Ms. Niyati Sanghavi is a Counseling Psychologist, Proprietor and Remedial Educator at Sunshine Counseling Center. She was practicing as School Counselor and Remedial Educator at Nalanda Learning Facilitation Programme from June 2019-June 2023. She was also a part-time lecturer at Sophia Womens College, Mumbai from July 2023-January 2024. She is adept at conducting personality assessments, psychometric evaluations, workshops and structured psychotherapies. Her expertise lies in effectively handling populations like adults, children with special needs (Learning Difficulties), adolescents, parents and teachers.
She has completed Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from K.C College, Mumbai in 2014 and Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from S.N.D.T Womens University, Mumbai in 2016. She is currently pursuing Bachelors of Education in Psychology from Singhania University, Jaipur. She has life membership of Counsellors Council of India and Bharatiya Counselling Psychology Association.
She believes in staying abreast with the recent trends and developments in mental health space and has undergone extensive personalized trainings and courses. Some of her certifications and trainings are highlighted below:
- LGBTQ Counseling by Cognizavest (2023)
- Was appointed as Counselor for “Online Counsellors workshop on National Career Service portal management & Career Counselling” organised by National Institute for Career Service and Directorate General of Employment Ministry of Labour & Employment (GOI) (2022)
- Inclusion and Inclusive Practices by Drishti & Udemy (2022)
- Crisis Intervention and Trauma Management Advanced Version by Drishti & Udemy (2022)
- Differentiated Instruction by Drishti & Udemy (2022)
- Applied Behaviour Analysis- Foundation Course by Drishti & Udemy (2022)
- Couples Counselling using Systemic Family Therapy by Holbeck College & Udemy (2022)
- Solution- Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) by Holbeck College & Udemy (2022)
- Person- Centred Counselling by Holbeck College & Udemy (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Essential Sensorimotor skills and resources for healing shame by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Trauma and the role of shame by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Shame The Meaning of Shame in the Treatment of Trauma by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Parts, ego states and fragmented selves in shame and self-loathing by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Embracing Suicidal Parts: Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) to Heal Traumatic Wounds by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on New Insights and Strategies: Crisis Safety Planning with Youth and Teens by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Suicide in Historically Marginalized Communities: Perception Versus Reality by PESI UK (2022)
- Certificate of Professional Development on Structural dissociation and trauma survivors – the suicide self by PESI UK (2022)
- Mental Health: Each Mind Matters- National Webinar (2021) by GLS University
- Educator Leadership Summit (2021) by QShala
- Workshop on Rosh Bush Technique (2020) by Emo Jar
- Career Paathshaalaa- A National Symposium for Career Counselors (2020) by S.N.D.T Women’s University and Disha Counseling Center
- Teaching Maths the Multisensory Way- Module 1 (October 2019) and Module 2 (December 2019) by Maharashtra Dyslexia Association
- Capacity Building Program on “Counseling Skills in the Classroom- Preventive and Responsive Strategies” (2019) by Drishti
- Annual Symposium on “Managing Diversity in the Classroom” (2019) by Drishti
- SEN (Bridge Course) Teaching Students with Learning & Behaviour Difficulties (2019) by SIES and Drishti
- Intensive Clinical Training in Psychotherapy (2018) by Mind Mandala and Desousa Foundation with UNESCO Chair of Bio-Ethics and Nirmala Niketan College
- Cognitive Hypnotic Coaching & Psychotherapy- Level 1 (2017) and Level 2 (2018) by Institute of Clinical Hypnosis and Related Sciences
- Interpreting and Using Children’s Drawings as Tools for Diagnosis and Therapy (2017) by Disha Counseling Center
- Workshop on Differential Aptitude Test (2017) and Workshop on M.M.P.I 2 (2017) by Pure Minds Assessment and Learning Centre