvrita Resonates With.

"Out of the huts of history’s shame I rise Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise I am a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling, I bear in the tide. ~ Still I rise, Maya Angelou"