Shagun Kaushal

Mental Health Therapist | Sound Healer

Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

About

If you see my profile, the first question you will have is "why psychology after Law?". To be honest, I truly thought practicing law was my calling, fighting for justice and restoring people’s faith in the judiciary! Well, that was my plan, you know! Law and CS and then working in a tier 1 company and earn a big fat check at month-end. But then life changed the winds of my plan. I remember my first internship in Ajmer District court. It was the final hearing of a divorce case and the couple got divorced. The client was a 20-year-old young woman who was holding her 2 years old baby girl. After she came outside the courtroom, I looked at her assuming she would be so relieved after getting the divorce. But she was standing still… Her parents did not want her to come back and she had nowhere to go. My second incident was when I joined a professional theatre group while I was in 3rd year. There was pre-production research going on for a play based on Transgenders. I had a chance to talk to Suman Ji and I told her I am a law student. She smiled at me and said- “haq toh baad mein le lenge, pehle humein insaan toh samjha jaaye….” I couldn’t say a word after that. After that, I felt that there are truly many people who are providing justice but I wanted to do something that comes beyond it. And here I am and have been practicing as a holistic counsellor. If you are still reading this, well thanks a lot for taking your time and reading my story. Just want to tell you that may be at this time there is something not going according to your plan, but when you will connect the dots later in your life, this all will make sense.

Experience

  • Mental Health Counselor at Freelance
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

    • Therapist focusing on stress, anxiety and anger management. • Master in Neuro- Linguistic Programming. (NLP) • Marriage and Relationship counsellor.

  • Career Counselor at LawSikho
    Jul 2021 - Nov 2021 · 5 mos

    • One to One Career counselling to students in the field of law. • Providing relevant guidance and road map to the students. • Conducted sessions on soft skills relevant in the field of law.

  • Mental Health Counselor at Rajasthan mahila Kalyan mandal
    Aug 2020 - Sep 2020 · 2 mos

    • Studied case studies of people with special needs. • Studied the laws and rights of people with special needs. • Helped the students with vocational jobs and resume building

  • Mental Health Counselor at All Saints Old Age Home
    Feb 2020 - Feb 2020 · 1 mo

    • Spent time in an old age home with the ladies residents. • Organized various activities and games for their entertainment. • Spent time listening to their stories and experiences and acknowledging their feelings.

  • Crisis Counselor at Sneha NGO
    Sep 2019 - Feb 2020 · 6 mos

    • Provided counselling focusing on domestic abuse and mental health of the women. • Provided necessary legal intervention. • Assisted senior counsellors in the home visits on the filed (Dharavi).