Pratyusha DV (she/her) has been working as a Counselling Psychologist, Group Facilitator and Arts-Based-Therapy (ABT) Practitioner since 2018. She completed her Masters from TISS-BALM, Chennai and ABT diploma from Nirmala Niketan College, Mumbai.

She believes counselling is for anyone to understand themselves better.. In her practice, she follows a trauma-informed, systems-based, queer-affirmative approach. Along with talking through problems, Pratyusha uses activities, reading resources, stories, and other elements that the client finds useful and empowering.

She has 4 years of experience as a School Counsellor at The Akanksha Foundation, Mumbai, working with students, parents and teachers. She has her Private Practice since 2020, and has helped children and adults manage family concerns, trauma, relationship distress, clinical depression and anxiety, among other issues.

Pratyusha also writes on mental health. She has co-founded Bhaava Community Mental Health in 2021 - a mental health initiative where they conduct support groups, mental health workshops and provide training and support for Helping Professionals.