Ms Aakanksha Kanojia, B.A.(H)
Counseling Psychologist
“Hi there! I’m Aakanksha Kanojia (she/her) — a Psychotherapist & Counselling Psychologist , and the Founder of HopeAlive Wellness Private Limited with more than 11 years of work experience.”
About Me
Approach
Services
Services Offered:
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Trauma Counselling
Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.
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EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.
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Integrative Psychotherapy
An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.
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MBCT (Mindfulness-Based CBT)
A therapy combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioural techniques, designed particularly to prevent relapse in depression.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Relationship Counselling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Supervision
Professional oversight for therapists and counsellors, providing guidance, ethical support, and reflective space for their clinical work.
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Support Groups
Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.
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Art Therapy
A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.
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Individual Psychotherapy
In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Children
- •Couples
- •Families
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.
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Identity & Self-Image
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.
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Grief, Loss & Bereavement
The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss, varying widely in duration and expression.
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Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
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Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
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PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.
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Professional Title:
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Counseling Psychologist
A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.
Qualifications
B.A.(H) in Applied Psychology
University of Delhi
Year: 2012
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Practice)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Year: 2014
Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice
Mariwala Health Initiative
Year: 2021
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Level-1 & 2
Trauma Recovery (HAP) | EMDR Asia | EMDR Association of India
Year: 2019
Post Graduate Advance Diploma in Mindfulness & Presence-Oriented Psychotherapy: Integrating Compassion and Wisdom- A Non Dual Approach
Just Being Center, Pune & Tiss, Mumbai
Year: 2024
Registrations
American Psychological Association (APA)
International Member
United Psychologists Association
Permanent Life Member
