Blog | Aishwarya Bhalla

Behind the Curtain

"[Psychotherapists] hold no brief for the greatness of their hearts—they are among the least of those who work beyond themselves—but to...

An Open Letter

Irvin Yalom (2002) in “an open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients” summarizes: Therapists must be familiar with...

Types of Depressive Affect

The two kinds of depressive affect are not talked about enough: 1. introjective: self-criticism, self-punitiveness and guilt. They...

Prisoner's Mindset - Living in an Endless Present

Imagine if you had to force yourself to not live in the past or the future, and just live in an endless present? Prisoners have to do it....

Deconstructing 'Guilt' and 'Shame'

"Guilt is the inner experience of breaking the moral code. Shame is the inner experience of being looked down upon by the social group."...

Trauma Relief Therapy - Success lies in our Response!

I have always loved this quote by Victor Frankl because it's as applicable in therapy as otherwise, even if we do not realize, at first:...

Uncover Your Blind Spots

"What I love about therapy is that they'll tell you what your blind spots are. Although that's uncomfortable and painful, it gives you...

Being Open in your Clinical Practice

Recently I read an interview between Arabella Kurtz and Irvin Yalom. Adding some very interesting snippets that provided some insight!...

Musings on Clinical Practice - Abreaction (Not 'Fixing the Client') is the Key

In clinical practice, with time and supervision, I have noticed and realized that as therapists we try very hard to ‘fix the client’s...

Pandemic Perspective - Growth Through Collective Pain

We have read so much about pain, suffering, loss and grief around us in these times. But how have we really changed as humans? Today's...

Survivor's Guilt - A Fallout of Covid-19?

Earlier this month, I saw some posts from people requesting others to post about topics besides Covid-19. While such people were...

Imposter Syndrome - A Celebration of Success?

I read about a new way of looking at imposter syndrome recently, which akins it to the brain's defence mechanism to new found success....

Clinical Psychologist, M.Phil (RCI)