Ankita Biswas is a Senior Consultant Clinical Psychologist with around 8 years of experience in dealing with a wide array of psychiatric illness, behavioural disorders and critical life problems. She is trained and provides Psychotherapy and Counselling for a wide array of Child and Adult psychiatric disorders, emotional and behavioural problems, critical life issues, Behavioural & Internet Addiction and academic difficulties. She is also proficient in providing Marital and Couple therapy. Her treatment expertise lies in the empirical and evidenced based practices in the areas of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Therapy & Modification, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy, Grief Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Behavioural Marital Therapy & Emotion focused Couple Therapy. She is also skilled in conducting a wide variety of comprehensive Psychometric assessments including Diagnostic, Personality, Intelligence and Neuropsychological assessments on Children, Adolescent and Adult clients. She completed her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from University of Calcutta and is currently pursuing PhD. Her prior work experience includes holding a faculty position at the Institute of Psychiatry, IPGME&R SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, along with part time faculty in Bethune College & University of Calcutta. She also served as Clinical Psychologist in the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, National Institute for the empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangyan) Regional Centre-Kolkata, and Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking, Government of West Bengal. She also conducts several workshops with children and adults on various relevant topics. She prioritizes maintaining ethical boundaries of treatment, self-integrity, positive regard, empathy, and care towards all, aiming at ameliorating current distress and problems with paving a path towards a fulfilling and satisfied life.

What is therapy to me? 

Psychotherapy is an existential journey through the waves of various life experiences. I just want to be your helmsman towards being a peaceful version of yourself. I believe in and prioritize acceptance with positive regard, empathy, and care towards all, upholding self-integrity and peace, while maintaining scientific, empirical, & ethical methods of treatment that aims at ameliorating current distress and problems along with paving a path towards a fulfilling and satisfied life.

 Therapeutic approach

 I follow a Client-centered and Experiential approach based on empirical theories and modes to addressing life issues through generating more adaptive perspectives and behaviors towards resolution of distress, fulfillment and positive growth.

Areas of Expertise

Child, Adolescent, Adult Individual Therapy, Marital & Couple Therapy, Family Therapy. Psychodiagnostics, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Therapy and Modification, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy, Grief Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Behavioural Marital Therapy and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy

Languages known: English, Hindi, Bengali

 Rates:

Individual Therapy: Rs 2000 ; Couples/Family Therapy: Rs 2500