Researcher - ARISA (Advancement and Research in the Sciences and Arts) Foundation - Pune
(2024-03)
Open Science in India Project (OSII) investigates the Open Science (OS) landscape within Indian psychological sciences by exploring awareness, perceived importance and adoption barriers that hinder its implementation by students, early career researchers and senior researchers.
- Developing open science practices curriculum to train the early career researchers in India
- Fundraising for the open science vertical at Arisa
Psychotherapist and Sport Psychologist - Theraspacewithnish - Vijayawada
(2023-06)
Private practice providing Neuroqueer affirmative and trauma informed psychotherapy, offering in-person and online consultations to adolescents (14+) and adults through a blend of talk therapy, expressive arts, and mindfulness. Therapeutic approaches used are Gestalt relational, Psychodynamic, Acceptance commitment therapy, narrative therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy.
- Worked with National and world rifle shooters from Rifle association of Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada
- Exclusively worked with VVR archery academy in Hyderabad
- Conducted workshops for parents of archery athletes in VVR archery academy on what is sports psychology, its importance in athlete development and myths regarding seeking mental health support
- Led a 7-day intervention program in progressive muscle relaxation and imagery for 15 badminton athletes (zonal, state, and national levels) in Central university of Rajasthan
- Conducted psychological assessments on approximately 120 athletes and students for a university-wide psychological wellness checkup on National Sports Day
Psychologist - Sangath - Gwalior
(2024-11 - 2025-10)
Developed and implemented resilience-building intervention materials for youth in Madhya Pradesh for the PRESENCE project under Sangath's Addictions and Related Research Group.
- Trained PE teachers/coaches to deliver mental health skills to adolescents through sports, leveraging expertise in sports psychology
- Empowered community leaders, including peer leaders, teachers, and MSW students, as suicide gatekeepers and facilitators of resilience-building curricula
- Designed and conducted mental health awareness workshops tailored to community needs
- Facilitated ongoing capacity building within the project team, offering training sessions on critical areas such as inclusivity, intersectionality, and practical skills development (e.g., Canva)
- Supervised and managed mental health trainers throughout the project
- Authored scripts for educational mental health videos for an e-course platform, enabling peer led mental health support initiatives
- Spearheaded mental health festivals and marathons to promote mental well-being among youth
- Providing counselling and developing referral protocols in the communities
- Conducting Psychological Assessment like PHQ9 and Suicide risk assesment to identify prenatal and post natal (peri natal) depression
Consultant Sport Psychologist - Simply Sports Foundation - Bangalore
(2024-09 - 2024-12)
Consultant Sport psychologist for simply smiles initiative.
- Facilitating group workshops for 50+ coaches and athletes on Understanding Mental health in sports
- Researching interventions and curating content for the workshops delivered to athletes and coaches pan India
- Creating and executing outreach plans for the program
- Developing workshops for understanding mental health in the workplace and coping strategies
- Leadership and communication training, mental health for women in sport, detecting early signs of distress in athletes and providing support, self-care for coaches are a few workshops being delivered
- Making reports of collected qualitative and quantitative data pre and post workshop to understand the impact of each workshop
- Taking interviews to select quality personnel for the Simply Smiles initiative
Sport Psychologist - Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Centre (ONTH-HPC) - Odisha
(2024-07 - 2024-08)
Developed and implemented a comprehensive sports psychology program for around 18+ pre-adolescent and adolescent hockey athletes. Focused on enhancing intrinsic motivation, performance and positive psychological development, through goal setting, motivation, confidence, and communication skill training.
- Interactive activities, reflective debriefings, and practical worksheets were utilized to facilitate skill acquisition and application
- Created a visually engaging workbook to reinforce program objectives and support athlete development for 30 athletes
- Contributed to the development of Intervention - increasing collective controlled aggression of the HPC hockey team
- Conducted a well-received workshop for parents of athletes on understanding mental health, enhancing parental support, and improving parent-athlete relationships for athlete development
Sports Psychologist Intern - NSNIS Sports Authority of India - Patiala
(2023-10 - 2024-04)
Provided psychological support to athletes from various disciplines, including Wushu (Sanda & Taolu), Weightlifting, Cycling, Boxing, Fencing, and Athletics.
- Conducted one on one counselling under supervision using ACT, CBT, and SFBT
- Worked as Teaching assistant to the department of Sports psychology - gave classes to diploma coaches, sport medicine students, and international coaches
- Worked with around 40 NCOE Wushu athletes as their primary psychological support, conducted assessments, counselling sessions for 15 athletes and weekly group psychological skills training (PST) sessions for performance enhancement
- Implemented PST programs included interactive activities, reflective debriefing, and worksheets
- Conducted eye-hand coordination and attention interventions for NCOE Sanda(combat sport) athletes and 10 Handball diploma coaches
- Skills learnt: Acquired proficiency in counselling skills, PST, taking inputs from other sport science teams, sports psychology for coaches, group workshops, psychological testing (VTS, Neurobalance), and utilizing sports technology for interventions (SVT, Neurotracker, RehaCom, Biofeedback)
Volunteer - Mobbera Foundation NGO - Hyderabad
(2021-11 - 2022-09)
- Contributed to queer inclusivity awareness projects and Buddy group (Queer Mental Health) project
Resident Counsellor - Voice4girls NGO - Hyderabad
(2018-05 - 2018-06)
Provided counseling and psycho-education to approximately 100 young girls from a government school in Telangana.
