Suchitra Chari
Professional experience.
Suchitra is an experienced clinician who takes great pride in cultivating a holistic and supportive therapeutic alliance with her clients. Her clinical approach with both individuals and couples is a refined blend of extensive professional experience, rich life learning, and deeply held values of compassion and self‑acceptance—underpinned by strong academic foundations. She supports personal growth by helping clients develop equanimity, enhance compassionate self‑awareness, and align their actions with their core values to navigate the complexities of contemporary life.
Suchitra draws on a range of evidence‑based therapeutic modalities to support adults experiencing interpersonal and relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, post‑traumatic stress, bereavement and loss, work‑related injury, and life‑stage transitions. She is a highly sought‑after Couples Therapist, known for helping partners resolve differences through nuanced communication skills while gently guiding them to reinvigorate their relationship by strengthening their friendship systems.
In her work, Suchitra incorporates Breathwork, Present Awareness, yoga‑based embodied knowledge, and somatic movement practices to reduce emotional distress and promote grounding. She is trained in EMDR, a specialised trauma‑focused therapy, and has completed further studies in Family Therapy and Compassion‑Focused Therapy.
Suchitra is also fluent in Hindi and Tamil, enabling her to work sensitively and effectively with clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
In addition to her clinical practice, Suchitra draws on her extensive clinical knowledge and experience to deliver tailored training programs for organisations.
What Suchitra loves about working in mental health.
“Experiencing adversity and suffering is inherent to the human condition and I find it immensely satisfying to enable a client to realise their potential through this compassionate understanding”.
Suchitra’s Favourite Quote – “Between Stimulus and Response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl.
Interests.
- Certified Yoga and Breathworks Instructor
- Keen gardener and Proud Dog owner
- Reading and Journaling.
- Be curious about the most ordinary things.
