Damini

Ms Damini Butalia

Psychotherapist

“I use narrative and psychodynamic approaches informed by an understanding of psycho-social lived realities. I work and train to be trauma informed, a queer ally, anti-caste and other systems of oppression.”

About Me

Perhaps you're navigating complex lived realities, wanting to understand how societal pressures or past experiences shape you. I offer a trauma-informed space where we can collaboratively explore your unique story. As a queer ally, I actively challenge systems of oppression, ensuring all parts of you are welcome. We'll make sense of your experiences together, fostering resilience and new understanding.

Approach

Patterns of feeling, memory and pressure often show up as small, repeatable moments—I help you name and map them so the 'why' becomes something we can work with. In New Delhi or online, in English or Hindi/Urdu, sessions move at your pace: I listen for themes and trace relational echoes while keeping exploration within what feels safe. Between meetings we try small, practical experiments—boundary shifts or language changes—and notice their effect on mood, anxiety and connection. It suits people navigating transitions, past hurt or fraught relationships who want steady, collaborative change.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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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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    Support Groups

    Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.

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    Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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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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    Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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    Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

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    Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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    Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

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    Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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Professional Title:

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    Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Qualifications

Ambedkar University Delhi

Children First & Dulwich Center, University of Melbourne

Registrations

Ambedkar University Delhi

MA Psychologist

Children First and Dulwich Center

One Year Program in Narrative Therapy

Service Area

South Delhi

In-person & Online

Lado Sarai

Delhi, Delhi

India