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!

This testimony is long overdue. I reached out to Diya when I was experiencing a lot of personal stress in my life. This was during covid wave 1 in 2020. Diya and I continued for almost 8 months averaging a session every week for this duration.

In this journey, what stood out about Diya was:

A) How approachable she is. She has a very positive, enthusiastic and friendly presence. This helped me get very comfortable very early to be able to confide in her, share openly with her and that helped immensely.

B) How she is very quick to grasp onto the smaller nuances in our conversations and ask very pertinent follow-up questions to dive deep. This helped us go deep on multiple issues and generate insights that could easily have slipped out of conversation.

C) How she is direct in the best professional way. She always called a spade a spade, and was very honest/candid with her views and assessment. There was no beating around the bush or sugarcoating facts, all this while staying true to the conversational style of discussion and while remaining infinitely patient through my monologues.

I would strongly recommend Diya. From experience, I know and understand how difficult it can be to find the right therapist who works for you. With Diya, those odds are really good. All the very best with your mental health journey and hope this testimony helps you.

I reached our to Dr. Annie about depression and I was shocked by how good the experience was. She heard everything I had to say about my problem. In fact her ability to hear me out convinced me to visit psychologists about my problem as well. I was hesitant to start out with medication and Dr. Annie was extremely empathetic towards this. After a couple if sessions is when we started medication. She explained all the pros and cons of starting medication in a way that was easy to understand. Our sessions over about a year were extremely helpful She analysed not only my causes of concern but also my lifestyle and diet that would have an impact on my well-being. Dr. Annie manages to be extremely warm and concerned while also being extremely professional. Further, while talking to my friends and family, I have come to realise how rare it is to find a person in this field who is this good. She sticks by the "no medicine is the best medicine" saying. I recommend visiting her 100%.

I started my sessions with Diya in June 2021. She established a safe space to open up from the get go. She is friendly and approachable and calls spade. Her diagnosis and insights have really helped me understand the underlying root cause and unlearning decade long patterns. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a mental health professional.

I cannot recommend DIYA highly enough. *** ** *** **** ********* **** **** **** She creates a safe and supportive environment where I feel truly heard and understood. Her insight and guidance has been invaluable in helping me navigate my challenges and grow as a person. If you're looking for a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated therapist, DIYA is the one

I'm a regular client of Deepa for almost 2 years now. She has helped me in multiple areas ranging from behavioural patterns, to dealing with trauma from the past, to fixing my approach towards difficult situations in work and personal life, to being more self aware and being kind to myself. I have changed significantly as a person thanks to her support. What I really liked about her approach is that she listens and fully understands what I am going through, and instead of prescribing solutions, helps me come up with my own solutions by asking the right questions and bringing more objectivity/perspective. I have been recommending her to any friend or colleague who comes to me asking for therapist suggestions, so I thought I'd put out a review for her in public as well. It's hard to find a therapist who just gets it. ** *** *** *** *** ***** ** ***** **** ****** **

Dr Deepa is very careful and patient listener. She is very understanding and understands the sensitivity and plight of patient, she poses relevant questions and has a very mature approach to counselling. She is very good and is Highly recommended counselling doctor.