My name is Aarathi. I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist and IFS trained therapist based in India. I live in the coastal town of Mangalore, Karnataka and provide my services to Indians and South Asians across the globe.

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With over six years of academic training and more than a decade of experience in various settings — including schools, government hospitals, and corporate sectors — I bring specialised expertise in trauma to my work. I hold a culturally sensitive, compassionate, and Self-led space during sessions, viewing therapy as a collaborative effort between the therapist and the client.

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Mental health concerns are not issues to be fixed; they are invitations to deepen your connection with yourself. I believe that gaps in connection with the Self lead to mental health challenges. As a therapist, my role is to guide you on your journey to reconnect with your parts — those aspects of yourself that hold emotions, concerns, sensations, and memories — so you can move towards being Self-led.

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I deeply believe in and draw inspiration from Eastern spiritual practices, incorporating breathwork (pranayama), body awareness (asanas), and meditation into my personal self-care and work. Indian spiritual traditions emphasise the presence of the Self and its connection to Universal Consciousness. I was thrilled to find an evidence-based approach for trauma — Internal Family Systems (IFS) — that aligns with these beliefs. In fact, the concept of Self in IFS is derived from the Eastern beliefs of Atman in Hinduism and Rigpa in Buddhism, respectively. By integrating IFS with spiritual insights into therapy, I aim to help you not only heal and integrate your parts but also connect with a sense of Universal wholeness.