Ananyaa Mishra

Ananyaa Mishra is a Counselling Psychologist with a Master's in Clinical Psychology from Christ (Deemed to be University) and a PG Diploma in Guidance and Counselling. She currently practises at Basu Next Gen Pvt. Ltd., where she works on individual counselling, stress and anger management, anxiety, and academic and career counselling. Her clinical training has spanned government, private and rehabilitation settings — the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Moolchand Hospital, Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre, SPYM De-Addiction Centre, and the Allahabad Child Care Development Centre. All of her internships were completed under psychiatrists and RCI-licensed clinical psychologists. This has given her hands-on experience in detailed case history taking, mental status examination, psycho-diagnostic formulation and psychological assessment. She works with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Behaviour Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), motivational interviewing and trauma-informed approaches. Her practice covers individual, group, family and relationship counselling, along with psychoeducation for families of clients in recovery. Her research on parasocial relationships, self-concept clarity and screen time among emerging adults was presented at the National Conference on Psychology in a Globalized World (NCPGW 2025) at Jamia Millia Islamia, in collaboration with ICSSR and DRDO. She has also volunteered with underprivileged children and taught relaxation and grounding techniques to hospital caregivers. Areas of focus: • Anxiety • Stress & anger management • Addiction and recovery • Trauma • Relationship concerns • Academic and career counselling • Child development