Gayatri Abraham has completed her M.A. in Anthropology, M.Sc. in Family Therapy and Counselling, and specialization courses at Parivarthan in, Basic Skills in Counselling, Couple & Family Counselling, Child & Adolescent Therapy and Trauma Informed Counselling. Gayatri is a counsellor who uses different therapeutic models and modalities such as EFT, CBT, inner child healing, and mindfulness techniques and has specific interests in trauma-informed approaches. She works with individuals and couples in the areas of decision-making, relationship concerns, grief and loss, trauma, depression and anxiety management.

Bringing in life experience along with skills and expertise, her technique is eclectic and she believes that every individual has the potential to access their inner world, and has abilities to navigate their life situations and make informed choices.

Gayatri’s approach is through an anthropological lens and focuses on human diversity and the application of that knowledge to help people of different backgrounds and family systems. She recognises the importance of emotional nuances as a core of an individual’s experiences and emphasises safety and connections in relationships, which can be a channel for growth and development.

Starting her career in 1993, Gayatri Abraham has built her expertise across various industries in the corporate sector, such as hospitality, lifestyle, and public relations. Later she branched out, following her passion, and started and continues to run Padme an NGO in the adoption space, which she manages along with her role as a counsellor.

The NGO supports and helps couples and individuals navigate through the adoption journey – from dealing with infertility and loss to preparing them to make an informed decision on adoption as an alternative route to expanding families.

She is an avid reader and nature/wildlife buff. For her, self-healing begins when one is attuned to nature within and outside of oneself. She offers counselling in English and Tamil.