My Story

• Private Practice: Couples Therapy & Divorce Mediation 
• OCHR / Groundswell : Volunteer Mediator at Lamoreaux Justice Center (LJC) Superior Court of California. Mediated Divorces from A to Z. 
• Straight Talk Inc : MFT- intern. Completed over 700 hours of couples therapy (as Intern) Completed over 1800 hours of therapy with individuals and families.(As intern) Worked with clients from different cultural backgrounds. Group: Conducted educational groups on Anger & Conflict Management. 
• Diagnostic :Administered diagnostic tests as Rorschach 16PF, BDI, Myers-Briggs etc. 
• SAHARA: South Asian Helpline & Referral Agency : Board member 
• Therapeutic: Group therapy with survivors of rape and domestic violence.  Individual therapy with clients with marital problems at family court  Group and individual therapy with patients of mental illness issues 
• Counseling: As a college counselor did individual and group counseling with teens on  various issues. 
• Outreach Coordinator: Organized educational seminars for college students and special  interest groups as children and women and related issues. 
• Commercial Sales Director: Taj Group of Hotels – Mumbai – India  

 Teaching

• Mithibai College of Arts : Mumbai- India 
• Lecturer of psychology at Junior College level 
• Professor of Social Psychology at Undergraduate level. 
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) 
• Professor of Organizational Behavior at Graduate level. 
• Professor of Consumer Behavior at Masters in Marketing Management level.  

• Motivated, Assertive, Empathic and Compassionate with multiple interdisciplinary college degrees. 
• Exceptional ability of relating to people and understanding human psychology. 
• Qualities of self confidence and extroversion along with the capacity to communicate well makes me naturally adaptable to different situations where people are involved. Interest in and knowledge of a diversity of subjects enables me to take an eclectic approach in therapy. 

 SKILLS SUMMARY 

• Marital Mediation – Fluent in De-escalation & Dispute Resolution in High Conflict Couples
• Divorce Mediation: Facilitate Couples in reaching mutually agreeable marital settlement agreements in Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Calculating Assets & Liabilities. Divorce A to Z including filing with appropriate Courts in California. 
• Zoom sessions available for Marital & Divorce Mediation in all States. 
• Couples Counseling- Fluency in English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi languages.  Psychodynamic Orientation / Objects Relations 
• Basics of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 
• Training / Workshops 
• Individual & Group Therapy 
• Intervention Strategies for domestic violence cases / rape victims 
• Experienced in South Asian Cultural Nuances 
• Making Presentations that are Educational, Informative, and Sales & Marketing in different forums as required. 
• Communication with Individual and Groups in English.

Contact: Info@scmmediation.com