Inara Collective, Indiranagar

A friend had asked me to reach out to Diya a couple of years back and she was in total praise of her. I did not understand what it all meant then. In fact, I remember visiting Practo and reading the glorious recommendations written by folks then. Now, after a couple of years of therapy with Diya, I realise what those words meant. And here I am sharing my own experience to help you decide just like I did.

Before I say anything, a big shoutout to Diya whose presence in itself is therapeutic, vibrant and full of life!

What I love the most about her is that she listens to you ever so patiently and picks up the nuance from the sea of emotions to ask the right questions. These questions serve as the best guide to uncover behavioural patterns and to deep dive into certain feelings. In doing so, what I appreciate the most about her technique is that she is a natural and that you can trust her like your own self! Her approach is effortless and speaking to her feels like a conversation you are having with your own self - without fears and judgement. She creates that safe space for you to become aware about your feelings, mental jungle-gyming and mostly anything. And that too without it all seeming like an uphill task.

After almost two years of being in therapy with Diya, I have seen a sea of change in my ability to deal with the difficult circumstances, conflicts, failures as well as embrace the beautiful things in life. Our conversations have been a source of awareness for me to pause and learn about how I deal with my relationships, any situation, how these make me feel overall and what I could do to change it. For instance, Diya has helped me resolve conflicts within relationships - my relationship with my self, my partner, close family members, friends, colleagues, bosses and more. In doing so we have established certain recurrent patterns and that acts like an internal compass.

Diya is a superstar therapist and I strongly recommend her! If you are still making up your mind just like I was a few years ago then I take the liberty, as my friend did, to nudge you to trust her and go for it!

Best wishes,

Priyanka

I have always had a hard time opening up to someone as I fear being judged. But Diya made me so comfortable that we started talking like friends and she become my confidant. For me, I was just sharing incidences of my life but Diya, a true professional was noting the ups and downs and my behaviour.

She ensures that I feel confident in sharing my life details with her without a fear of anything being leaked or me being judged. All this while I had built a wall around me and was always happy for the world. I didn’t realise that it has become a part of me until Diya broke that wall to discover the zillion emotions inside.

I have had my share of battles that I fought, left, ignored, won but it’s Diya who made me realise I’ve come a long way. I lost all my confidence, started having trust issues but with time she has helped me come out of it and taught me to prioritise myself over others.

I truly recommend Ms. Diya to anyone and everyone seeking help. She will understand your feelings, your thoughts, your emotions and help you solve your issues from scratch. She doesn’t believe in short term solution and helps you figure out a way to sort your life, relationships for long.

Blessed to found her.

My sessions with Diya started in November 2020 when I hit a personal low in terms of mental well-being. She has been exceptional in helping me tackle a wide range of issues - lack of confidence and motivation stemming from a divorce, anxiety caused by peer group, destabilization at work, and grief counseling to manage the overwhelming emotions caused by the death of a parent and a pet. Diya is extraordinarily intuitive about guiding me through all these setbacks and has been instrumental in making me believe that I will overcome anything that life throws at me.She's a confidant, someone I trust deeply with matters that I hide from the rest of the world. It's a testament to her skills as a psychotherapist to be able to put me at ease without the veil of judgement which would otherwise stop me from voicing these out loud. Diya is empathetic, and works without rushing me, allowing sufficient time for me to process our sessions and put into effect the actionables we discuss. Within the boundaries of this professional relationship, she has also became a dear friend for I look forward to Therapy Thursdays knowing that she's got my back. Highly recommend that you book a session with her.

I have been working with Diya for quite some time now. Her approach is quite different from my previous therapists. She has always listened to what I had to say and shared her unbiased point of view. My sessions never felt like a one-sided conversation with her. I have never felt like I went to her with a problem so that she can give me her opinion about it. Rather, with her, it always felt like we were both working towards me discovering myself. Each session I had with her, taught me so much about myself. I have always felt like she is genuinely invested in my health and problems.

Whenever she feels like I am going through a really tough time during a session, she checks up on me in between sessions too even though we meet every week. She is extremely funny, kind and a great listener. She has given me a fresh perspective and something to think about in all our sessions together.

I would strongly recommend her to anyone seeking help with mental health issues. She is very intuitive, makes you feel super comfortable and is just an outstanding therapist!