Our Members Details

Rashida Poonawala is a certified NLP Practitioner, Life Coach of IBHNLP - Indian Board of Hypnosis & Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She is also a Practitioner of Basics of Hypnosis. She has attended NLP Practitioner Training, Hypnosis Practitioner Training and Life Coaching Workshop in Pune from 25th June to 30th June 2019.

Rashida is a Qualified Counselor experienced in dealing with clients from various fields of life. She believes in delivering client centred support that gradually empowers an individual and enables them to make informed decisions. She has a sound knowledge of theoretical counselling approaches and their applications to real-world settings. Areas of expertise include cognitive behavioural therapy, gestalt therapy and person-centred counselling. Few areas to mention,
- Anxiety
- Abuse
- Stress management
- Addiction
- Depression etc.

Educational qualifications -
B.Sc. Electronic Media - from M.O.P Vaishnav College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Post Graduate in Counseling Psychology - from Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra.
M.A Clinical psychology - Modern College of Arts and Science, Pune, Maharashtra.

Past Work References -
She has interned with one of the top psychiatrist Dr Niket Kasar, gained a piece of good thorough knowledge in dealing with clients with clinical disorders.

Hobbies -
She loves to read motivational books and listening to instrumental music.

Why counselling???
Counselling is more like sharing an event or experience of your life to an individual, who empathetically listens to you. It is more like telling a story which has a beginning, middle path, and endings. Well, few stories may not have an end or may not have a good beginning; these stories may be useful for some and may cause distress or triggers to some. Be it any scenario, telling a story is always therapeutic and works as a catharsis, leading one to self-awareness. Therefore, don’t be shy or afraid of telling your stories, as it may be the starting point of a wonderful change in your life that you have been awaiting…