Ananya Khandelwal, LMHC

Ananya Khandelwal is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who combines academic training and practical experience to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, body image, eating concerns, and mood-related challenges. She holds two master’s degrees in Counseling Psychology and Mental Health Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which together provide a versatile set of techniques tailored to each person’s needs.

She works with adolescents, young adults, and adults facing life transitions, relationship difficulties, work stress and burnout, addiction-related concerns, boundary issues, and struggles with self-esteem or loneliness. Her clinical background spans hospitals, clinics, private practice, and non-profit settings, giving her experience with a wide range of presenting concerns and treatment contexts.

Ananya has a particular interest in supporting college students, young professionals, and people of South Asian heritage, and she offers therapy in both English and Hindi when that feels more natural for the client. Her therapeutic style is warm, direct, and practical; she partners with clients to identify what is getting in the way and builds strategies that fit real life. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process that helps people recognize their strengths and develop usable tools for change, and she welcomes connections from those who feel her approach might be a good fit.