Akshita Gupta

Counselling Psychologist

English | Hindi

About Ms. Akshita Gupta

Adolescent & Adult Psychologist | Trauma-Informed | Counseling Psychologist 

Ms. Akshita Gupta is a counselling psychologist who works seamlessly across age groups, from children and teenagers to adults and parents navigating midlife transitions. She specializes in helping individuals heal from trauma, relationship challenges, identity struggles, grief, and burnout with warmth, empathy, and depth.

With a Master’s in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Practice) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, Akshita offers therapy that is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and deeply relational. Guided by a relational psychodynamic framework, she explores how early experiences and attachment patterns shape emotional and behavioral responses,while prioritizing client safety, agency, and collaboration.

Akshita also supports clients struggling with complex trauma, adverse life experiences, low self-worth, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, relationship conflicts, and burnout. She often works with college students and young adults dealing with breakups, identity confusion, and the stress of figuring life out.

 Her sessions are compassionate, insight-driven, and deeply collaborative designed to help you rediscover balance, self-compassion, and emotional safety.

Areas of Specialization

Trauma & Inner Growth
Complex Trauma & Adverse Life Experiences • Burnout & Work–Life Imbalance • Grief & Bereavement • Low Self-Worth & Shame • Guilt & Inner Critic • Identity & Self-Discovery

Relationships & Family Systems
Interpersonal & Relationship Difficulties • Breakups & Loss • Attachment Wounds • Boundaries, Conflict Navigation & Communication • Family Conflicts

Mood & Personality-Related Concerns
Anxiety • Depression • Mood Dysregulation • Personality-Related Concerns • Overthinking & Emotional Exhaustion • Persistent Sadness • Fear of Rejection

Adolescent & Young Adult Concerns
Anger & Emotional Outbursts • Academic Stress & Exam Anxiety • Peer Pressure & Self-Esteem • Parent–Child Communication • Identity Exploration • Social Anxiety & Loneliness

Maternal Mental Health & Parenting
Post-Partum Blues • Newborn Developmental Milestones • Attachment-Focused Mother–Baby & Father–Baby Bonding • Emotional Adjustment in Parenthood

Therapeutic Orientation

Akshita uses an integrative and relational approach, drawing from:

  • Relational Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Trauma-Informed & Person-Centred Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Expressive & Play-Based Modalities (for children & teens)

Qualification

  • Master’s in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Practice) – Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai)

Personal Note

As a therapist, I believe you are the expert of your own narrative, and therapy is a co-created space where we explore it together. Therapy is a place where you can show up as all shades of yourself and express your story as you truly experience it. At the heart of my work is the belief that healing does not happen in isolation, it unfolds in connection. This is a collaborative journey where your voice, values, and lived experiences take center stage. My role is to offer a safe, non-judgmental space where you can unpack your experiences, challenge patterns that no longer serve you, and rediscover parts of yourself that may have been silenced by trauma, stress, or life’s circumstances. Together, we progress towards possibilities for growth, self-compassion, and new ways of relating to yourself, to others, and to the world around you.