Aakanksha

Ms Aakanksha Kanojia, B.A.(H)

Counseling Psychologist

Hi there! I’m Aakanksha Kanojia (she/her) — a Psychotherapist & Counselling Psychologist , and the Founder of HopeAlive Wellness Private Limited with more than 11 years of work experience.

About Me

I work with people who may look like they’re managing life — but internally feel tense, heavy, stuck, reactive, or emotionally tired. My practice is built for therapy that is warm, deeply human, and structured enough to create lasting change — not just insight. I offer a warm, confidential space where you can explore your experiences.

Approach

My style is relational, paced, and non-pathologising. We don’t just talk about what happened — we work with what your system learned to do for safety (control, shutdown, people-pleasing, over-functioning, avoidance, overthinking). work often includes: 1. Clarity: mapping patterns, triggers, relationship loops, and what your system is protecting you from 2. Capacity: building emotional regulation and nervous-system tools so you can feel without flooding or shutting down 3. Deeper repair (when appropriate): working with root wounds and memory networks safely, at your pace 4. Relational change: boundaries, communication, secure connection, and repair after rupture 5. Integration: changes that hold under real stress, not only in a calm week We review progress periodically so therapy doesn’t feel endless or vague.
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Services

I use an integrative, evidence-informed approach, choosing methods based on your needs: • Mindfulness-based/ Presence-oriented therapy to reduce reactivity and build steadier awareness within the body • CBT / REBT / behaviour therapy tools for thought patterns, coping and skill-building • EMDR and other trauma based modalities for stuck emotional responses and distressing memories imprints showing up in body and mind. • Art/expressive methods when words aren’t enough • Individual + couples work and family work I offer Queer-affirmative space with identity-safe care

Services Offered:

  • Trauma Counselling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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  • Integrative Psychotherapy

    An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.

  • MBCT (Mindfulness-Based CBT)

    A therapy combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioural techniques, designed particularly to prevent relapse in depression.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Supervision

    Professional oversight for therapists and counsellors, providing guidance, ethical support, and reflective space for their clinical work.

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  • Support Groups

    Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.

  • Art Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.

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  • Individual Psychotherapy

    In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • Identity & Self-Image

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • Grief, Loss & Bereavement

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss, varying widely in duration and expression.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Depression

    A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Counseling Psychologist

    A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

American Psychological Association (APA)

International Member

United Psychologists Association

Permanent Life Member

Qualifications

B.A.(H) in Applied Psychology

University of Delhi

Year: 2012

Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Practice)

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Year: 2014

Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice

Mariwala Health Initiative

Year: 2021

Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Level-1 & 2

Trauma Recovery (HAP) | EMDR Asia | EMDR Association of India

Year: 2019

Post Graduate Advance Diploma in Mindfulness & Presence-Oriented Psychotherapy: Integrating Compassion and Wisdom- A Non Dual Approach

Just Being Center, Pune & Tiss, Mumbai

Year: 2024

Service Areas

HopeAlive Wellness Private Limited

In-person & Online

Sector 102

Gurgaon, Haryana 122505

India

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Sector 102, Gurugram, India