Our Team and Advisory Panel

Dr. Shradha Malik

Founder / CEO

Dr Shradha Malik, Managing Director, Athena Behavioral Health is a force to reckon with, who is on a mission to harbinger a change in the way people struggling with mental health and addiction disorders receive medical care.

She is here to establish Athena as a Unicorn in Mental Health space. Athena’s experienced staff, superior quality of care, indigenously developed evidence-based software solution, are all steps in that direction.

Dr. Malik has held strategic roles with companies such as Conduent, HCL, Sovereign Health, AIG Business Solutions, MerlinRev and Star Health Insurance.

Dr. Malik has led the implementation Projects like Centricity, Care 360, and E-clinical works for US Healthcare organizations.

She has co-founded a cloud-based platform –Yotalks.com, an online psychological counselling platform to help the Indian population seek mental health and addiction treatment therapy from the privacy and comfort of their homes.

A medical graduate, she has completed the Leadership and Change Management Program from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. She is also a certified Scrum Product Owner from Scrum Alliance and a Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) from Motorola Solutions.

Her core competencies include value-driven decision making, adaptability, resilience and most importantly sensing the market accurately. In other words, Dr. Malik is a true visionary.

Dushyant Kumar

Head – Centre of Excellence

A Marketing Professional with over 2 decades of experience, Dushyant Kumar joins Athena Behavioral Health as the Head – CoE. He is a B. Tech from MIT, Manipal and Masters in Business Administration from Melbourne University, Australia.

Having led many Corporates and MNCs, Dushyant has a flair for streamlining Operations to reach greater efficiency. His career has a strong history of devising precise and targeted business plans with a keen eye on the everyday functioning of the businesses. A dedicated and enthusiastic professional, he strives to create and build a team operating atmosphere.

A leader with a vision, he believes work ethics are built on strong relationships. With many awards and accolades to his name including “The eRetailer Business Solutions Man of the Year” by Government of France, he still believes there is a long road ahead to his success.

An avid reader and having travelled the world, Dushyant still looks for small breaks to explore new cultures.

Dr. Ashish Kumar Mittal

Medical Director
MD - Psychiatry (AIIMS)

As the Medical Director of Athena Behavioral Health, Dr. Ashish Kumar Mittal brings years of experience in clinical, research and teaching in the field of adult psychiatry, child psychiatry, anxiety, obsessive-compulsion disorder (OCD), depression, de-addiction and the treatment of psychosexual disorders to the table.

An alumnus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr. Mittal is one of the top psychiatrists in Gurgaon. Having served in the capacity of Head of Department Psychiatry at SGT Medical College, Dr. Mittal has also lent his expertise as a Senior Consultant at Max Hospital, Apollo Clinic and Columbia Asia Hospital.

A renowned name in the mental health and addiction treatment landscape, Dr. Ashish Kumar Mittal has been awarded the India Healthcare Award 2014 for his service in patient care. Under his able leadership, Athena looks forward to introducing innovative effective treatment protocols that enhance the treatment journey and experience for all our patients.

Dr. Vinay Saini

Center Head
MD Psychiatry - NIMHANS

Dr. Vinay Saini, MD Psychiatry from the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore, India, has over 10 years of experience in the field of psychiatry. With a strong foundation in psychiatry, He has completed 3 years of residency at the renowned AIIMS Delhi Psychiatry Department, which included a 15-month stint at the NDDTC Delhi, Ghaziabad.

He has experience in treating both psychiatry patients as outpatients and inpatients at various government and private setups.

Throughout his career, Dr. Vinay Saini has remained dedicated to helping patients overcome their mental health. With his vast knowledge, expertise, and experience, he has helped countless individuals achieve long-term recovery and lead fulfilling lives.

Dr. N.Prakash

DPM (Psychiatry)
NIMHANS - Bangalore

Athena Behavioral Health Welcomes Dr. Narayan Prakash, a well-known name in the field of mental health treatment, as one its presiding OPD doctors. Comfortable working with anybody, including children and older adults, Dr. Prakash provides supportive psychotherapy for all his patients.

Having worked with esteemed organizations like Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore and Davis Institute of Neuropsychiatry, Ranchi, he started his private practice in 1982. With more than 41 years of experience, Dr. Prakash is an expert in administering mental health and addiction treatment therapies and counselling.

Dr. Narayan Prakash specialties include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Alzheimer’s disease, stress management, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family counselling, premarital counselling, marital counselling, and adolescent medicine. He also handles cases of addiction treatment (alcohol, substances, prescription and non-prescription), detoxification and holds the hand of the patient till they rehabilitate.

Dr. Rahul Rai

Center Head
MBBS, DPM - Psychiatry

Dr. Rahul Rai has joined Athena as Center Head for its Gurugram office. Prior to joining Athena, Dr. Rahul was holding the designation of Director at Manthan Neuropsychiatry Centre, Gurugram. He holds years of experience working as a psychiatrist with various organizations. A few of these include Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram as a Consultant Psychiatrist; Metro Hospital & Heart Institute, Palam Vihar, Gurugram as a Consultant Psychiatrist; Central Jail Tihar, New Delhi as a Junior Specialist (Psychiatry); Northern Railways as a Medical Officer, to name a few.

Dr. Rahul Rai  has completed his M.B.B.S from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut and DPM (Psychiatry) from Santosh University, Ghaziabad. He has published several research articles under his name. His experience and understanding of prison mental health and suicide-prevention programs in prison set up can be a valuable addition to the organization. He is also experienced in handling de-addiction patients (such as alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, stimulant dependence), rural patients visiting community clinics, children, and marital and sexual couples.

He  holds membership of Indian Psychiatric society (IPS) and Indian Medical Association (IMA). He has also attended various conferences such as, Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry, 2014; Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society 2015; CIPCON 2015, in Moradabad (UP); and Annual National conference of Indian Psychiatry Society 2019, to name a few. Attending these conferences has enabled him to hone his skills as a psychiatrist.

He is skilled at inpatient clerking, monitoring of in-patients, and conducting their investigations. He also participates in departmental meetings, presentations, daily ward rounds and discussing cases with the concerned department. The child psychiatry disorders like attention deficit, autism, and mental retardation can be reliably consulted with Dr. Rahul.

Dr. Isha Patidar

Senior Resident Doctor
MD - Psychiatry

Dr. Isha Patidar has joined Athena Behavioral Health as a Senior Resident Doctor. She has completed her MBBS from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidhyalaya and her MD in Psychiatry from Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Jabalpur.

An enthusiastic and committed medical professional, Dr. Isha Patidar has numerous publications to her name. Her core interest lies in understanding the history of the patient and their families and deducing accurate diagnoses based on their symptoms.

When not engaging with patients and encouraging them onward, she enjoys reading books. Her motto in life is Give hope; it has the power to turn the impossible into possible little by little.

Dr. Rahul Gupta

Senior Resident Doctor
MD - Psychiatry

Dr. Rahul Gupta has joined Athena Behavioral Health as a Psychiatrist – Senior Resident. Prior to joining Athena as a Psychiatrist, he has worked as a medical officer and Sonologist for 1.5 yrs. He has completed his MBBS from PGIMS Rohtak from July 2011-16, and MD Psychiatry from DR SN Medical College Jodhpur and Psychiatry Centre MDM Hospital Jodhpur (May 2019-22).

Dr. Rahul Gupta has several awards under his belt. He has won Gehlot Award at Raj Psycon Annual conference 2021 for best research. The research articles included “Crime thrillers binge watching behavior: role of personality traits and impulsivity”, “Patterns of self-harm behavior in opioid dependence patients A cross sectional study”, “Psychological impact of Covid 19 among patients of severe mental illness”, “Prevalence and precipitants of aggression in admitted psychiatric patients”, and “Peripheral non enzymatic antioxidants in bipolar illness and Schizophrenia”.

Gagandeep Kaur

RCI-Licensed
Clinical Psychologist

Gagandeep Kaur is a renowned Double Gold Medalist with Mphil in Clinical Psychology from IHBAS, University of Delhi. She has Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Presidential Gold Medal to her credit. She has more than 15 years of experience in the field of child and clinical psychology with diverse areas of expertise. She is an RCI licensed Practitioner.

She has been recently Honoured by Ms. Sudha Chandra, film and TV actress and a renowned dancer for her excellent work in the field of psychology. She recently also shared the stage with Ms. Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of India’s Former President, Dr. Pranab Mukherjee on 25 Feb 2019, addressing several students of Delhi University.

She has conducted more than 1500 workshops in different prestigious schools, colleges, universities, MNCs, corporate organizations, NGO, Government Bodies etc. Her articles are a regular feature in Danikk Jagaron, Hindustan times etc. She keeps coming on different news channels like NDTV, Sahara Aaj Tak, Zee News, India TV, Network 10, Jantantra TV etc.

Gagandeep Kaur is an author to 24 books and was nominated for Niloufer Award at AIIMS in 2009. Niloufer Award is a prestigious Young Achiever’s Award. Her list of achievements are never ending. These are just to name a few.

Prerna Sethi Mishra

RCI-Licensed
Clinical Psychologist

Prerna Sethi Mishra has joined Athena Behavioral Health as Head – Client Engagement. She is a RCI registered Clinical Psychologist and a certified Expressive Arts Based Therapist. Prerna Sethi Mishra  is trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy from Beck’s Institute and Child and Adolescent Mental Health from Children’s First.

She has previously worked as a consultant Clinical Psychologist for UVI Health and as a counselling psychologist and Expressive Arts Based Therapist at Fortis Memorial Research Institute. She has briefly held the position of School Counsellor at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Delhi.

An empathetic person, Prerna understands the challenges that a person suffering from mental health problems and dependence issues faces. She believes that providing such patients with the appropriate outlet to express themselves allows them to talk about their feelings, which can be then used to design their customized treatment plan. When not working with patients of mental health or dependence, she enjoys spending time with her pets, watching movies and gardening.

Kumari Rashmi

RCI-Licensed
Clinical Psychologist

An RCI-licensed clinical psychologist, Kumari Rashmi has completed her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from the Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) University, Tripura. Having worked with distinguished organizations like ILS Hospital, Agartala; Government Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh; Sarvam Global Healthcare, Jaipur and MFine, she brings a wide range of experience to the table.

Kumari Rashmi is a multi-skilled and talented professional who specializes in conducting psychometric assessments for multiple mental health disorders. She is extensively trained in administering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) from the Behavioural Medicine Unit of NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka. She has proved to be instrumental in providing effective continued care ensuring reduced relapse rates in rehabilitation cases.

She strongly believes that there is always scope for improvement and one should never give up. Apart from working with her patients, she enjoys spending time with her pets, reading books, listening to music and spending time with her friends and family.

Vasudha Pruthi

RCI-Licensed
Clinical Psychologist

Vasudha Pruthi has joined Athena as a Clinical Psychologist (RCI Licensed). A proactive, and value-driven Clinical Psychologist, Vasudha holds immense experience in crisis counseling, psychotherapy, and psychological assessments. She is well-versed in various therapies and tools of clinical psychology; and is certified in Handwriting Analysis (Level I) and International Career Coach (Foundation Level).

She can be consulted for crisis counseling. She holds extensive experience in aiding people dealing with mental health issues. Her critical thinking, abstract reasoning, goal setting, and persuasion skills provide her an edge over other psychologists holding similar experiences.

She began her career as an intern with Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi and has worked with various other organizations such as, Hopes counselling Center, New Delhi; Handicapped Children’s Rehabilitation Association, New Delhi; Feelings Minds, Agra; and Yo Zindagi, New Delhi, to name a few.

Vasudha Pruthi has completed her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from Amity University, Gurgaon and Masters in counselling Psychology from Amity University, Noida. Her papers titled, ‘Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression in Adolescents’ and ‘The Gender based differences in decisive role played by Self efficacy and decisional balance: Willingness to help and Actual interventive behaviour shown during sexual assault’ were presented during September 2022 in two different conferences held at Aligarh Muslim University and Amity University, Lucknow.

Kushagra Bhalla

RCI-Licensed
Clinical Psychologist

Kushagra Bhalla aims to reduce distress and improve the psychological well-being of individuals dealing with mental health issues. Having joined Athena as a Clinical Psychologist, she is a compassionate and thoughtful professional with critical thinking and complex problem-solving abilities.

She has completed his Master’s in clinical psychology from Amity University, Noida, and holds a Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology from SGT University, Gurgaon. She has worked with various organizations as an Intern Clinical Psychologist where he has gained valuable experience in understanding human psychology.

As an intern, she has diagnosed psychological, emotional, and behavioral disorders in individuals; developed and implemented treatment plans and therapeutic processes post uncovering their mental health history and issues; and monitored their progress by conducting regular meetings. She has worked with senior psychologists and psychiatrists at Cosmos Institute of Mental & Behavioral Sciences (CIMBS) and observed IPD patients under their supervision. She has also attended their day care centre and encouraged social interaction among clients using arts, crafts, and games.

Kushagra Bhalla holds a profound understanding of speech therapy treatment and has also helped individuals diagnosed with mental health issues such as, autism spectrum disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and ADHD/ADD with this therapy. Working with the Mental Health Foundation (AIIMS), She has gathered relevant experience of interacting with the adult population admitted to the inpatient department of drug and alcohol deaddiction centre. She also made frequent visits to the rehabilitation centre to gain a better understanding of the treatment provided to the concerned individuals.

Purnima Chauhan

RCI-Licensed
Clinical Psychologist

Purnima Chauhan has joined Athena as a Clinical Psychologist. A holder of a Master of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and a Master of Arts, in Clinical Psychology, Purnima is an RCI-recognized Clinical Psychologist whose core competencies lie in psychological evaluation, assessment and testing, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation.

Purnima Chauhan has won a silver medal for her academic performance in M.Phil. (Clinical Psychology). Along with this, she has several professional achievements to her name. Some of these include acting as a ‘Resource Person’ for a workshop titled “OCD and Depression: Theory to Practice,” successfully conducting a two days seminar on “Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Drug-deaddiction,” stress management sessions, and mental health awareness sessions, to name a few.

Her professional experience includes working as a psychologist and clinical psychologist with various organizations. This has helped her gain experience in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating individuals affected by various forms of mental illnesses; formulating, maintaining, and updating individual plans in day-care and outpatient settings; planning and conducting frequency, intensity, and duration of individual psychotherapy; conducting individual and group therapy sessions; and conducting seminars on mental health awareness, to name a few.

She also holds experience in assisting clients through online platforms wherein she has diagnosed, evaluated, and counseled working professionals proactively to identify and address their emotional and mental health concerns. Purnima is committed to working for the betterment of her clients and aims to use clinical psychological theories in the practical world to heal the mental turmoil of clients.

Dheeraj Arora

Senior Psychologist

Dheeraj Arora has completed in master’s in Clinical Psychology. He has extensive experience in treating patients suffering from physical and mental stress. Having worked with patients of all age groups in multiple organizations offering mental health treatment, Dheeraj feels that psychology can be used to identify and resolve problems.

A trained and competent professional, Dheeraj, as his name suggests, is patient, caring, and compassionate. He carefully assesses the patient to understand their unique situation and behavior pattern so that an effective comprehensive multi-approach treatment plan can be devised and administered.

Dheeraj Arora is an outgoing person who loves gardening, drawing, and boxing. He feels that psychology can be used to prevent mental health problems after all prevention is always better than cure.

Kanika Nanda

Senior Psychologist

Kanika Nanda has joined Athena as a Clinical Psychologist and is committed to working with children and adolescents suffering from mental health issues. She has completed her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Amity University, Gurugram (2022) and also holds a Diploma in Counselling Psychology from Amity University, Noida (2017).

Kanika has worked as a Lead Child Psychologist with Mom’s Belief (Rays of Belief) and SOCH Therapy Center. This has helped her gain experience in different ways such as assisting with hands-on therapy of special needs children, guiding and counseling parents and conducting case history, assessment, and therapy sessions, conducting in-house sessions with parents and workshops with them focusing on parent empowerment, and much more.

Owing to her deep interest in mental health, Kanika has submitted several research papers and is also working on a few more. Some of these include “Social inclusion of children
diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in India – A Literature Review,”, “Inclusive Education in India – Parent Perspective”, and “Social Inclusion of Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in India: Scoping Review.”

Apart from these, she has also submitted a thesis on “Relationship between Alcohol Dependency and Depression in Young Adults” during her Bachelor’s and “Impact of feeding difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorder on parental anxiety – A
literature review” during her Master’s from Amity University.

Kanika Nanda is a yoga lover and aims at acquiring deeper knowledge in the field of psychology.

Shivangi Rajawat

Psychologist

Shivangi Rajawat completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Amity University, Noida. She is also trained in administering DBT and handling relationship issues and couples counselling. Having worked with multiple mental wellness centers in Gurugram and Delhi, Rajawat knows how to work with mental health patients of all ages and various psychological conditions.

She is an expert in eliciting patient information and is adept at identifying behavioral patterns in mental health patients. Such keen observations help her to diagnose the patients accurately and plan their treatment accordingly.

When not working with her patients, Rajawat enjoys gardening, watching movies, and playing with her pet dog. Shivangi Rajawat believes that staying strong and positive can help a person overcome all obstacles.

Prachi Sehrawat

Psychologist

Prachi Sehrawat joins Athena Behavioral Health as a Case Manager. A highly dedicated and result-oriented individual, she brings expertise in various soft and hard skills to the Athena fold. Prachi has completed her Master’s in Counselling Psychology. A proficient speaker of multiple languages, she also has a minor degree in dietetics and Nutrition.

A versatile professional, She is great at relationship management, has strong interpersonal skills, and is an active listener and emphatic. She is a keen observer, who uses her deep analytic skills to solve problems, strategize, and manage to achieve results. Her areas of interest include mental health and its effect on families, especially women, the stigma around drug use, and women’s empowerment.

Prachi Sehrawat believes in data and is actively involved in various research projects. When not teaching her favorite subject or conducting webinars on mental health, she indulges in her passion for interior design and painting.

Kirti Yadav

Psychologist

A dedicated psychology student with excellent interpersonal and logical reasoning skills, Kirti Yadav takes pride in joining our team of expert psychologists as a Case Manager. Having completed her BA Psychology Honors from Aryabhatta College, Delhi University (2016 – 2019) and M.Sc. Psychology from Gurugram University (2020 – 2022), she has a thorough knowledge of psychological development and research practices. She is also proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Prior to joining Athena, She has worked with Fortis Hospital, Gurugram as an Intern wherein she gained expertise in diagnosing, identifying, and treating various psychological conditions in individuals. She also worked as an intern at Civil Hospital, Gurugram, and as a counselor in Tihar Jail No. 3 and 6. At Civil Hospital, Kirti Yadav deployed her strong observation and empathetic skills to reach out to people and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare workers. Working at Tihar Jail has been an entirely different experience for Kirti Yadav as she understood the behavior of criminals and was enlightened by attending the informative sessions held under the psychiatrist head of Vivek Aastogi.

Kirti Yadav says that she would make the best use of her experience and focus on delivering the best services to those dealing with the psychological issues.

Sahebanna Doddamani

Psychologist

Sahebanna Doddamani has completed his master’ in Clinical and Counselling Psychology from the Central University of Karnataka. He is trained in administering different types of therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and systematic desensitization.

Sahebanna Doddamani has wide experience in working with patients with mental health disorders and addiction problems. He has treated patients with schizophrenia, obsessive personality disorder (OCD), mania, depression, anxiety, stress, and personality disorders. He also conducts family counseling after understanding the problems that the family is going through.

When not taking care of patients, Daddamani enjoys reading books and playing cricket and carom.

Srushti Pawar

Psychologist

Srushti Pawar has joined Athena Behavioral Health as Case Manager. A holder of an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology from Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences, Gurugram, she has also completed her Diploma in Social Entrepreneurship from Amity University Mumbai in 2021. Srushti obtained certifications in ‘Forensic Psychology’ from Udemy in December 2022, and Gerontology from Udemy in August 2020.

She holds experience working with several organizations such as Sneh Sparsh Centre, Pune; Citizen Hospital; California Hypnosis Institute, Gurgaon; and Life Surfers, Gurgaon, to name a few. This helped her gain experience in understanding the real needs of the elderly, keeping the system updated with the needs of the elderly, observing sessions targeted at clients with different mental health issues on a video call, assisting in content development for sessions on mental illnesses, sharing new ideas and collecting feedback from these sessions, training and preparing clients in self-hypnosis conditioning, conducting extensive workshops on Counselling Skills Training (CST) and Case Study Building (CSB), etc.

Srushti Pawar has also presented several research papers. A few of these include “Sexuality in Hindu Spiritual Context: A Systematic Review,” and “Bhagavad Gita as an Evergreen Psychotherapy, She has also written a dissertation during her graduation on “Professional Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Indian Educators during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

Tejaswani Arora

Psychologist

A clinical psychology professional with a master’s degree in Clinical and Child Psychology, Tejaswani has joined Athena as a Case Manager. Tejaswani Arora is excited to apply her skills and expertise in diagnosing, handling, counselling, and providing support to every mental health patient who is going through emotional, intra-, interpersonal, and psychological struggles.

Tejaswani Arora is currently working as a Child Psychologist at Mom’s Belief Samvedna Centre for Rehabilitation – New Delhi, India, and as a Moderator at Time To Talk Mental Health – Cambridge, United Kingdom. She also holds experience working with SKAT, Cambridge, United Kingdom where she was responsible to support a group of Special Education Needs Children within a class, ensuring a positive learning environment, and forming an individual plan for the children.

Apart from these, she has gained immense knowledge by working as an intern with various organizations such as Moolchand Hospital, Delhi; Upasana Special School, Delhi; Fortis Hospital, Delhi; and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, to name a few.

She holds expertise in diagnosing, identifying, and treating various psychological conditions; collecting patient information through interviews, observations, tests, and surveys; and also can diagnose any condition that falls under DSM-V.

Her experience of working with clients of all ages, backgrounds, and conditions makes her a perfect addition to the team at Athena.

Sandeep Kumar Yadav

Psychologist

A post-graduate in Psychology from the esteemed Rajasthan University, Sandeep Kumar Yadav is a solution oriented medical professional dedicated to providing exceptional treatment and care to mental health and substance abuse patients.

He is an expert in assessing the mental state of a patient and recording their histories. He is also adept at administering treatment programs to people of all age groups including children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens.

Sandeep Kumar Yadav believes that there is a solution for everything; we just need to think with a calm and rational mind. When not lending his ears to his patients or taking care of the elderlies, Yadav enjoys travelling and exploring the unknown.

Noya Giri

Psychologist

Noya has joined Athena as a Case Manager to understand and help each patient dealing with any form of mental illness. A holder of an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology from Amity University, Manesar, Noya has completed her internships with several reputed names in the market. For a year, she has also worked with a renowned healthcare center in Gurgaon, Haryana.

During her trainings, she got a chance to experience first-hand therapeutic sessions, understand how the interventions take place, prepared clinical case histories, wrote & reviewed various psychology-related articles, attended various mental health awareness workshops, and discussed various case studies, to name a few. Before joining Athena, she was working as a trainee psychologist wherein she was responsible for planning, monitoring and adapting appropriate treatment programs, conducting group sessions with the patients, assessing the risks associated with clients based on their mental health and social needs, supporting caregivers, etc.

As a student, she had prepared various dissertations and research papers like “The role of cognitive dissonance in the imposter phenomenon induced anxiety in the workplace,” “Cognitive distortions as a long-term effect of childhood trauma in adults,” etc. She has been an active student during her academics and is ready to utilise her zeal in treating patients at Athena.

Gyandeep Mishra

Psychologist

A spiritual psychologist, yoga trainer, and life coach, Gyandeep Mishra has joined Athena Behavioral Health as a psychologist. Backed by a valuable experience of 15 years of working with addictive and psychiatric patients, he helps his patients discover the best ways of dealing with behavioral issues, distorted thoughts, addictive thinking, and low self-esteem.

He  has submitted his dissertation work on “The effect of Yogic Pranic Healing (Prana Therapy) on Blood Pressure and Alpha E.E.G.” To broaden his understanding on mental health, he has also submitted projects on “The Effect of Nada Yoga on level of Anxiety” and “A comparative study of self confidence level between Hostellers and Non-hostellers.” Apart from these, he has also presented two papers in International Conference on Mental Health Awareness, Indore (M.P), and one paper in Music Therapy Conference, New Delhi.

Gyandeep can be trusted for providing counselling sessions and group counselling sessions for adult and adolescent psychological issues; consulting OPD patients using psycho-spiritual counseling & hypnotherapy; and delivering individual & group yoga sessions to the patients. He is also skilled at conducting mental health awareness and soft skills training programs for adolescents and adult male/female population.

An active participant of games and cultural programs at university level, Gyandeep Mishra is actively involved in various spiritual and social activities even today.

Dr. Tulna Bhardwaj

Occupational Therapist

Dr. Tulna Bhardwaj works with Athena Behavioral Health as an Occupational Therapist. With more than 8 years of experience with organizations like G.D. Goenka Public School, she believes that her true calling is in helping people become self-reliant.

Dr. Bhardwaj’s dedication to her patients is commendable. She comes up with innovative ways to assist her patients, slowly nurturing them toward independence. When not working with her patients, she enjoys traveling and listening to music.

Ms. Annapurna K Prasad

Energy Healing Therapist

Annapurna is a multi-modality Master energy healing practitioner/teacher for more than 15 years. Her belief and inquisitive nature guided her to explore healing techniques that have a penetrating power to heal the mind, body, and spirit.

Energy is the invisible foundation of our physical being and overall health, Energy healing encompasses a variety of techniques that seek to activate one’s hidden potential energy. Annapurna integrates healing techniques and customizes them according to individual needs that lead to their overall well-being. She intends to make energy work accessible to more people as understanding it can create a huge difference in people’s lives to support holistic mental health. She creates awareness through conducting workshops, 1:1, and group sessions.

Healing systems that she practices and integrates are: Usui Reiki; Chakra; Crystals; Karuna Healing; Pranic Healing; Quantum Touch; Louise Hay’s teachings; CranioSacral Balancing; Breath work; Ethereal Crystals; Water elixir healing; Healing with numbers & Frequencies and much more….

Prabhjeet Kaur

Special Educator

Prabhjeet Kaur has completed her Master in Applied Psychology from Amity University. She is presently upskilling herself by pursuing a course in Facilitated Communication – Special Education from Uttarakhand Open University. She has worked with prestigious organizations like Kunskapsskolan Gurugram and Mom’s Belief.

Prabhjeet Kaur is an expert in designing individual educational plans and plays strategies for attention keeping in mind the special needs of children. She is also adept at conducting story-telling, handwriting, and expressive language sessions. After assessing her student’s skills, she plans and administers her customized development plan.

She believes that children with special needs can reach their full potential if they an individual education plan reinforced with creative play is implemented as their care strategy. When not working with her students, she enjoys listening to soothing music, indulging in creative arts, and designing stories.

Nursing Team

Patient Attendant Team