Roshni Counselling Centre - A Unique centre that provides solutions to all emotional, behavioral and psychiatric problems under one roof.
An association of qualified psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, trained to provide expert assistance on issues related to health and emotional wellness. Mental and emotional stumbling blocks in an individual can be unblocked to help them build rewarding and meaningful lives.
Our hectic and often highly individualized, modern lifestyle can lead to stress, anxiety, anger and depression, which significantly impacts our health, relationships, career and self-esteem. Talking to our trained professional counselors/ undergoing therapy by trained psychologists/consultation with the psychiatrists can help you to look at things in the right perspective.
We invite you to walk into our center and talk in total confidence to our trained, empathetic therapists who would listen and help restore health, balance, and wellness back into your life. Or else you can call 040-66661117, 040-66661118 and we can help you discern which of our specialists might best suit your requirements.
Free Psychiatric consultations and medicines
– For the underprivileged and economically backward –
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Roshni Counselling Centre and every Saturday at Ramakrishna Math.
Psychological/Psychiatric Services available:
- Depression
- Anxiety/Phobias
- Schizophrenia
- Addiction
- Women's emotional problems
- Obsessive compulsive disorders
- Physical disorders with emotional problems
- Stress related problems
- Mental Retardation
- Old Age Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Sexual Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Prevention Programs For School Children
- Psychological Assessment
- Interventions
- Relaxation Technique
- Special Education for children with disabilities
- Individual Counselling
- Couple/Family Counselling
- Premarital Counselling
- Geriatric Counselling
- Grief Counselling
- Career Counselling
- For Corporates/Schools
- Tele Counselling
The Management Team
Ms. Shashi, Ms. Shanthi, Ms. Poonam, Ms. Shiri
ROSHNI TEAM
Dr. Srilakshmi Pingali
Psychiatrist
M.D. Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Associate Professor, Psychiatry.
Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad Telangana.
Past Editor Telangana Journal of Psychiatry.
Associated with Roshni Counselling Centre since inception.
Has a special interest in child psychiatry.
Spreading awareness and stigma reduction in psychiatry.
Writes articles and does TV shows on various psychiatry related disorders in simple terms easily understood by the common man.
Dr. K. Niranjan Reddy
Clinical Psychologist
Formerly Prof. of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda, Hyderabad. Formerly Prof. of Rehabilitation Psychology, Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, affiliated to Osmania University. Honorary Principal DRFHE (Dr. Reddy’s Foundation for Health Education). Formerly columnist in Deccan Chronicle daily newspaper, presently columnist in Eenadu daily newspaper. And a renowned person in the field of psychology whose opinions are most respected and welcomed by most of the print and electronic media. Four decades of clinical and teaching experience.
G. Shiva Kumar
Clinical Psychologist
G. Shiva Kumar is a Clinical Psychologist with a Professional License in clinical psychology. He has 4 years of experience in Clinical Teaching and Practice.
He has received extensive clinical training in carrying out detailed psychological assessments (Intelligence, Learning Disability, Autism, Behavioral Conduct Disorders, Memory, Personality, Adjustment, Diagnostic Assessment, and Neuropsychological testing) for various psychological conditions which could help in identification, diagnosis and effective management of psychological disorders.
In addition to conducting psychological assessments, he has received specialized training in conducting structured Psychotherapies, Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Sex Therapy, Marital Family Therapy.
He has got wide research experience in Male Sexual Health Problems.
PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST:
- Anxiety Disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, & other phobias)
- Depression Mood Disorders
- Somatoform Disorders
- Male Sexual Dysfunctions – (Erectile Dysfunction, Premature Ejaculation)
- Emotional Behavioral Problems in Children Adolescents
- Stress Management
- Addiction Counselling
- Marital Family Therapy
Dr. Jayanti Sunder Rajan
Psychologist
Ms. Jayanti has an Integrated Undergraduate degree in Psychology with a Major in Child Development and a Postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology from SNDT University, Mumbai. Her career as a Clinical Psychologist began at MGIMS, Sewagram, where she dealt in Special Clinic for Children with low IQ and behavioural problems, handled cases of grief management of parents with critically ill babies, preparing patients undergoing major surgeries including terminally ill cases, specialized in resolving conflicts of patients showing hysterical symptoms, rehabilitation of patients recovered from Mental Illness.
HER CORE AREAS OF EXPERTISE ARE:
- Psycho educational assessment for children with memory problems, attention, concentration, reading, writing, spelling and comprehension.
- Developmental assessment for children with delayed speech, motor activities and social skills.
- Behavioral Assessment for children, adolescents, and youth with problems related to behavior like lying, cheating, short temper, emotional disturbance.
- Behavior Management and Behavior Therapy
- Parental Counselling and Guidance.
- Clinical Assessment for individuals suffering from fears, overwhelming emotions, sadness, worry, unresolved conflicts, and its management through therapeutic intervention.
- Family Counselling/Couple Counselling/Corporate Counselling/Psychotherapy.
- Corporate Training in Team Management, Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills and Communication Skills.
- Teacher Training in early childhood education.
- Workshop on Life Skills for children.
- Workshop on Art of Positive Parenting, Milestones Education, Needs of Children
Ms Jayshree Sarda
Consultant Psychologist
Jayshree Sarda is a gold medalist in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs provided by the University of Calcutta specializing in Medical Psychology at the Master’s level. She has done her M. Phil. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH), Secunderabad under Osmania University. After completion of M Phil in 2006, she has been involved in teaching, research as well as clinical consultation. She is a guest faculty at Hyderabad Central University, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped and the International Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution. She follows a client-centered approach to counselling and is trained in various psychotherapies from deep therapy to behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy. Her areas of interest include developmental disabilities, parenting, personality development, handling behavior problems of children, stress and coping pre-marital and marital counselling and developing life skills especially assertive communication to name a few.
She has been conducting workshops and facilitating the various groups. Recent ones include:
- Brain Health- for Novartis International
- Parenting Skills- for Bayer
- Stress and Wellbeing- for Cathay Pacific Airlines
- Working in the night shift- Oracle Software
- Time Management- PNB Metlife
- Assertive Communication- Reliance General Insurance
- Stress and Work-Life Balance- WAP- Aga Khan
Dr.Sucharita
Psychologist
Sucharita was trained by LifeLine in Australia, in crisis counselling. Her work in crisis intervention team involved supporting clients with mental health issues, suicidal behavior, and other emotional problems. She is skillful in evidence-based therapies such as dialectic behavior therapy, emotion-focused brief therapy, marital therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy. She has been certified for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) by LivingWorks, a suicide intervention training company recognized in Canada, Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Sucharita is a Ph.D. in Psychology and also has an M.Phil in Counselling Psychology.
Gayatri Uppalapati
M.A., M.Phil Counselling Psychology, MHRM
Gayatri’s love for Psychology started on the day she attended the first class in Psychology as part of her Bachelor’s Degree Program in college. Its pure passion and the zeal to understanding and exploring herself kept her hooked to the field. Holding degrees in Psychology was a breeze as it was her passion than amassing a mere degree. She has done M.A, M.Phil in Counselling Psychology from Andhra University in 2005 and Masters in Human Resource Management (MHRM) from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL), Pune in 2015. She has been working in the field of Counselling & Training since 13 Years and the love for the subject continues to motivate her to explore the opportunities related to the field where she can be of help to others.
She has worked with ICFAI Business School, District Rural Development Agency, Aditya Birla Retail Limited, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited as a Soft Skills Trainer & Psychologist. She is currently working as a Consultant Counselling Psychologist and Trainer with several organizations. She deals with adolescents, young adults, marital counselling and career counselling. She enjoys conducting workshops and trainings on behavioural aspects in several corporates. She looks at counselling/Training experience as an exchange of perspectives and a continuous learning, where learning is a two-way process.
Key areas of Counselling expertise:
She has worked with ICFAI Business School, District Rural Development Agency, Aditya Birla Retail Limited, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited as a Soft Skills Trainer & Psychologist. She is currently working as a Consultant Counselling Psychologist and Trainer with several organizations. She deals with adolescents, young adults, marital counselling and career counselling. She enjoys conducting workshops and trainings on behavioural aspects in several corporates. She looks at counselling/Training experience as an exchange of perspectives and a continuous learning, where learning is a two-way process.
Key areas of Counselling expertise:
- Depression
- Behavioural and Emotional Problems in Children / Adolescents
- Personality Disorders
- Marital and Family Counselling
- Anxiety Disorders
- Organizational Counselling
- Career Counselling
- Stress Management
- Time Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Decision Making
- Conflict Management
- Assertiveness Training
- Goal Setting
- Team Building & Leadership skills
- Effective Communication Skills
- Persuasive/Negotiation skills.
Subha Ramaswamy
Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychologist
Subha Ramaswamy is a child and adolescent Clinical Psychologist with RCI license in clinical psychology and has a vast experience in the field of education. She also has a diploma in guidance and counselling from NCERT.
HER EXPERTISE INCLUDES:
- Psychological assessments aimed at cognitive, social, emotional and behavioral functioning of children and adults.
- Educational assessment for children with specific learning disability, problem in memory, attention and concentration.
- Assessment of children with ADHD, Autism, Developmental delays and Intellectual deficiency.
- Career guidance and counselling
- Behavior management and behavior therapy
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Remedial therapy
- Parental counselling
- Workshops on mental health issues for students, parents and teachers
- Teacher training programme’s
Shama Lakhani
Special Educator
Shama is a rehabilitation specialist and special needs educator practicing intensively in understanding learning disabilities, behavior management and ADD/ADHD. She has over a decade of experience in this field. She has worked at various schools, and dedicated a lot of her time to the Dyslexia Association of Telangana (DAT). Her work ethos is reflected in her holistic approach in supporting children with self-esteem building and self-discipline training.
Shama is the founder of Unique Intelligence, a center for learning difficulties. Over the years she has spoken on various aspects of education, ranging from teaching aids, Montessori material, Learning Disabilities awareness, brain development and Inclusive education etc. She is determined to help educate society at every opportunity, and give the parents an overall support system to deal with the challenges of a child with Learning Difficulties.
Ms. Geeta Magesh
Clinical Psychologist
Ms. Geeta Magesh is a Clinical Psychologist, registered under the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). She has earned a Masters and an M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology, currently has an on-going clinical practice in Hyderabad, where she has been providing psychological assessments/evaluations, consultations, and evidence-based treatments to individuals, couples, children, and families presenting with a wide range of mental health challenges. She has also conducted research with individuals suffering from cancer.
Furthermore, Ms. Magesh has over 10 years of experience in early childhood development and education, where she has been working closely with children ranging from ages 2 to 8 and provided early intervention programs wherever needed. In addition, she has extensive experience working with multinational corporates in training employees with quality assurance, product training, stress management, and several other key productivity enhancement skills.
A person-centered approach is at the heart of her therapy, with an emphasis on integrated psychotherapies and its techniques focused on improving resilience, emotion regulation, better communication, effective stress coping skills, and general overall well-being.
Some of her recent workshops include:
Rainbow Hospital – Neurocognitive assessment for children
Madras University – Personality Disorders, and Psychological Assessments for Children and Adolescents
Iris Florets – Identification and Evaluation of Childhood Disorders
Ms. Geeta Magesh interests include:
- Substance Use Disorders
- Behavioral Addictions in Teens
- Depression and Anxiety
- Neurological and emotional disorders in children
- Stress Management
- Marital & Sexual Counselling
- Personality Disorders
- Adjustment disorders
- Grief Counselling
- School Psycology
- Family Supportive Interventions
Harshita Soni
Yoga practitioner
Harshita Soni started her journey in yoga in 2012 with the intention of building more flexibility, stamina and strength as a dancer. Over the years, she experienced the true healing powers of yoga for therapy and for personal transformation that compelled her to start teaching.
She specializes in one on one yoga therapy lessons for pain relief from:
- Disgestive disorders like IBS, acidity, ulcers, gastritis
- Neurological conditions like migraine, Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, dementia
- Músculo-skeletal issues like arthritis, back pain, neck pain, osteoporosis
- Psychological disorders like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
- Auto-immune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
- Women’s issues like menopause, PCOD
- Cardiac issues
- Overall well-being & self- discovery
She is a RYT 500 certified Yoga Acharya in the Krishnamacharya tradition. One on one sessions consist of a detailed assessment of the student’s current needs and requirements. A personalised practise is designed using different tools of yoga including – asana, pranayama, meditation, healing chants from the vedas, diet & lifestyle modifications.
SERVICES
COUNSELLING
Individual Counselling
We provide confidential one-on-one counselling in all the areas. Exploring issues in a confidential and relaxed environment with our qualified and non judgmental counselors help the clients gain insight into the roots of their difficulties, deal with them effectively and manifest towards a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
Couple/Family CounselLing
Counselling sessions are designed to learn new and more effective ways to improve a troubled relationship, strengthen bonds, and help you have a healthy and more fruitful relationship once again.
Premarital CounselLing
Premarital counselling gives you an opportunity to learn how you and your future spouse can make your marriage healthier and fulfilling even before it begins. Some of the areas that are explored include intimacy, expectations, chores, finances, sexuality, spirituality, communication, conflict, in-laws, parenting, profession, leisure activities, hobbies etc.
Geriatric CounseLling
Our counselors are trained to assess, identify and treat late-life problems and mental disorders which can take a heavy toll on the senior citizens in their old age. Counselling is available for the senior or their caregivers on areas like Depression, Feeling of being isolated or ignored by loved ones, coping with health and mood swings, Activities of daily living, Bereavement counselling (ADL’s) and Dementia.
TELE-CounselLing
Tele counseling offers an overall feeling of safety especially for those people who feel intimidated or uncomfortable revealing intimate details face-to-face. You can speak from the comfort of your own home or office at a time that fits you best!
Grief CounseLling
Grief counselling aims to help people cope with grief and loss following the death of loved ones, or with major changes in life that trigger feelings of abandonment and loss (e.g., Divorce). Denying or suppressing one’s grief will not make the pain go away. It will only make the journey more painful and difficult. Reaching out to a professional counselor and seeking help may be one of the best ways to help oneself in the healing process.
THERAPY
Behavior Therapy (BT): helps us to change behavior leading to change the way we feel. For example scheduling activity to help a person manage time better. Behavior activity also helps children who have poor social skills, excess anger, habits of lying, stealing.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT): Works to change negative thoughts in order to bring about positive change in behavior/ attitude. (e.g.). Angry people can control their anger by CBT.
Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT): helps to identify and dispute irrational beliefs. It especially benefits people with low self esteem who feel that they have not achieved anything in life. It helps them to re-access themselves and strengthen their esteem.
Relaxation: For a lay person relaxation means either watching a TV, listening to songs, indulging in hobbies or going on a holiday trip. However for a Clinical Psychologist, Relaxation is a technique, which drains the tension from the muscles of the body and induces a comfortable light sensation in the body. Further, it ameliorates anxiety and instills a calm state of mind.
Relaxation technique leads to the following benefits:
- Anxiety reduces significantly.
- Tension in the muscles gets diffused.
- Improvement is noted in attention concentration.
- Anxiety is alleviated.
- Mental fatigue gets reduced.
- Improvement is noted in Tensional headache, migraine, insomnia and other stress related symptoms are reduced etc.
Remedial Education Services
Is a bridge between curriculum and the child who has learning difficulties. This Special Education for children with disabilities aims at helping children deal with the academic difficulties in language, Mathematics, Calculations, Basic Reading. Written and Comprehension skills. IEP-Individual Education Program helps in improving the academic performance of the child. It is most commonly used with children suffering from Dyslexia, Dyscalculis and Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
It is an eclectic treatment approach that is especially powerful with patients who have Mood, Anxiety, Addictive Eating, Impulse-Control and Personality disorders. People who suffer intense emotional discomfort frequently engage in emotional escape and avoidance behavior. DBT helps in understanding the underlying problematic behavior and intervention to relieve their suffering.
ASSESSMENTS
Psycho Educational Testing and Evaluation
Our Professionals are trained in conducting variety of Psychological Assessments which helps in identifying and providing effective treatment for various Psychological Disorders. This includes the following:
- Developmental assessment for children
- Intelligence assessment
- Behavioral disorders
- Learning disability
- Depression / Anxiety
- Personality assessment
- Marital Adjustment
- Diagnostic psychometry
- Neuropsychological assessment
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
At Roshni Counselling Centre, we provide psychiatric treatment to emotional problems for adults as well as children in addition to counselling for emotional problems. Serious emotional problems especially need medication. Screening patients who require medication, prescribing safe medicines, answering patient’s queries regarding the side effects of medication and duration of treatment and maintaining regular follow up of patients will be dealt by Psychiatrists at our centre.
We provide treatment for: Individual (child/adolescent/adult/geriatric)
- ADHD
- Psychosis (Schizophrenia,delusional disorder, acute psychosis)
- Addiction
- Anorexia, Obesity
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Post traumatic stress disorders
- Sexual Disorders
- Childhood problems
- Depression
- Suicidality
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Disorders due to Trauma and Abuse
- Learning Disorders
- Women’s Emotional Problems
- Intellectual disability
CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC
Every child has a different learning style and pace.
Each child is unique, not only capable of learning but also capable of succeeding. – Robert John Meehan
To extend the vision of Roshni which is to provide mental health care under one umbrella the Roshni Team and Management have started an initiative specifically to enhance child mental health.
Earlier, parents and children had to be referred to various professionals making follow up of progress difficult. To provide remedial interventions with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, a team was evolved to cater to all needs of children and adolescents.
A step by step procedure of evaluation is conducted and a plan of action is formulated after a thorough discussion with the team consisting of trained psychologists and remedial therapists. An occupational therapist and speech therapist are available on call as per requirement.
Child Guidance Clinic provides evaluation and evidence based interventions for:
- Developmental delays
- ADHD
- Mental retardation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Specific learning disabilities
- Behavioral issues
- Emotional issues
- Anxiety/depression
- Parenting
- Career guidance
- Giftedness
RCGC provides a holistic program for the growth and development of the children who are often labeled as No Good by parents/family, school and society at large.
- Feeling there is no hope for the future?
- Is your child disobedient?
- Does your child get easily distracted or is unable to pay attention/concentrate?
- Does your child fear exams?
- Does your child make spelling errors?
- Is your child’s handwriting illegible?
- Does your child have eating or body image problems?
- Does your child have social problems?
- Does your child have repetitive, rigid or strange behaviors?
- Is your child impulsive or hyperactive?
- Does your child have unrealistic thoughts, fears or worries?
- Does your child have difficulty in reading and comprehension?
- Does your child have difficulty in mathematics?
- Does your child lack confidence, motivation?
- Is your child addicted to TV, cell phones or gadgets?
- Does your child have sleeping problems?
If you feel your child is undergoing any one or more problems listed above then you must visit Roshni Counselling Centre for consultation and guidance.
RCGC TEAM
Dr. Srilakshmi Pingali
– Psychiatrist
Dr. S Jayanti
– Child Psychologist
Mrs. Subha Ramaswamy
– Clinical Psychologist
Mrs. Shama Lakhani
– Special Education Counselor
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