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About

I am Namisha Chamaria, a psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist, based in Mumbai, India. I have been practicing as a psychotherapist both online and briefly offline since August 2022. Through the course of my education and training from my master's program, I have been extensively equipped to work with a broad range of concerns that involve psychological, emotional or other distressing issues that directly or indirectly impact one's mental health.

I have been trained to sensitively engage with mental-health issues to help one prevent, support, restructure and transform in different areas of one's life which can include self, relationships, family, career, education, work, socio-cultural, trauma or other related issues.

I conduct therapy sessions primarily in English, and I am also fluent in Hindi. I am able to understand Gujarati and Marathi conversationally, though my proficiency in these languages is limited for in-depth therapeutic work.

Namisha Chamaria - Psychotherapist in Mumbai

Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelors of Arts (BA) with part majors in psychology and Philosophy, Jaihind College, Mumbai University (2016-2019)
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Applied psychology (with specialization in clinical and counseling psychology), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2020-2022)

Continued Professional Development

  • Community, Philosophy and Psychotherapy (Theory and Practice), Philadelphia Association (2023-2024)
  • Fellowship Programme: Contemporary Forms of Psychoanalysis, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis + Psychotherapy (2024-2025)
  • Adult Psychoanalytic Fellowship, Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis (2024-2025)
  • Psychoanalytic Observational studies, Psychoanalytic therapy and Research Center, Mumbai (2025-2027)
  • Ongoing mentorship with licensed psychoanalysts as part of the Scholar's award programme (2025-2026), Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Division 39
  • Engaged in further learning of psychoanalysis of the Lacanian orientation through clinical supervision, case-based clinical studies, Lacanian reading groups, and engagement with clinicians associated with the New Lacanian School (2025 - present).

Work Experience

  1. Executive therapist - Guftagu Counseling and Psychotherapy services (2022-2023)
  2. Research Volunteer - ARISA Foundation (September 2023 – February 2025)
  3. Therapist in Private Practice – (October 2023 – Present)

Honours

  • Early Career Committee Scholars Programme (Mentorship Award), Division 39: Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, American Psychological Association (2025-2026).

Membership

  • Early Career Member - Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Division 39 of American Psychological Association (2025-Present).

Core values and Ethics

Psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy is fundamentally an ethical practice. It is rooted in:

  • respect for emotional life
  • commitment to confidentiality
  • attentiveness to power and vulnerability
  • responsibility toward psychological care
  • recognition of the dignity of human suffering

You can read more about how the core ethics and values that shape my practice here.