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Manjit Khalsa, EdD

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Manjit Khalsa is a licensed psychologist, licensed yoga trainer, and has trainings in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and NPL (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).

Counseling Style

Manjit’s diverse and extensive experience will bring a new edge to the counseling session. She is passionate about meeting clients where they are at and will work with you to find a solution to a problem. She believes in the power everyone has in them to overcome their obstacles and find new life.

Manjit’s experience working the mind and body enables her to see problems as multi-faceted. Her job as a psychologist is to help you apply the best strategies to solve the problem yourself and grow stronger from it.

Experience

Manjit began her career in mental health as a psychologist working with the innovative Neuro-Linguistic Programming and later became extremely proficient in EMDR therapy.  Over the course of time, she has seen  many different clients and using her experience and unique training, she helped them overcome their obstacles to build a better life.

Manjit is also a licensed yoga teacher and co-created YCBT (Yoga-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). Her understanding of the mind-body connection can help clients immensely in holistically addressing their situation.

She is also a business leader herself and understands the ins and outs and stresses of running your own business and working to advance your career through your corporation. She has coached many entrepreneurs, business leaders and their partners, college students, and other professionals.

Specialties

  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Grief/Loss/Bereavement
  • Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD/ADD)
  • LGBTQIA
  • Peak Performance/Performance Anxiety
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Ethnic/Cultural Issues
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Parenting Issues
  • PTSD/Acute Stress
  • Academic/Occupational/Work Issues/Career
  • Trauma
  • Anxiety/Panic/Phobias

Clinical Modalities + Treatments

  • Mindfulness/Meditation
  • Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic/ Psychoanalysis
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Authored Articles & Interviews

Reducing Anxiety and Finding Unity with Yoga in Therapy

January 27, 2023