About the Founder

Ruchi is a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist and Mental Health Counsellor. She is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Upon completing her education in Chicago, USA, she moved back to India to share her experience and knowledge in the field of mental health and psychotherapy.

She co-founded the Indian Association of Dance Movement Therapy (IADMT). Over the years Ruchi has worked with children, adolescents, adults, older adults and individuals with special needs in a variety of settings such as – schools, hospitals, corporates, private counselling service centers and day programs. Outside of her clinical work she is an Advisory Board Member at Step2Words, an NGO that helps improve English literacy in children from low-resource communities using theatre, visual arts, and integrated social -emotional literacy. Ruchi facilitates various workshops, webinars, and groups to spread awareness about DMT and related practices.

My Work Experience

Present

Inara Mental Health, Mumbai
Founder and Lead therapist providing individual, family, couples and group therapy for adults experiencing a variety of mental health challenges

Step2Words, Pune
Advisory Board Member to the organization that provides an integrated arts, English literacy, and social emotional competency program to children at an under resourced school who are at the risk of dropping out.

2018 – 2024

SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai
Group DMT and individual DMT for children with special needs.

2020

The Rhythm Project, Abyudhaya Nagar Municipal School, Mumbai
Group sessions for selected children who have experienced early complex trauma.

2018 – 2020

Prisim Health Institute, Mumbai
Group workshops and individual therapy and counselling for children, teens, adults and older adults experiencing a variety of mental health challenges.

2018

Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Group therapy for children battling cancer in the in-patient facility.

2017

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Chicago, IL
Group and individual expressive art therapy at an in-patient psych hospital catering to children, teens, adults and older adults experiencing various different mental disorders ranging from depression to schizophrenia.

2016

United Stand Counselling Services, Chicago, IL
Individual counselling and group DMT at inner-city schools with children and teens who have experienced trauma, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, stress and other related mental health challenges.

2015

Community Resources and Support Program, Anixter Center, Chicago, IL
Dance/Movement Therapy at this day program for adults with developmental disorders.