๐ About Me
Welcome to the practice of Himani Deswal. I provide professional mental health services, guidance, and therapy sessions tailored to your individual needs.
๐ฌ Life Quote
"I think of therapy the way I think of life- as a journey, not a destination. One that deserves to be felt, not rushed through. One that should feel safe enough to be honest in, personl enough to actually matter and flexible enough to meet you where you are!ย
You don't have to have it all figured out to start with therapy, you showing up says something.ย You don't have to be in crisis to deserve support. You don't have to wait until things fall apart. If something feels heavy, unclear, or simply stuck,ย that's enough of a reason.
Not too much. Not broken. Not behind.
Just you, as you are,ย and a space where that's finally enough."
๐ผ Professional Details
๐ฏ Skills & Languages
Client-Centered Approach
Meets clients where they are, not where progress says they should be,ย pairing quiet attentiveness with the kind of safety that lets guarded stories surface on their own time.
Client-centered, evidence-based therapy and counselling.
Clinical Skills
Clinical assessment, case formulation, and report writing.
Psychological assessments: IQ testing, learning disability batteries, personality assessment, projective techniques (TAT, SSCT, Rorschach).
Diagnostic evaluation across psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Disability certification assessment and documentation.
Therapeutic Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)ย
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
Gestalt Therapy
Psychodynamic approach
Couples and family therapy
Communication & Facilitation
Public speaking (workshops, webinars, stage performances)
Group therapeutic facilitation
Workshop design and delivery for parents, teachers, children, and caregiver groups
Psychoeducational lecture delivery
Collaboration & Professional Practice
Cross-functional collaboration with psychiatrists and multidisciplinary teams
Staff supervision and team coordination
Ethical, inclusive, and culturally competent practice across all age groups
Case documentation and coordinated care planning
๐ Certificates & Achievements
Achievements
Selected as a panelist for a corporate assessment center, contributing psychological assessment expertise to organizational evaluation processes.
Delivered mental health awareness lectures across 12 government senior secondary schools in Gurugram, reaching students on early distress recognition and stigma reduction
Designed and led psychoeducational workshops for six distinct audiences โ parents, teachers, students, women, and caregivers of children with special needs
Completed two independent research studies during academic training: one examining religious coping and personality traits in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (2024), and another on paranormal beliefs and personality differences (2022)
RCI registration as a Clinical Psychologist (2024), following rigorous academic and clinical training requirements
Built cross-functional clinical experience across hospital, psychiatric rehabilitation, neurodevelopmental, and community/shelter settings within the first two years of licensed practice
Silver medalist, duet dance competition at Amifest.
๐ Contact & Location
Office Address
imhappy Wellness Center