Get to know Yukti.

City & Background

Yukti Ballani (She/Her) is a mental health counsellor from Gurugram who practices online and offline. They practice in Golf Course Road.

They're 33 years old and have been practicing since 6 years.

English, and Hindi are some of the languages they know, and hourly fee is (₹) 3,000 - 3,800.

Education

They have the following qualifications: M.A. Psychology (Clinical), IGNOU, 2018.

Additional qualifications:Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions - 16 Contact Hours , Somatic Nature Therapy Institute (March - May 2025),Fellowship in Mental Health Education, NMHANS, June 2019,20Hr Foundation Workshop Nov ‘24 in Trauma Center, Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY).

Why they became a therapist.

"Working with individuals working through their trauma enables me to contribute to my community and context in a nuanced, humanistic and playful way. My commitment towards this profession is often reinforced in relation to the personal, lived experience of working through my own severe symptoms of Complex Trauma."

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

"An initial, brief glance at how a therapeutic space with me *could* help with their specific concerns (if they are known), or the start of a discussion that makes room for overall goals for therapy considering my integrative approach. An understanding of the boundaries of my practice will also likely be deepened in first session, so as to help design the individual's expectations of the therapeutic space."

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

"It is my sincere endeavour to co-create safer spaces for ALL bodies and their corresponding expressions. Within the context of Nature-based work specifically, Nature may act as a Co-Therapist by lending its enormous capacity to augment resilience + acceptance + authenticity for all living beings regardless of what they may look, feel or think like. For my Self, it often lend a sense of accountability and reflection based on what can be considered …"

Areas of concern they address in counselling.

"Adults living with Trauma (particularly childhood trauma); Adults living with Chronic Physical Health Concerns such as chronic stress, pain, hormonal imbalances, etc. (diagnosed or otherwise); Chronic concerns related to Emotional or Nervous System Regulation (including persons diagnosed with personality disorders, mood disorders, depression and anxiety); somatic/physiological concerns related to Overwhelm, Burnout & Dissociation; chronic …"

A Quote Yukti Resonates With.

"It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. ~ Island, by Aldous Huxley"