Ananya Khandelwal , LMHC

Ananya Khandelwal is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, eating concerns, self-esteem, and depression. She speaks English and Hindi and brings a practical, direct style to conversations about difficult feelings and life stressors.

Ananya uses straightforward, goal-oriented sessions to help people identify what is getting in the way and build steps they can use day to day. She draws on evidence-based techniques to guide those steps and adapts them to each person's needs and preferences. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical change rather than long theory talks.

Her background includes work in hospitals, clinics, private practice, and non-profit settings, which exposed her to a broad range of concerns and situations. That variety informs a flexible approach to common issues like workplace stress, communication problems, and feelings of isolation. She aims to balance warmth with clear feedback so progress is both humane and useful.

Ananya is especially attentive to experiences common among women and people navigating body image and self-worth concerns. She helps people talk through relationship communication, impulses that cause regret, and patterns linked to mood disorders. She also supports those working through questions of life purpose and self-love.

Many people appreciate that she offers sessions in Hindi as well as English. Her practice style centers on collaboration - identifying realistic goals, trying small interventions, and adjusting as needed until clients feel better equipped to handle daily challenges.

Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options

Many of Ananya's sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thought patterns and building practical skills. Cognitive approaches help people identify and reframe anxious or self-critical thoughts so those thoughts interfere less with daily life and relationships. Skills-based therapies teach concrete strategies for emotion regulation, impulse control, and clearer communication to reduce conflict and impulsive behavior.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, and then recommend techniques to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what proves useful in real life.

Online therapy is offered through multiple formats to fit different needs: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible, help fit care into busy days, and let people try different ways of communicating to see what feels most comfortable.