Isha

Isha Aggarwal, MSW

Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

“Hi! I’m Isha Aggarwal: a therapist and deeply feeling human. If you’ve landed here, you may have spent a long time trying to understand yourself. Reading books, listening to podcasts, going to therapy, wondering why you feel things so deeply when other people seem to move through life with ease. From the outside, your life may look like it's working. You meet deadlines, care deeply about others, and carry responsibility well. Yet privately, your inner world feels far more complicated than anyone realizes. Perhaps you've been told you're too sensitive, too emotional, too intense, or that you think too much. Over time, you've learned to question yourself more than you trust yourself. The people I work with are emotionally complex. Many emotionally complex humans do not have “disordered brains.” They have deeply sensitive nervous systems and learned to mask their true nature and deal with their emotions in isolation. They may have experienced invalidation and denial of their true nature and learned to hide it over time. In therapy, I believe this should be approached with curiosity rather than judgment. ”

About Me

While reducing anxiety, depression, or emotional distress is important, lasting change often comes from understanding the deeper patterns that shaped you in the first place. Together we'll explore the relationships, experiences, protective strategies, and nervous system responses that have helped you survive, while also making space for new ways of relating to yourself and others. To me, healing is about increasing your nervous system’s capacity to experience feelings on a deeper level, like joy, love, and pain, without falling apart. Healing and recovery are processes that are not meant to erase what you went through, but to allow you to integrate your experiences and come out on the other side with a renewed perspective of life and yourself. My work is very sacred to me, and I treat it as such. It’s collaborative, relational, and paced according to your capacity. This means that I use the therapeutic relationship as a vessel through which healing can occur, and I assess your capacity and needs periodically to ensure we are following the same path. The relationship we build together is an important part of the work. I believe many of our deepest wounds happen in relationship, and many of our deepest experiences of healing can happen there too.

Approach

Our work together will be collaborative and paced according to your capacity. Some sessions may involve exploring your past, while others may focus on what is happening in the present moment, including your emotions, relationships, or the sensations arising in your body. At times, I may gently challenge long-held beliefs or patterns that no longer serve you. At other times, the most important work is simply creating enough safety for difficult emotions to be experienced rather than avoided. What I look out for in sessions includes recurring themes, relationship dynamics, emotions that arise in session, body language and breathing changes, protective patterns, and what is unsaid beneath the words you say. My hope is that therapy becomes a space where you feel deeply understood without feeling judged, where every part of you is met with curiosity rather than criticism, and where you gradually develop a more compassionate, authentic, and trusting relationship with yourself. My work integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy with Somatic Experiencing®, Dialectical Behavior Therapy-informed skills, attachment theory, and nervous system-based approaches. Rather than applying one model to everyone, I tailor therapy to the individual sitting in front of me. I use psychodynamic theory to understand your patterns and the themes in your life. I use Somatic Experiencing® to assess your nervous system states and help increase your capacity. I like to incorporate DBT-related skills to give practical tools while you navigate mood and anxiety issues. In sessions with me, I'll probably notice patterns you haven't yet seen, but I'm never interested in imposing meaning. My role is to help you discover your own. By the end of your time with me, I hope you leave with more trust in yourself, self-awareness and embodiment of that awareness, greater understanding of your patterns, and an increased capacity to feel joy, love, and excitement. If this way of thinking about therapy resonates with you, I'd be honored to walk alongside you in your journey.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

I work primarily with emotionally complex adults who are ready for deeper therapeutic work. Many of my clients are thoughtful, insightful, and highly capable. They're often professionals, creatives, entrepreneurs, therapists, physicians, or people who carry significant responsibility for others while quietly struggling themselves. I have a particular interest in working with: Highly sensitive adults Trauma and complex developmental trauma Bipolar disorder and mood disorders Emotional intensity Identity and self-understanding Perfectionism and burnout Therapists and helping professionals Relationship and attachment patterns PMDD and other hormone-related issues Chronic illness Whether you've been in therapy before or this is your first experience, my hope is that you'll find a safe space where every part of you is accepted and welcome.

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Prevention

    Programmes aimed at preventing mental health problems before they develop, through education, early intervention, and resilience building.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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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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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Somatic Therapy

    A body-centred approach to healing that uses physical awareness, breath, and movement to release stored tension and trauma, based on the recognition that the body holds and expresses emotional experience.

  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

    A structured therapy that combines cognitive behavioural techniques with mindfulness, designed to help people regulate intense emotions, tolerate distress, and improve relationships.

  • 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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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Elderly
  • Individuals
  • Parents
  • Adolescents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

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

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

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  • Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

  • 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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  • Anxiety

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

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  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social 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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  • Gender Identity & Self-Image

    A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth, and the distress or exploration that can accompany this.

  • 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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Professional Title:

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist trained in psychodynamic therapy, exploring how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

Credentials

Qualifications

Master of Social Work

Erikson Institute

Year: 2022

Service Areas

Online from India

In-person & Online

8th cross

Bangalore, Karnataka 560008

India

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8th cross, Bengaluru, India