Our Team
We are a group of clinical psychologists, psychological counselors, counselling psychologists and educationists who offer space and presence for the unfolding of human experience. We help individuals understand themselves, live intentionally, overcome trauma, anxieties and life’s challenges. We offer one-on-one counseling and psychotherapy, group counseling, family, couples counseling as well as counseling for children. We also work with clients online via Skype and on telephone.Our approach combines several modalities of counseling and therapy; with Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy Informed. We integrate with evidence based as well as traditional modalities of psychotherapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Developmental Model of Couples work, Relational Life Therapy, Imago therapy, EMDR, Attachment perspective, Gestalt and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Aarathi Selvan
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Aarathi Selvan is the Founder-Director at Pause for Perspective. She is Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Counselor, Supervisor and Teacher.

Ruhi Sameena
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Ruhi Sameena is a Therapist, Supervisor, Mindfulness Lead & Supervisor and Program Lead for Short Term Skills Training and Internship.

Nida Mir
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Nida Mir is an Individual therapist. She is a trauma informed therapist with Narrative and Mindfulness training. She is also the lead and artist on our Instagram page.

Saloni Agarwal
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Saloni is a therapist at Pause for Perspective. She is trained in Narrative Practices as well as Integrative Mindfulness Based Training Practices Program. She specialises in seeing children and young adults.

Dr. Swetha Turlapati
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Swetha is a therapist and program lead for the Outreach project. She is an individual and couples therapist and a Mindfulness trained facilitator.

J Shravni
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Shravni is a psychologist and Fellow at Pause for Perspective. She is trained in working with children, individuals and families. She works within school communities and with Queer clients as well.

Divya Raj
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Divya Raj is a Clinical Psychologist, a mindfulness practitioner and a narrative therapist. She sees individuals, couples and geriatric folks in therapy.

Laliteshwari Kunchinapalli
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Laliteshwari is a therapist at Pause for Perspective. She specialises in seeing children and young adults.She is trained in Narrative Practices as well as Integrative Mindfulness Based Training Practices Program.

Akshata Chonkar
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Akshata is a therapist at Pause for Perspective. She specialises in seeing children and young adults as well as couples. She is trained in Narrative Practices as well as Integrative Mindfulness Based Training Practices Program

Sridevi Kakuturi
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Sridevi is a counseling psychologist and Fellow at Pause for Perspective. She is trained in working with children, individuals, families and geriatric folks. She works within school communities and with Queer clients as well.

Meghna Motwani
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Meghna is a psychologist and fellow at Pause for Perspective. She specialises in seeing children and young adults. She works within school communities and with Queer clients as well.

Ayushi Shah
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Ayushi is a psychologist and Fellow at Pause for Perspective. She is trained in working with children, individuals and families. She works within school communities and with Queer clients as well.

Rajeshwari Singh
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Rajeshwari is a certified expressive arts therapy practitioner, psychotherapist and Fellow at Pause for Perspective. She specialises in seeing children and individuals and families.