Nithya Sree Balakumar

Postgraduate in Psychology (Clinical) and Counselling Psychologist with experience as a School Counsellor, supported by 600+ hours of clinical training across mental health and clinical settings. Skilled in counselling, psychoeducation, psychometric assessment, case documentation, and psychosocial rehabilitation, with training in evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT, and SFBT. Adept at building rapport and providing empathetic, individualized support to children, adolescents, and young adults.

Committed to promoting holistic mental health and well-being through evidence-informed and person-centered care.

Student Counsellor at Sathya Saai Public School (CBSE) (2026-06 – Present)

• Provided individual evidence-based therapeutic interventions for adolescents (aged 11 to 17 years), with distress due to interpersonal conflicts, parent-child relationship issues, anxiety, stress and adjustment issues.
• Delivered psychoeducation and social-emotional learning classes for early adolescents, introducing topics such as emotional regulation, interpersonal communication, inclusivity and gender equality.

Counselling Psychologist at Private Practice (2026-04 – Present)

• Provided 100+ hours of supervised evidence-based psychological interventions for young adults (aged 18 to 30 years) with distress due to anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, history of trauma, life transitions, and self-esteem issues.
• Used a person-centered approach, by understanding clients through a trauma-informed, interpersonal and narrative lens, and adopted ACT as a primary approach while integrating techniques from CBT, and DBT in therapy.

Clinical Psychology Intern at Beautiful Mind Healthcare (2025-12 – 2026-02)

• Engaged in 300+ hours of clinical experience including assessments, clinical reports, supervised peer discussions, and case presentations.
• Delivered more than 20 psychoeducation and mindfulness-based activity sessions to adults (aged 19- 35 years), fostering emotional regulation and self-awareness.
• Conducted psychometric assessments, case history, mental status examination (MSE), and Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) for referred clients.
• Performed regular check-in calls with clients in the de-addiction program to monitor progress and provide support.

Clinical Psychology Intern at Manasa Neuropsychiatric Hospital (2025-06 – 2025-09)

• Completed 100 hours of clinical work including supervised peer discussions, mock assessment administration, and developing interviewing and microskills of counselling.
• Attended regular academic classes and case discussions to deepen theoretical knowledge of psychological assessments and interventions.
• Volunteered at RFS (Chetna) in psychosocial rehabilitation and vocational training, supporting client reintegration for 10+ hours.

Clinical Psychology Intern at Shadithya Psychiatric Hospital (2025-04 – 2025-05)

• Engaged in 200+ hours of clinical experience including treatment planning, case presentations, clinical reporting, and supervised discussions.
• Observed 10+ case-history taking and follow-up session with inpatients and outpatients, contributing to goal-setting processes.
• Conducted 5+ group activities and administered Mental Status Examination (MSE) and Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) with inpatients.

Counseling Intern at Chennai Counselling Services (2023-05 – 2023-06)

• Observed live counselling sessions to gain practical insights into therapeutic approaches such as Gestalt Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT).
• Acquired knowledge of various therapies for common mental health problems based on Easy Integration Model (EI Model).

Master of Science in Clinical Psychology – CHRIST (Deemed to be University) (2024 – 2026)

Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Ethiraj College for Women (2021 – 2024)