About me
Hi, I’m Shivani. I talk about the things we rarely say out loud.
TalkSense02 is my work: making psychology, self-awareness and emotional wellbeing feel relevant to real, ordinary life.
My story
I came to psychology the way most people do — trying to make sense of my own inner world first. What kept me there was noticing how much of it never reaches the people who need it most.
We are taught history, formulas and frameworks. Almost nobody is taught how to sit with a difficult feeling, name it accurately, or say the thing they have been avoiding for months.
So TalkSense02 became my way of translating: taking what psychology actually understands about the mind and putting it into language that lands in a hostel room, an office corridor or a late-night conversation with yourself.
It is honest work rather than motivational work. I am not interested in telling anyone they are fine. I am interested in helping people understand themselves well enough to make different choices.
Professional background
Trained to listen carefully, and to keep learning
Education
MA in Counselling Psychology
Additional training
Certified in CBT
Additional training
Certified in DBT
My approach
I work slowly and collaboratively. That means fewer conclusions handed to you and more attention paid to what you are already telling yourself.
Practically, my training in CBT gives me tools for the thoughts that keep looping, and my training in DBT gives me tools for emotions that arrive at full volume. Neither is a formula — they are starting points we adapt to you.
Whether it is a counselling session, a course or a room of two hundred students, the intention is the same: leave with a clearer question than you walked in with.
What I believe
- 01Psychology belongs in everyday language, not only in classrooms.
- 02Self-awareness is a skill, not a personality trait.
- 03Feeling deeply is not a weakness to be managed away.
- 04Better questions do more than confident answers.
- 05Growth is slow, repetitive and worth it.