Vanitha currently works in private practice as an individual and group psychotherapist. She works with adults, teenagers and children from ages 6 and above, who face anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, life transitions, adapting to changes and anger management.  She has 20 years of work experience. She received her Masters of Science in Psychology from Pittsburg State University, USA and Masters of Arts in Dramatherapy from the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Vanitha is a certified yoga instructor, she received her yoga teacher’s training from Siddhi Yoga Rishikesh, India. She is also a dancer and received her Diploma in Bharata Natyam (Indian Classical Dance) from Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Her international experience includes working for the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom, various non-governmental organizations (NGO), and Universities throughout Malaysia. She has led a home for over 70 underprivileged children from ages 4 to 16 as well as worked with women and children who have been abused. She has presented at conferences and facilitated workshops, providing training for mental health practitioners and educators in Malaysia, Australia, India, Iceland, USA, Lebanon and Singapore. As a published writer, Vanitha’s research in areas of cultural diversity, grief, anxiety, trauma, and working with adolescence has appeared in professional journals and psychology books.

She is an active member of the Centre for Creative Arts Therapy Association, Malaysia, and North American Drama Therapy Association.

Vanitha uses a holistic approach, integrating mind, body, breath, and spirit. Led by various theoretical frameworks and practice of psychology, yoga, mindfulness, and creative arts therapy, depending on the client and their challenges. She incorporates the elements of playfulness, curiosity, movements, stories and imagination in her practice.

Vanitha believes that when we embrace our uniqueness and diversity, whether it is inner or outer, it can be a source of inspiration and power from which we can draw upon in challenging circumstances.

She speaks English, Malay and Tamil.