Rajlakshmi Das
Senior Consultant Psychologist
M.Phil, M.A
4 years of experience
There are moments in life when things do not fall apart dramatically, but quietly. You continue showing up, smiling when needed — and yet something within feels distant or tired. Some carry anxiety, shame, loneliness, or the quiet feeling of having lived for everyone except themselves. Often, people say, “I don’t know why I feel this way,” or “I should be able to handle this better.” Therapy, for me, begins by slowing down enough to ask: “What have I been carrying for so long?”
In therapy, my approach is reflective, collaborative, and emotionally attentive. I work at a pace that allows people to gently explore what may exist beneath their distress — not to see them from a distance, but to think alongside them with care and honesty. My work is informed by psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thought, while also integrating Humanistic-Existential, Cognitive, and mindfulness-based practices. I adapt therapy to the individual rather than expecting people to fit into a single framework. I work with anxiety, OCD, trauma, overwhelming emotions, relationship concerns, body image struggles, disordered eating, and difficulties around intimacy and expression. I am particularly attentive to the ways culture, politics, and family environments shape emotional life. I value creating a therapeutic space that is emotionally safe, minority and culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ affirmative, and non-judgemental.
Outside the therapy room, I remain deeply interested in literature, sociology, space, storytelling, and anime work. I’m often found wandering near rivers and mountains, or capturing life in snippets. My work as a Psychology teacher continues to shape the way I listen and think about people. I believe healing does not always arrive through dramatic transformation. Sometimes it begins quietly — in being able to feel, speak, and recognize oneself just a little more honestly than before.
Concerns I can help with
If I don't keep doing it, something bad will happenI keep thinking about what happenedI just don't want to feel anythingI don't like my body
I offer therapy for
Anxiety disorders
OCD
LGBTQIA+ Concerns
Personality disorders
Trauma-related disorders
I Specialise in
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Trauma-Informed Therapy
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Psychodynamic Therapy
3
Existential Therapy
4
Schema Focused Approach
Languages I speak
English
Hindi
Bengali
Assamese
My Affiliations
Assistant Professor at Sharda University from Aug 2025 to Apr 2026
Senior Consultant Psychologist at Amaha from Jun 2026 to present
Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Abhivyakti Wellness Clinic from Aug 2024 to May 2026
Fellow at Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis from Aug 2024 to Jun 2026
FAQs
Why did you choose to become a therapist?
I grew up around rivers, village roads, and the kind of life where people often expressed care without always having the language for emotion. Somewhere between nature, stories, and observing the quiet struggles people carried, I became deeply curious about the inner worlds we speak about rarely. Therapy provides that space to think, find words, and help in becoming a little more human.
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If you or someone you know is experiencing at-risk behaviors or safety concerns, or any other life-threatening extreme-case issues or critical mental health situation, contact a helpline or go to the nearest hospital or extreme-case support room. Having a close family member or friend with you for support can be invaluable during this time.
For extreme-case mental health support, please call the national Tele MANAS helpline at 1-800-891-4416.