Dr. Hitesh Patel (Ph.D.) is a prominent consulting psychologist, child development therapist, corporate trainer, workshop organizer, and scholastic researcher. With an experience of over 12 years, he has been working relentlessly to reduce the stigma around mental health conversations in India. He assists people in identifying and realizing their mental distress, which is the first step toward seeking professional intervention. As a part of this endeavor, Dr. Patel conducts numerous workshops and seminars at reputed companies, corporate offices, factories, warehouses, schools, colleges, and other institutions to generate mental health awareness among diverse population segments.
As a psychotherapist and counselor, Dr. Hitesh combines intellectual knowledge, experience, and empathy to facilitate an inner transformation and bring emotional change to people struggling with psychological and behavioral disorders. He believes in adopting an individual-centric therapy approach rather than focusing on financial gains.
As a child development therapist and psychologist, Dr. Patel treats children struggling with a myriad of developmental, psychological, and behavioral disorders such as speech-sound disorder, ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, learning disorders, etc. He has successfully treated such children by blending different approaches such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, etc.
“My vision is clear and concise. My sole purpose as a psychologist is to ensure the mental well-being of all my clients. It is necessary to eliminate people’s psychological and behavioural problems, but my role does not end there. If my clients are at a negative (minus) scale on the mental health spectrum, I cannot bring them to zero and stop. I must uplift them to a high level of positivity to ensure that they do not slip back into the same self-destructive patterns. I always motivate my clients to live a life ‘above zero’. The outcome of this philosophy is that my clients also start focussing on their happiness, not just on solving their psychological issues. Moreover, I try to identify the deepest roots of their problem. I call it the iceberg approach. Over 70% of the problem lies in its root cause, not the symptoms. Such a treatment plan ensures minimal probability of recurrence of psychological problems. My practice is based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and I also consult via an online and telephonic basis. My client base consists of individuals and multinational companies from all over the world including the US, UK, Canada, France, UAE, and several other countries.”
Dr. Hitesh Patel’s academic qualifications are as follows: