Selebral

Selebral was founded by Ayesha Hussain in 2019 as an umbrella for her initiatives targeting community awareness around mental health issues and personal and social narratives in India. A spin on the word ‘cerebral,’ the name originally drew its inspiration from social-emotional learning (sel) and stood for our vision of taking a preventive approach to mental health for all to everyone.

However, with Ayesha’s journey of mental health advocacy over the years wherein she also grew academically and professionally as a counselling psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist, the name has eclectically outgrown its origins. It stays as a commemoration of a transformational moment wherein Ayesha’s unfolding of her own journey as a client/patient allowed her to witness the ever-unfolding collective story of human suffering, healing and transformation.

Ayesha Hussain, Founder

Hi! I am Ayesha, a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, Researcher and Consultant. I come with a background in psychology, public health, business and technology. I came to psychology and psychoanalysis through my own journey of recovering, healing, and being, before I pursued the field through formal education and training. My lived experiences moulded me into a mental health advocate and thus birthed Selebral that I continue to build additionally as a psychotherapist and researcher. At Selebral, I lead the counselling and psychotherapy services.

Credentials

Work Experience

Psychotherapist & Founder, Selebral

Trainee Psychotherapist, Ehsaas Psychotherapy Clinic, AuD

Crisis Counsellor, Vandrevala Foundation

Trainee, Cosmos Institute of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences (CIMBS)

Researcher, O.P. Jindal Global University

Research Consultant, Behanbox

Digital Consultant, Zensar Technologies, R.P. Goenka Group

Marketing, Tata Communications, Tata Administrative Services (TAS)

Psychotherapy, commonly referred to as ‘therapy’, is a process of working on our identified and unidentified psychological and emotional difficulties in life with the help of a trained professional.

With immersive trainings in psychosocial and clinical settings in virtual as well as in-person modes, I am trained to see my child and adult clients as relational beings coming with contexts both singular as well as universal. I use a transcultural, critical, and non-pathologising lens in doing the same. My training orientation is psychoanalytic-psychodynamic but I also use humanistic and existential approaches. I like to incorporate play in my work with all my clients. I believe that the child and adult are overlapping psychic locations that are separated only by ideology.

My passion for the work I do stems from my own experiences of systems and cultures and how they impact mental health and from my belief in the ability of every human being to live freely, creatively and lovingly.

My love for community spaces that generate spontaneous healing connection is where I find the anchor for Selebral!