Nishtha is a therapist and an advocate for self-compassion. Her work involves using an eclectic approach, with a focus on person-centred therapy to navigate through issues like anxiety and work-life balance among others. She believes that her clients have the potential to bloom and has the inner wisdom to know what's best for them.
"The sky doesn't apologise for being blue, the sun doesn't apologise for shining too bright. The birds don't compensate for chirping as they do. You don't have to apologise for feeling how you do.
- Created multiple scales such as Well-Being Check-Up, Career, and Attachment, among others, as a part of the Diagnostics Team.
- Assisted Dr Soumitra Shankar Datta and Dr Arnab Mukherjee in the diagram for psychosocial management of patients undergoing stem-cell transplantation; published in Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020.
About Nishtha
Nishtha Mehra is a therapist at Heart It Out, Bangalore. She is a former student of JDBI Institute, Department of Human Development, where she completed her Bachelor's degree. Followed by that, she pursued her master's in Clinical Psychology from CMR University, Bangalore and completed multiple internships at Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata. She is a Counselling Psychologist who works with young and middle adults to help them navigate through issues such as anxiety, work-life balance, gender, sex, and sexuality, trauma, grief and bereavement using a person-centred approach.
She believes that her clients have the potential to flourish like the acorn tree and that they know what's best for them. By exploring their thoughts and focusing on the here and now, she aspires to make living more delightful for them. She is a self-compassion and mental health advocate. She is admired for how genuine and dedicated she is to her work. She’s got an optimistic approach to life, as well as the path that is set before her as a psychologist.
Areas of Expertise
Anxiety
Work-life balance
Grief and bereavement
Trauma
Gender, sex, and sexuality
Work and academic-related concerns
Family concerns
