ft. Unnati Bhardwaj, Mental Health Practitioner

GayBCD with Farhad & Sunetro

Joining us on the pod, is Unnati Bhardwaj- an independent mental health practitioner. They highlight the loopholes in the mental health industry especially when it comes for queer individuals, and potential dangers to mental health by people and practitioners who might do more harm instead of offering solutions. They discuss various situations that are tricky to deal with- community politics, social media activism, working for unsupportive brands while being queer/ ally, maintaining boundaries, productivity guilt, etc and shares tips on coming out safely.

Unnati is a Queer Affirmative Mental Health Practitioner with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. They have experience working with children and young adults of various socio-economic backgrounds, and also volunteered for a Suicide Prevention Helpline – Samaritans Mumbai. Unnati believes in the mind-body connection, and integrates it into their practice to create more intuitive mental healthcare strategies. They have previously managed a Mental Health project that provided free counseling to about 10,000 underprivileged school children across the suburbs of Mumbai. They are currently running their independent practice and can be reached at @therapywithunnati on Instagram.

You can follow Farhad on his Instagram handle: @theqr8r

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