Counselling psychologist

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Full Name
Rachel S
Age
27
Education
M.Sc counselling psychology
Experience
3+
Job Type
Full-time

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About you
I’m a trained counseling psychologist, with work experience of over 3 years with over 3000+ clients in the mental health field. Also specialised in grief and trauma counseling.
What are you looking for in a new role?
I’m looking to grow and as well as use my skill set at best in my field.
What you are interested in working with us?
I’m interested in the growth opportunity to help more people in their mental health journey.
What has been most challenging experience in a past role?
My most challenging experience was working with a client with hypergraphia, as he suffered from compulsive writing disorder, working with his sense of safety and comfort and reducing his writing behaviours.

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Present – Working as an in-house mental health therapist at The Mood Space Company,
with individual clients and corporate employees, crafting and conducting workshops for
employee assistance programs. 
 2021 July – 2022 November: Have experience of working as a counselling officer at
104 State Government TAEI project.
 Experienced as Grief and trauma counsellor working with suicide victims and their
families.
 Have experience of giving NEET students counselling to help them handle stress and
pressure during their upcoming results period as part of the Tamil Nadu project.
 Have given counselling to students returned from the Ukraine war to help handle
depression as part of the Tamil Nadu project.
 Have experience of handling specially abled children at Shrishti Special School.
 Have experience of doing assessments to mentally disabled patients at Institute of Mental
Health.
 Have knowledge of gathering case history and presenting case reports.
 Have experience of handling juvenile boys and girls at Government Observational Home.
 Have certified in Mindfulness based symptom management, Rorschach, Crisis and
Trauma, Grief workshop.
WORK EXPERIENCE
 Mental Health Therapist at The Mood Space, Mumbai – 2024 
 COUNSELLING OFFICER at 104 Government Tamil Nadu Accident and
Emergency Care Initiative (GVK, EMRI), Teynampet, Chennai. 
(Crisis counsellor) – 2021 to 2022
 Intern at Government Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Kilpauk, Chennai
(Comprehensive assessments)
 Intern at Srishti special school, Chennai (Assessments and Case Management)
 Intern at Department of Psychology, Rajiv Gandhi General hospital, Chennai
(Grief counsellor)
Languages known:
 English
 Tamil
Educational Qualifications:
M.Sc. Counselling Psychology | 2019-2021
University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
B.Sc. Counselling Psychology | 2015-2018
Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Higher Secondary (10th & 12th) | 2013-2015
Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidhyashram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu