Radhika Goel

EDUCATION

• Masters in Counseling Psychology from Amity University, Noida

• Bachelors in Psychology (Hons) from Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi

• CID-UNESCO certified Movement Therapy Facilitator trained from Creative Movement Therapy Association of India (CIMTAI)

• Foundation course on Trauma Focused Psychotherapy from Anaahat Psychotherapy

• Introductory course in Narrative Therapy & Community Work
   

AREA OF WORK AND APPROACH

Radhika's practice is driven by a somatic & mind-body connection approach. She specialize in counseling and trauma focused care. She also resonates with expressive arts and narrative practices, including aspects in her work with clients. She takes a collaborative, mindfulness based and socio-political approach towards concerns. Radhika offers counseling for personal development, LGBTQIA+ community, identity and self, trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, stress management, career-workplace concerns and life transitions. She works with young adults in groups and individuals, both. 

EXPERIENCE

Radhika is the Founder CEO of a Delhi based mental health organization, Limelighting Life Collective, where she has been successfully designing and facilitating dance movement therapy sessions, mental health programs, group interventions, workshops and psychology programs for aspiring psychologists, educational institutions and workplaces across India. 

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Radhika has also worked as a consultant counseling psychologist at AnamkaaRuh Therapy Care & Counseling, Weminte & Untangled. She has also worked with a non-profit organization, Light Up - Emotions Matter Foundation, where she was a senior fellow and mentor under Project Phoenix. She has also been working there in the capacity of a socio-emotional learning (SEL) teacher at a Child Care Institution (CCI Home) for 3 years.
 

Radhika is also a certified Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper, trained by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) & Suicide Prevention India Foundation (SPIF). She has gained experience interning at several organizations which have contributed to her expertise such as Udayan Care, Action for Autism, VIMHANS, Centre for Child and Adolescent Well-Being, and Mental Health Foundation (India). Further, she has keen interest and experience in research work and has been a part of several published papers. She also advocates intersectional feminism and queer affirmative mental health practices by constantly engaging herself in discussions, courses and workshops. She strives to work in the preventive space and build a community where individuals engage in mental health conversations and practices.