Gitika Chatterjee

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Phone : +91 9830389320
Email : gitika.therapist@gmail.com
Address : 42G, Babubagan Lane, Flat E1, Dhakuria, Kolkata - 700031

Academic Background

PG Diploma in Psychological Counseling from Jadavpur University (in collaboration with Samikshani), Kolkata

Master of Arts in Psychology from Patna University, Patna

Bachelor of Music (Classical & Rabindra Sangit) from Prayag Sangit Samiti. Awarded First Class with Distinction in both.

Stood 5th in All India Merit List for Rabindra Sangit.

Senior Diploma in Kathak & Junior Diploma in Tabla from Prayag Sangit Samiti.

A Brief Introduction

A practicing psychologist,who is also an accomplished musician and a dancer,successfully employs music as one of the tools for psychotherapy,enjoys communicating with people and work with institutions that assist people to live happily.Associated with leading hospitals,schools & rehabilitation centers as consultant psychotherapist and runs her own clinic in Kolkata. Conducted several seminars on anger management,stress management and anti-smoking seminars.

Presently working with inmates of the Alipore Correctional Home Facility, Presidency Correctional Home & Women Correctional Home Kolkata,on Stress Management and provide inmates some relief from anxiety by using professional counseling and music therapy techniques.

Professional Experience

Gitika has been providing her professional counselling services to several institutions in Kolkata. Some of the institutions are listed below:

• KD Cure S.C Das Memorial Research Centre
  • 52 Jodhpur Park, Kolkata-700068
    She has been the Consultant Psychologist at KD Cure since 2004 and utilizes a variety of therapeutic methods including: Psycho dynamic,Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Play Therapy and Music Therapy.
• Ruby General Hospital
  • Kasba, EM Bypass, Kolkata-700107
    Gitika has been attending outdoor patients as a Consultant since 2003 twice a week at Ruby hospital.The hospital has become one of the leading cancer treatment centers today and Gitikahas been working with patients and their families at the hospital. She has also been conducting training programmes on Stress Management and Anger Management for the staff of the hospital.
• Shri AurobindoSevaKendr(EEDF Medicare Centre)
  • 1 H, Gariahat Road (South), Jodhpur Park, Kolkata- 700068
    Gitika has been attending both indoor and outdoor patients at this hospital as a Consultant since 2006. She has also been assisting the hospital staff by offering them psychological support in dealing with their professional and personal challenges.
• Samikhani
  • 37, South end Park, Kolkata - 700029
    Gitikahas provided counselling services to this center for psychoanalytical studies and mental therapy institution since 2003 .
• CETC-ICAS India (a well-being & wellness institution)
  • 765 Tara Mahal, 5th Road, Khar(W), Mumbai - 400052
    Gitika has been providing, since 2009, consultation to the institution on an as needed basis.In addition, Gitika has assisted children overcome mental stress while working with students, from primary though Grade 12th, at various schools such as Gokhale Memorial Girls College and Apeejay School both in Koktata and St. Josephs Girls High School in Patna.

Working with Resurrection (A leading non-government group)

Apart from doing consultancy at various institutions, Gitika is also associated with Resurrection that is a non - government group executing human resource development programs.

With the permission of Inspector General of Correction Home Service of West Bengal, she has been working on stress management of the inmates of Presidency Central &Women; Correctional Home for the last 5 years. Stress Management has different connotation when the person is behind iron bars, often suffocating under the burden of guilt and repentance and many a times angry with the system as many of them may believe that they are innocent or framed on their crimes and do not deserve their sentence. While most inmates do not believe that anyone can help them in their situation, Gitika has been working with patiently to educate them about the impact of their mental stress on their wellbeing and also direct their energy towards some constructive thinking. She has been very successful in involving groups of inmates in counselling sessions using music therapy.