Dr. Maya Bohra is an RCI certified Rehabilitation Psychologist. She is a Cognitive Behavior Therapy practitioner (certified from Beck Institute, USA) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Practitioner (certified from Albert Ellis Institute, New York). She is the founder of Lakshya – Making the way of Education Society.  She is the head psychologist, assessor and therapist at Lakshya.

She is the Program Director of Umang Kishore Helpline, a project in association with M.P. Government, UNFPA and REC Foundation. She has worked with Jaipuria Institute of Management and is presently a faculty at NIPCED. In 2012 she co-founded Spandan – A free of cost 24×7 Suicide Prevention helpline in Indore. She is also a corporate trainer, author and has been the keynote speaker and resource person for various national and international conferences. 

Education

• Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education (DECSE-MR from SASR )
• Post Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology  ( PGDRPY from Bhopal CRC)
• Post Graduate Diploma In Guidance and Counseling,  (PGDG&C from D.A.V.V Indore )
• Masters in Psychology
• Ph.D

Psycho-diagnosis

• Certified from National Institute of Mentally Handicapped for Psychological Assessment (NIMH-Secunderabad).
• Certified for Diagnosis and Intervention for Learning Disabilities from NIMH, Delhi
• Certified for Psychological Evaluation of Children with Intellectual Disability, Autism & Learning Disability from NIMH, New Delhi 
• Master Trainer (Madhya Pradesh) in  Autism Tools – INCLEN & ISAA (Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment and National Trust)
• Trained in Developmental Assessment Scale for Indian Infants (DASII), KEM Hospital, Pune
• Master Trainer in Life Skills Education ( AACCI- India )

Training in Therapies

• Primary Certificate Practicum of Child and Adolescents in RE-CBT from Albert Ellis Institute (New York).  
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Personality Disorder from  Beck Institute, Philadelphia (U.S)
• Certificate Course in Dream Analysis from Panorama (60 hrs) Panchmarhi
• Certificate Course in Gestalt Therapy by Dr. Dick Mchugh and Father Georgio (Retreat House) Mumbai
• Certificate Course in Cognitive Behavior Therapy- (Level 1 & Level 2) Morphic Minds
• Play Therapy ( Level 1 ) by National Association for Play Therapy, Bangalore 
• Therapeutic Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities & Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) Delhi.
• MBSR (Mindfulness Dimension – Toronto)
• Clinical Hypnotherapy (CHI-USA)