Faculty Profile

I am a researcher, educator and mental health practitioner. My research is interdisciplinary, involving Psychology and Arts for Management. In my previous workplace, as an Assistant Professor, I have employed arts-based techniques in teaching and different aspects of capacity-building. As an educator, I trust students are innately curious and know themselves the best. In their journey, I view myself as a trained helper driving them to where they aspire. Following a strength-based approach, I facilitate the discovery of their inner strengths and instil growth mindset.

As a trained Arts-based therapist and Counselling psychologist, I have worked with multiple age groups with varied lived experiences. The insights from these experiences shed light on people’s potential, identity struggles, intersectional influences on mental health, and subjective ways of coping. I employ a narrative approach in my therapeutic practice and help people restructure unhelpful self-narrations into healthier ones. I have explored the impacts of arts-based intervention on the mental health of clinical and non-clinical populations.