Aarathi Selvan (She/They)

Aarathi is the Founder-Director and Clinical Psycholoigst in India. She is a TEDx speaker. She is a supervisor, teacher and therapist at Pause for Perspective. She leads a team of 20+ mental health professionals. She has expertise in working with individuals, children and families , couples and organizations. She has over 15+ years of experience in the field of Mental Health. Her work is informed by principles of social justice and feminist perspectives. She integrates her trainings into Narrative and Mindfulness informed modalities. She is a faculty on several counseling programs across the country. She is a passionate mental health practitioner, teacher and supervisor.

Qualifications/Certifications

MA Psychological Counseling (Columbia University, USA),
EDM Psychological Counseling (Columbia University, USA),
MPhil – Clinical Psychology, Osmania University (India), Clinical Psychologist (NZ)
Clinical Psychologist, Mental health counselor with over 13 Years of Experience
Licensed psychotherapist (US, NZ & India).
PhD scholar, University of Madras
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, TSM, David Treleaven
Conflict as Generative, Generative Somatics
Trained in Mindfulness at the Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic, Canada
EMDR at EMDR India
Queer Affirmative Counseling Practitioner, Mariwala Health Initiative, India
Imago Therapy, Imago Relationships International, NZ & USA
Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, Couples Institute, USA
Intuitive Eating, USA
Trained in Trauma at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapies
Trained in spiritual modalities of psychotherapy at the Association of Spirituality &Psychotherapy, NY
Other trainings that she has invested in are CBT, IPT, Narrative therapy and SFBT

We live in a world where there is so much chaos and noise, to listen in has become arbitrary. And yet, it is from listening within that we can live in resonance with the life given to us. It is from listening in that we can live intentionally, in alignment with our desires for ourselves and those we love.

Aarathi Selvan

TEDx Hyderabad: Neurodivergence

WATCH AN INTERVIEW WITH AARATHI SELVAN ON HER JOURNEY