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Ms. Harnoor Kaur Bhatia works as a Counselling Psychologist at The Mind Research Foundation - an organization formed with an aim to support scientific research and application of ‘Mind and Thought Based Interventions’ for enhancing the mental wellbeing of the community at large. A Masters in Sciences inPsychology, Ms. Harnoor K Bhatia has a specialisation in Clinical Psychology from Christ University, Bangalore. Prior to this, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Arts with Psychology Honours from M.C.M. DAV College affiliated to Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Having a key role in the organisation Ms. Harnoor manages the Panchkula center right from strategy, planning, to implementation and supervision of clients, outreach programs, content creation, collaborations and research projects under the direct guidance of the Founders.

Ms. Bhatia’s area of interest is Research and therapy, especially Positive Psychology, Mindfulness and Transactional Analysis based therapeutic interventions. Her preferred approach is eclectic since she believes that every individual is different and hence, does not subscribe to a one-size-fits-all solution. She has hands on experience in working with people suffering from various Psychological disorders like Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, Substance abuse, depression, anxiety etc. She had the opportunity to either observe or provide therapy to the mentally ill patients of the entire age spectrum. In her previous experiences she has worked in NDDRC (Neuropsychiatry and Drug De-addiction cum Rehabilitation Centre), Chandigarh where her key responsibilities included observing, noting case histories, conducting tests and assessments and group therapies. She has also worked at Victoria Hospital, Bangalore with similar aforementioned responsibilities working specifically with children. In 2016, she interned at Atma Shakti Vidyalaya Society, Bangalore, where she was introduced to a vast array of new therapeutic and assessmenttechniques. During her time there, she conducted individual therapy sessions, group therapy sessions, tests and assessments.

In her role Ms. Bhatia has successfully launched, executed, conducted and delivered Mindfulness based Workshops and Seminars for students, parents and working professionals across the spectrum. With an objective of spreading awareness on Positive Mental Health Ms. Bhatia has also conducted workshops and seminars in various Schools and colleges in the Tricity in Collaboration with Panjab University, T.S. Central State Library, Rotary Mid town and YI. She has also conducted workshops for corporate sector with themes of parenting, stress management and work-life balance to name a few with Mindfulness as a backdrop with Airtel, Chandigarh, Evry, Mohali, Marico, Baddi and so on.

She is highly passionate about Positive Mental Health & Psychology and its application in everyday lives. In her words, Psychology is a learning paradigm of human behaviour and using it to better the human kind, is a blessing in itself. With Psychology, she aims to inculcate brighter lives each day with her knowledge and expertise through her penchant for Outreach initiatives.