Deepa Avula

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Location: Mumbai
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Work Experience: 3 years
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Language(s) They Offer Therapy In: English, Hindi and Telugu
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Age: 29 years
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Hourly Fee: INR 2000
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*Offers online therapy for everyone and in-person therapy for infants and toddlers
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling With A Specialisation in Dance/Movement Therapy, Lesley University
Certified in Trauma Informed Therapy
Certified in Therapy for Infants and Toddlers
Therapy Style
Which bucket would your therapy style fit into primarily?
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My style of therapy is person-centred and trauma informed and I also use Dance/Movement Therapy as well as feminist therapy.
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What’s that defining feature of your approach to therapy?
I use an embodied systems approach to mental health.
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Person-centred therapy: Uses a non-authoritative approach that allows clients to take more of a lead in discussions so that, in the process, they will discover their own solutions. The therapist acts as a compassionate facilitator, acknowledging the client’s experience without moving the conversation in another direction.
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Trauma-informed therapy/approach: Recognizes and emphasizes understanding how a traumatic experience impacts a person’s mental, behavioural, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. This type of therapy is rooted in understanding the connection between the trauma experience and the person’s emotional and behavioural responses.
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Dance/Movement therapy: Uses movement and dance to support the intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body.
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Feminist therapy: Leverages an integrative approach to psychotherapy that focuses on gender and the particular challenges and stressors that women face as a result of bias, stereotyping, oppression, discrimination, and other factors that threaten their mental health.