Dr. URVASHI ANAND (PhD)

Dr. Urvashi Anand is an RCI registered Clinical Psychologist with a graduation and masters degree from University of Delhi, a one-year clinical internship from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, an M.Phil. from Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), New Delhi and Ph.D. from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. She is proficient in psychological testing for ADHD, LD, and personality issues. She provides Cognitive Behavior Therapies (CBT &REBT), Emotion-Focused therapies, Mindfulness-Based therapies (MBSR, MBCT, MB-EAT, MBRP, MBRE, MBSP, ACT, DBT, CFT, metacognitive therapy) and Couples and Family therapies to clients for treating issues related to academic decline, low self-esteem, self-harm, anger, anxiety, depression, complicated grief, OCD, social anxiety, personality and addictions such as food, internet, sex, alcohol and smoking. She is an expert in dealing with adolescent issues, parent-teen conflicts, emotional dysregulation due to heartbreaks, marital discord, and sexual issues. Urvashi has a rich experience of working in both the hospital and university settings. She has worked as an Assistant Professor, teaching postgraduates at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, University of Delhi (DU), and Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Karnataka, for three years before turning towards private practice. She has been a recipient of the prestigious Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) awards for sharing her work on Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapies at Paris, France. She is a member of the World Health Organization: Global Clinical Practice Network (WHO-GCPN), American Psychological Association (APA), and the Indian Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (I.A.C.A.M.). In 2013 she has been featured in The Week Magazine article titled “Mindfully Yours.” She is regularly invited as a resource person for several workshops and leads groups on stress reduction, emotional regulation/ intelligence, interpersonal communication, trust, addiction, positive psychology, mindfulness, creativity and leadership at schools, universities, hospitals, NGOs and corporate settings.