Directory of Doctors Affiliated With Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neuro & Allied Sciences

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Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neuro & Applied Sciences, located in Nehru Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, is a multispecialty center offering comprehensive care in the areas of mental illnesses, physical rehabilitation, neurosciences, academics, research, and training. The staff at VIMHANS works tirelessly to spread awareness of its services and to extend its successful approach to holistic well-being to the general public. It also provides training programs and courses to undergraduates and postgraduates who wish to battle India's mental health crisis.

VIMHANS hospital has a cutting-edge facility with top-notch infrastructure and a skilled team of highly qualified doctors and nurses offering complete medical care to patients from India and abroad. The medical and paramedical team provides medical services in psychiatry, psychology, counseling, creative therapy, mental health nursing, and rehabilitation facilities for patients with psychological concerns. Additionally, it has collaborated with various centers, such as The Aurobindo Ashram, The Don Bosco Refugee Project, and Ashiana Senior Living Residential Project, amongst others, for outreach programs. It thus aims to spread awareness and provide effective treatment for various mental disorders.

It has a team of qualified and experienced neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, occupational therapists, and counselors. And with remarkable progress and a brilliant track record, it is not surprising that countless people wish to avail healthcare facilities provided here. In the past, the best specialists may have required patients to travel to the capital city, but things have changed for the better. Additionally, with recent advancements in telehealth services, VIMHANS-affiliated specialists can address several conditions and assist patients from all over India in getting the care they need.

Through DocVita, you can connect with a researcher, educator, or graduate of this institution from the privacy and comfort of your own home. We shorten your journey by making specialists accessible with just a few clicks. You can now avoid the inconvenience of travel as our easy-to-use interface enables you to narrow down your research by browsing through providers and interact with them at your convenience. Our goal is to ensure that you receive the best experience and top-notch care from a provider of your choice.

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Ms Sonia Batra

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"I am a Senior Counselling Psychologist with over 20 years of experience, supporting individuals and couples through emotional challenges, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. Over the course of my practice, I have worked with 2,500+ clients across India and internationally, helping them regain emotional balance, clarity, and confidence in their lives. I understand that seeking therapy often comes after years of silently coping. My sessions offer a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space where clients can speak openly, feel deeply heard, and begin meaningful change at their own pace. I work primarily with adults, young adults, and adolescents, addressing concerns such as chronic stress, anxiety, low mood, emotional overwhelm, relationship conflicts, attachment patterns, intimacy concerns, and challenges arising from major life transitions. Many of my clients are professionals and individuals navigating complex personal, relational, or work-related pressures. My therapeutic style is integrative and client-centered, drawing from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, and Psychodynamic approaches. Rather than offering generic advice, I tailor each session to the client’s emotional history, current concerns, and personal context. Therapy is experienced as a collaborative process, focused on insight, emotional regulation, and sustainable coping strategies. In addition to individual counselling, I conduct group sessions and workshops on emotional regulation, communication skills, resilience-building, and mental well-being. I have also worked in humanitarian and trauma-focused settings, supporting individuals affected by violence, displacement, abuse, grief, and significant life disruptions—experiences that have deeply informed my clinical sensitivity and ethical practice. Currently, I offer online and offline counselling sessions, working with clients from diverse cultural and geographical backgrounds. My focus is on helping clients build emotional stability, healthier relationships, self-awareness, and long-term psychological well-being.
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About VIMHANS

In August 1981, due to a joint effort by the immediate family and well-wishers of Dr. Vidya Sagar, the father of Indian psychiatry, a society bearing the names of Dr. Vidya Sagar and Smt. Kaushalya Devi was established. It started when Dr. Vidya Sagar had left 40,000 rupees in his will just for this cause. And with only 20 beds, VIMHANS began offering its psychiatric and drug addiction services. It was not until 1987 when Shri Giani Zail Singh, the Indian President at that time, placed the hospital's cornerstone.

Since then, the road has been long and complicated, but it has also been rewarded with numerous successes. It has expanded from its primary focus on mental health into a multispecialty institute with five central departments. With more than a hundred beds and a functioning daycare rehabilitation center, VIMHANS is still a family-run institution. To provide accessible yet high-quality medical consultations, the organization also sponsors community outreach centers in Haryana and Delhi.

VIMHANS is the only non-government organization that operates an in-patient facility for people with mental illness. Additionally, VIMHANS holds free medical camps in a variety of specialties in various slums and communities in the National Capital Region.

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