Testimonial

"Working with Shruti has been one of the most grounding and transformative experiences of my life. From our very first session, I felt a deep sense of safety, care, and non-judgment. Her presence is calm, compassionate, and deeply attuned, she listens with genuine attention and offers reflections that helped me see myself more clearly and kindly. Over time, our work together helped me untangle long-held patterns and build a more compassionate relationship with myself. I’ve gained not just insights, but also tools I can use day-to-day. Shruti’s approach is thoughtful and responsive, she met me where I was, while gently guiding me toward growth.

If you’re feeling unsure about starting therapy, I would wholeheartedly encourage you to take that first step. Shruti creates a space where healing and change truly feel possible."

"Working with Shruti has been like a steady, comforting anchor for over three years. The transition from working together in person to online has been a smooth one, with Shruti’s reassuring style helping me both when I have been going through turbulent times, and when I have needed to reflect on changes.

My life has changed in many ways and my sessions with Shruti feel more like coaching sessions now - supporting me in building life in the most authentic way. What I have deeply appreciated about her sessions is the ability to come ‘as I am’; whether I’m not in the mood, or irritable, or struggling to articulate my feelings, that is part of the process of understanding what’s happening for me and for accepting me in whatever headspace. There has been no aspect of life too mundane, heavy or profound that I haven’t learnt from talking through with her.

I feel very safe in our sessions and that sense of safety and consistency has helped me reshape what all respectful, understanding and empathetic relationships should feel like.

Over time, I have understood the parts of myself I have run away from, the parts I didn’t realise I felt embarrassed or ashamed about. I’ve recognised the way I downplay myself, the way I make excuses for painful behaviour. I’ve learned to honour what my body is telling me, to recognise habits I didn’t even realise I had. Asking myself the simple but powerful question she taught me during a crisis, ‘What do you need?’ became my mantra. Now I don’t even ask myself that anymore: it has become a cornerstone of my life. Shruti has helped me feel my feelings deeply - sorrow, grief, fear, frustration - and come through on the other side.

To anyone who is considering therapy with Shruti, she is understanding, flexible and has a deep sense of integrity in her care for her patients. However long you work with her, you will feel the difference made by her listening ear, her gently probing and astute questions, and her compassion."

“I have been a long-time client of Shruti because she provided a very open and non-judgemental environment along with a warm presence to hold space for what I needed to release.

With this underpinning, she was able to frame tensions (issues) from the anecdotes I share and highlight the area of self-work that I needed to tackle. Shruti is versatile in her methods of intervention, using art therapy, whiteboard diagramming and meditative practices that helped me gain awareness and centred-ness, which eventually shifted my mind-set to one of being instead of doing.”

“Shruti has always given me the space to allow myself to be open and share my feelings, without the fear of judgement. Shruti guided myself and my family through a session, ensuring each one of us feels valued and heard. I couldn’t recommend Shruti enough!”

“Shruti did an excellent job. For the first time in a decade, she managed to create a space where I could truly be heard by my family. I was doubtful that my family would take to therapy but Shruti excelled at ensuring everyone gets heard, and further, that everyone gets challenged.

In my case, she was great at challenging me to put the past behaviour of my family behind me and give them another chance. She also challenged me to be my authentic self with my family, not just the version of myself that leads to the most streamlined interactions, although I'm still working on that.

She was truly kind, understanding, and always attentive. I would (and have) recommend her very highly.”

“My sessions with Shruti were extremely beneficial when I needed a space that was mine, without judgement and with a person who was in my corner without question. This was the first step towards identifying and addressing certain issues in my personal and professional life.

Shruti’s presence was inquisitive yet disarming; a calm and safe presence. Without a question, I felt understood, supported, and safe during our sessions. Even though most sessions were held remotely, it did not matter - I felt heard and understood.

Shruti would always end the sessions with questions to make me think. The questions were simple yet powerful and allowed me to examine areas in my life closely. I used those questions to also review my approaches overall. Please be assured that you will feel safe and understood during your sessions with Shruti.”

“I have been seeing Shruti for nearly a year now, for therapy sessions with my family. From the beginning, she has been patient, attentive and understanding to our needs and requirements, even at times when we are not aware of them ourselves.

Her therapy room is a safe space where I feel comfortable to share my personal experiences, even when my inhibitions tell me otherwise. She is encouraging, observant and gentle when discussing delicate matters and is always encouraging when it is needed most. Her sessions working with me as an individual and in group settings have been eye opening. They have helped expand my awareness around the behavioural patterns in my life and this is improving both my relationship with myself and those around me. Suffice to say, the improvements have been immeasurable and I very much intend to continue with my sessions with her.

Facing your personal challenges is never easy, but it makes it worlds easier having a professional present who has no other intention but to support you. If you are just starting out on your journey or a few years in, I believe Shruti is more than able to cater to your individual needs.

Thank you from all of us, Shruti.”

“After more than a decade of actively trying to improve and work on myself by seeking different paths and flailing at each step, I approached Shruti specifically for couples counselling. I got in touch and received a prompt response, and we were able to begin couples’ sessions straightaway. I did not expect to feel so understood, seen, and heard in a non-judgemental space.

Shruti is the first professional who was able to actively listen to and understand my ethnic and immigrant background. This lifted a huge implicit weight off my shoulders in terms of explaining or defending parts of myself. Shruti was able to help me discuss things openly, candidly, and kindly.

I didn’t realize how much I hungered to be fully listened to. Everything I felt could be said in a safe space. For the first time in my life, I could express what I needed to. I am so thankful and relieved to have found Shruti, who happened to be the first brown woman therapist I spoke to – it made all the difference to me personally.

I felt accepted immediately by Shruti. I felt like I was able to connect with Shruti and was motivated to continue the sessions as I always felt better, hopeful and gained insights about myself and others after each session. No topic was off limits. As someone who has always tried to be ‘good’ and who conformed to a lot of social expectations, it was liberating to say the things I really wanted to express within the sessions. I was also able to learn self-compassion (a concept which till then was completely foreign to me).

From the first session, I felt understood without being judged. Being actively listened to, I learnt how to express myself with clarity and finish the sentences I needed to share but till then could not. Over time I was able to share my experiences, fears and worries and process them. I became freed of many of these, which was a huge relief. Working with Shruti, I was able to finally process something which had haunted me for over two decades. No matter how many years I spent trying to make sense of it, it was a dark puzzle which I was finally freed of.

I was able to trust Shruti as she did not rush to prescriptively label or diagnose me. She gave me the gift of her presence in helping me explore my inner worlds with grace. I was able to share some of my deepest fears and worries for the first time. Despite a Shruti having a packed schedule with other clients, I was able to get in touch and schedule in emergency sessions when required.

I am so thankful and especially appreciated the respect and discretion I could witness when Shruti met my parents. I really am grateful for the care Shruti extended while maintaining the dignity of my family when we were going through a vulnerable time. I was able to trust Shruti not just with journeying with me through my challenges, but with helping my parents with theirs. Shruti navigated this with sensitivity which I will always be thankful for.

Shruti created a welcoming therapeutic space for my parents to feel comfortable and equipped them with practical help for challenges ahead. When I first met Shruti I felt totally incoherent. Being listened to by Shruti, I was able to complete my sentences, articulate my inner world and subsequently be understood. I have never been so actively listened to. It has been a great gift which I will always be grateful for. These included complications around communication, food, my body, boundaries, fertility, race, relationships, my sense of time. I learnt to not fear taking up my own space in the world. Without any external pressure, I felt empowered to make positive changes in my life after each session. Each conversation felt special and sacred to me. I felt I could be finally seen. And I could thus transfer this into my relationships with others.”

“Shruti helped me through a difficult period in my life which included death of a parent, intercontinental relocation and more. It was great to have somebody to talk to, who listened without prejudice, asked questions which made me discover formerly unknown connections and mechanisms and supported me on my way out of misery.

Shruti was always reliable, down to earth and extremely patient with me. Talking to a psychotherapist is not easy and sometimes I was exhausted after that hour, but in the long term it is a little bit like going to a spa - a spa for the soul, that helps to understand oneself and to become a whole person.

I would fully recommend doing therapy with Shruti, to anyone interested in finding out more about him/herself and looking for answers within. My more than two years of therapy with Shruti were always and exclusively online - I (unfortunately) never met her in person. But I am convinced that a person to person therapy could not have helped me better. It is wonderful to have this chance to be completely flexible in terms of times and location. And some might even prefer not to go to a clinic.

P.S.: And in addition I should mention that even though English is not my mother tongue Shruti and I never had a problem communicating. So doing an online therapy this way might be an answer to all the months-long waiting lists for therapy in countries like Germany.”

“An excellent therapist who helped us talk through our grievances and understand each other from different perspectives. She also suggested activities to strengthen our family bonds.”

"Working with Shruti has been a deeply grounding and healing experience. From the very beginning, I felt a rare sense of safety that allowed me to speak honest about painful memories and even about people I love but who have also hurt me. Her completely non-judgmental presence made it possible for me to express emotions I would normally hold back. Sometimes they came as tears, other times as a storm of words, but I always felt accepted, welcomed and understood.

Shruti’s calm, compassionate, and real way of listening is never clinical or distant. It helped me release layers of hidden stress I didn’t realize I was still carrying. I’m deeply grateful for the honesty, care, clarity, and the space free of judgment that have grown from our sessions together."