Introduction

Malini Yadav did her  Masters in Clinical psychology from SNDT University(1996) , Mumbai.  She held Graduate Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS), United kingdom  & is a certified rehabilitation Counsellor (  Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi). She has worked as consultant clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in private clinics and Hospital with some of the renowned psychiatrists of Mumbai.  Her area of expertise comprise of  parenting, children & adolescent issues, relationship management, marital issues, stress , anxiety, depression, job stress, addictions( e.g drugs/ alcohol) work life balance etc.  Malini is presently rendering services as a private practitioner, Mental wellness counsellor, trainer and motivator. She operates from lower Parel, Mumbai. Counselling sessions are via Face-to-Face, telephonic and online. She is catering services to numerous clients from overseas and across length and breathe of India.   In her career spanning more than 20 years Malini  has worked with several NGOs in the field  of education, mental health , development etc. She specializes in children and adolescent mental health issues i.e behavioral and emotional problems; children in conflict with law & under care & protection, adolescents with depression & crisis, parenting and teen problems.She has organized and conducted numerous out reach and community based programs as part of creating awareness about mental health issues.                             Timeline of Malini's work assignments and associations: Clinical Psychologist & Counsellor attached with Masina Hospital (1997-1999), worked with renowned Psychiatrists Dr. Y.A.Matcheswalla & Dr. Sachin Patkar.  Associated with Dr. Yusuf Matcheswalla at his private clinic and poly-clinic - masina Hospital (1997 to 2004).  Psychologist with Asha Sadan , a rescue Home for Minor girls & Children          ( 2000-2004)   Psychologist with Child Guidance Clinic at Savera special school , A school for mentally challenged children ( 2003-4 & 2006-7) She rendering services as a Counsellor  ( 2007-2014)  at “ Save  The Children India” an NGO , for the project Save Our Sisters ,  a project for adolescent girl survivors of human trafficking.  During the same period (2007-2014) she worked as a  project co-ordinator, for a  Mental Health & Care Project at The Counselling Centre, David Sassoon Industrial School, a remand Home for minor Boys (under The Children’s Aid Society). In the capacity  of Project Director , Youth Helpline ( 2010-2012)  she was instrumental in reviving  the Child Guidance Clinic , at Observation Home Umerkhadi, Dongri ( Asia’s biggest Remand Home & Children Home). She has been advisor , mentor and trainer to the team implementing the project activities at the Clinic.  Conducted training workshops for several NGO’s on soft skills , self development , life skills,teacher training etc. Malini was part of the senior Management team at Kotak Education Foundation ( CSR of India's Premier Bank- Kotak Bank) and headed the “ Parent Intervention Programme” ( 2014-16) .Parent Intervention Program is a niche programme and one of its kind in India being implemented in Mumbai . Program objectives  were to empower parents of adolescent students of underprivileged families with Parenting skill sets and parents of  primary section - through capacity building of teachers. She has done a course in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing from the EMDR institute ,U.S.A.( 1999) and is a certified practitioner for this trauma therapy.  EMDR is a form of Psychotherapy widely used for trauma related Disorders e.g Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD). She has successfully used EMDR to treat PTSD victims of the Kutch (India) Earthquake as part of a team of psychologists. She has been effectively applying EMDR as a therapy for victims of physical & emotional abuse , survivors of Human trafficking, personal grief, fears and Phobias etc.

Interviewed  number of times in print media and on National T.V (Zee news) on issues related to mental health. She has been a mentor to the students under training and placement in the institutions ( Remand Home for Boys) for their masters Degree in clinical psychology , S.N.D.T university.