Dr Sachi Pandya

MA Psychology · PhD Psychology · EMDR Training · Arts-Based Therapy · ERP Training · Psychologist · Mumbai

Dr. Sachi Pandya is a psychologist with over 18 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults across a wide range of psychological and emotional concerns. She holds a Masters in Psychology from the University of Mumbai and a PhD in Psychology from SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, where her doctoral research focused on psychological distress in children and adolescents with cancer and the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in supporting them and their families through treatment.

Her clinical work spans anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, behavioural concerns, and parent-child dynamics, with a particular focus on children and adolescents presenting with OCD-related patterns. She has worked with clients experiencing intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviours such as excessive handwashing and reassurance-seeking, and avoidance patterns that significantly impact daily functioning. She works closely with parents and caregivers alongside her young clients, providing practical strategies to support progress at home and build a consistent, informed environment around the child.

Dr. Sachi's approach is integrative and developmentally attuned. She draws on EMDR, arts-based therapy, mindfulness, CBT, and Exposure and Response Prevention, adapting her methods to suit the age, temperament, and needs of each individual. Her use of arts-based therapy in particular reflects a conviction that for younger clients, creative and expressive modalities can open pathways that purely verbal approaches do not.

Across all her work, she aims to create a space that is safe, non-judgmental, and genuinely empowering — one where clients feel understood well enough to begin, gradually, to face what frightens them.

Credentials at a glance

MA Psychology, University of Mumbai

PhD Psychology, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai

EMDR Training

Arts-Based Therapy Practitioner

ERP Training (in progress)

18+ years of clinical experience

Specialisation in children, adolescents, and OCD-related presentations

Private practice, Mumbai