Mr. Rahul Sharma

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Internal Family Systems (IFS) | Humanistic Therapy

English | Hindi

RCI Reg No: CRR-A88988

About Mr. Rahul Sharma

Mr. Rahul Sharma is a clinical psychologist trained in evidence-based psychotherapy, with experience across clinical, academic, and community mental-health settings. He holds an RCI-accredited M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

Rahul approaches therapy as a structured, collaborative process, one where clarity, psychological understanding, and consistent practice lead to meaningful change. He believes distress is not random or irrational, but patterned. When these patterns are understood, they can be worked with, regulated, and gradually transformed.

Rather than offering vague reassurance or surface-level coping, Rahul helps clients make sense of how and why their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours repeat. His work focuses on building insight, strengthening emotional regulation, and translating understanding into concrete skills that can be applied in daily life.

He works with individuals and couples navigating mood and anxiety concerns, obsessive–compulsive patterns, stress and burnout, behavioural addictions, relationship difficulties, body-image concerns, and emotional or developmental dysregulation. Sessions are intentionally paced for emotional safety, while still remaining goal-oriented and measurable.

Rahul brings together strong clinical training and research insight with a practical, grounded therapeutic style. His role, as he sees it, is to help clients develop psychological flexibility, reduce distress, and move toward sustainable well-being through structured, evidence-based work.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Ongoing) – Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS)
  • M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology (RCI-Accredited) – Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala
  • M.Sc. in Psychology – Banaras Hindu University
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology – Banaras Hindu University

Therapeutic Orientation

Rahul works integratively, drawing from:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Schema Therapy and Trauma Focused Practise
  • Somatic Psychotherapy or Body based Approaches
  • Humanistic Therapy

Areas of Focus

Mood & Emotional Disorders
Depression • Anxiety Spectrum Disorders • Stress & Burnout • Emotional Dysregulation • Emotional Reactivity • Shutdown • Survival-Mode Living • Imposter Syndrome • Self-Worth & Self-Esteem Difficulties

Behavioural Patterns
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) • Behavioural Addictions • Impulse-Control Difficulties • ADHD • Autism Spectrum Disorders

Personality-Related & Identity Concerns
Childhood Adverse Experiences • Attachment Trauma • Complex Trauma (C-PTSD) • Personality Traits & Patterns • Interpersonal Sensitivity • Emotional Instability • Identity-Related Difficulties • Narcissistic Abuse • Relationship-Driven Distress • Sexual Abuse • Dissociation

Developmental & Child / Adolescent Concerns
Behavioural Challenges • Emotional Regulation • Adolescent Adjustment • Developmental Stressors

Relationship & Interpersonal Dynamics
Communication Difficulties • Couple & Marital Distress • Family Interaction Patterns

Therapy Style (in his words)

“Therapy, to me, is a collaborative and structured process guided by clarity and measurable progress.

I work to help clients understand their emotional and behavioural patterns, learn effective ways to regulate distress, and build skills that support long-term

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