Ms. Pooja Kulkarni is a trained Clinical Psychologist at Maarga Mind Care with strong academic grounding and supervised clinical experience in psychological assessment, diagnosis, and therapy. She specialises in evidence-based psychological care and works with individuals across age groups to support emotional well-being, behavioural balance, and mental health recovery.
She has handled a wide range of clinical cases during her training, with extensive exposure to psychological evaluations, therapy planning, and structured interventions. Her experience includes conducting detailed clinical interviews, administering standardized psychological and neuropsychological assessments, formulating treatment plans, and supporting individuals through therapeutic processes under supervision.
Pooja is trained in evidence-based therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, and Couple Therapy. She focuses on building a strong therapeutic alliance with clients, helping them develop insight, emotional regulation skills, and practical coping strategies to improve daily functioning and long-term psychological health.
She also has experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults facing emotional, behavioural, academic, and interpersonal challenges. Her work emphasises ethical practice, confidentiality, empathy, and structured intervention planning to ensure safe, supportive, and outcome-focused care.
Her therapeutic approach is collaborative and client-centred, aimed at empowering individuals with self-understanding, resilience, and sustainable coping mechanisms to enhance their quality of life.
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