Hi, I’m Aparajita Raj, a trainee psychologist with a Master’s in Psychology and over two years of experience in the mental health field.
My work has brought me close to people navigating grief, anxiety, relationship challenges, low self-worth, and the quiet, difficult moments where they simply needed someone to sit with them, without trying to fix, rush, or rescue. I offer a space that allows that kind of slowness and safety.
Coming from a small city and a community where access to therapy isn’t always easy, I carry a lived understanding of how caste, culture, and language shape someone’s emotional world. That awareness deeply informs how I hold space, making therapy feel grounded, personal, and never one-size-fits-all.
I work from a solution-focused and trauma-informed lens, often drawing on techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and narrative reframing. Together, we pause to notice thought patterns, untangle emotional loops, and ask, with care — what can be softened or reimagined.
I am also a queer-affirmative mental health professional and prioritise emotional, cultural, and psychological safety. I don’t promise perfect answers, but I do promise presence, clarity, and non-judgment.
A client once told me, “She made me feel heard, not judged. She gives practical ways to deal with things, not just comforting words.”
That has stayed with me. Because to me, that’s what therapy really is: a mix of presence, perspective, and quiet hope.
