a Peek into my professional journey...
The Launch pad
My professional journey began in 1996, when I was selected by Dr. Kiran Bedi to launch and lead the Crime Home Children’s Project (later renamed - Children of Vulnerable Families Program) under the aegis of India Vision Foundation.
The work focused on rehabilitation and psychosocial support for children of inmates at Tihar Jail. It laid the foundation for my lifelong engagement with mental health, social contexts, and human resilience.
A Guidance & Counseling Travelogue commences.
Soon after, life took a personal turn as I embraced the role of a Forces wife. Choosing to travel alongside my husband on his postings across India, I stepped away from a single institutional setting and into a unique, immersive professional journey.
Over the years, I lived and worked in more than a dozen states, engaging with people across cultures, religions, age groups, professions, and social realities.
A wide Work experience Spectrum emerges..
Thus I got the opportunity to gain an unusually wide spectrum of work experience.
I worked as a trainer for military personnel undergoing the Psycho-Counsellor’s Course at a Command-level Military Hospital, served as a Station Psychologist at an Air Force base, worked as a school counsellor in multiple schools, taught Counseling Psychology at a nursing college, taught Counseling skills to Nursing staff... besides conducting personal sessions, workshops and seminars for students, parents, teachers, professionals, and organisations under public, private, and government initiatives.
A Unique ability Transpires.
Thereby I was able to hone a truly blessed ability towards human connection - developing and executing Custom made sessions to meet the unique needs of each institution and audience... across age groups, social backgrounds and communities.
These varied experiences — from walking waterlogged lanes of under-served communities to working within embassies and institutional settings — shaped my ability to connect deeply with people across contexts, and to design interventions that are responsive rather than prescriptive.
Dropping anchor
In 2016, I chose to drop anchor and establish a private counseling practice in Noida, offering in-person as well as online sessions.
back to
school
Around this time, I also re-associated with my alma mater, DEPFE, NCERT New Delhi, as a Resource Person, conducting training sessions for trainee counsellors enrolled in the Diploma in Guidance and Counselling program.
Some more Reconnecting
She re-connected with Dr. Kiran Bedi during the IVF Silver jubilee celebration and soon after, got associated with DemonstrativeLearning as an executive team member.
weighing the anchor
Life has it's own plans..
The pandemic years marked another shift — moving work entirely online — and led me to further refine my expertise in online counseling and training. I continue to conduct capacity-building sessions for Manodarpan National Tele-Helpline counsellors and participate in national mental health initiatives, panel discussions, webinars, and radio programs, including appearances on Akashvani (All India Radio), Kohima.
Online Training Sessions For
National Tele-Helpline Counselors
Live Stream discussions with Saina
on Life Skills for Students
Live telecast Panel Discussions on
Mental Health & Well being
post covid
a Refreshing Revival of
In-person activities
Post-pandemic, I have also been associated with institutions such as the Carl Rogers Institute of Mental Health and Research Centre, Nagaland, supporting mental health advocacy and training initiatives in the region.
A specialist skill
gets honed
Anupam is now adept in the online mode of communication, and recognised as an expert in On-line Counseling.
She routinely conducts Capacity Building Sessions for Manodarpan National Tele-Helpline Counselors
She has appeared on various live sessions of ‘Saath Saath with Saina’, wherein she shares her thoughts about a range of Essential Life Skills for students.
https://demonstrativelearning.in/
She is routinely invited to share her views as a Panelist on various telecasts of the Live webinar series: Paricharcha, (aimed towards promoting Mental well being); under the aegis of Manodarpan Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Radio reckons
Recognition
Anupam's views on various facets of Mental health and well-being, have been aired via multiple interviews
on 'The Morning Echoes',
on Akashwani (All India Radio) Kohima.
An Overview of Her sessions in Group Settings
As a Mental Health Advocate and Person Centered Approach (PCA) Trainer, she has conducted and continues to conduct
Online as well as In-person Workshops
for Corporate, Nursing staff, Armed-Forces personnel, Teachers, Parents, Students and Trainee counsellors across India
The Essence of who I am.
Across all roles and settings, my work remains guided by the Person-Centered Approach — celebrating uniqueness, facilitating self-discovery, and supporting individuals and groups in reconnecting with their innate potential.
