Vandrevala Foundation
Mamatha Pendyala is a skilled Crisis Counselor at Vandrevala Foundation since April 2023, specializing in crisis debriefing and suicide prevention, while supporting individuals in distress and trauma. Prior experience includes a clinical psychology internship at Psychoshiksha in July 2022, as well as internships at Chemical Addiction Rehabilitation Education (CARE) in March 2022 and Samadhana Counselling Centre from November 2019 to January 2020, where Mamatha engaged in child and lay counselling. Additional internship experience includes time at Silverline Counselling Center from July 2019 to September 2019, focusing on counselling skills. Mamatha holds an M.Sc in Clinical Psychology from Jain (Deemed-to-be University) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from NMKRV College for Women.
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Vandrevala Foundation
The Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala Foundation is a non-profit that partners with organizations to help communities thrive by providing education and healthcare. Vandrevala Foundation operates a free helpline on telephone and WhatsApp in India for anyone struggling to cope. We are India’s only free, 24x7x365 crisis intervention service that is available on telephone and WhatsApp. Recently we added Free Group therapy sessions on 15-plus topics and have been drawing lots of participation from the public and therapist We have had more than 1.5 million conversations to date, with people who are anxious, stressed, suicidal, or overwhelmed and need in-the-moment support. If you are passionate that no one should face a mental health crisis alone, you're in the right place. Our service relies on your partnership either as an employee or volunteer. As an employee or volunteer, you will take WhatsApp or telephone conversations with people struggling to cope. You will be supported by supervisors as you work to take someone in distress to a calmer moment, empowering them to take their next step towards feeling better. You will receive skills you can use to either move to our Paid Counselling platform where you can run your own business in counselling or use these skills in all walks of life. To learn more, please contact us at volunteer@vandrevalafoundation.com