Hey! I'm Kuntal Vora.
I go by the pronouns she/her. I'm a Counseling Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor. I am neurodivergent. I work with individuals and couples — heterosexual and queer — between the ages of 18 and 50. I also provide supervision to early-career and mid-career therapists, one-on-one and in groups.
Off the clock: cooking, journaling and photographing memories, true-crime shows, music, time with family and friends, traveling, yapping with people I'm comfortable with, petting every street cat I meet, and taking naps very, very seriously.
Education
Masters in Counseling Psychology - SNDT University (2013 – 2015)
Bachelors in Psychology - Mumbai University (2010 – 2013)
Additional Certifications & Trainings
Postgraduation Diploma in Counseling Psychology - Prafulta, Centre for Psychological Wellbeing (2017 – 2018)
Certificate in Trauma Informed Care - The Alternative Story (2020)
Postgraduate Certificate in Attachment Theory - International Attachment Network (IAN) (2021)
Queer Affirmative Counseling Practices - Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI) (2021)
South Asian Diploma in Narrative Ideas and Practices - Narrative Practices India (NPI) (2022)
Certificate of Attainment in RiseUp Supervision - Indian Academy of Professional Supervisors (2024)
Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy - ICEEFT (2025)
Diploma in Supervision using Narrative Ideas & Practices - Narrative Practices India (NPI) (2026)
Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP) - Prafulta, Centre for Psychological Wellbeing (Currently in training, 2027)
Fellowship in Indian Couple Therapy - Raising Family Academy (Currently pursuing, 2027)
One offhand comment in a math class changed everything.
My journey with psychology began when my math teacher — my least favorite subject — mentioned that a family member of hers was a psychologist. That was an aha moment. I looked into the field and decided: this is who I'm going to be.
I love being a therapist and find the work deeply fulfilling. It's a privilege to witness the shifts that happen in someone's life, and an honor to be a fellow traveler in the journeys my clients and supervisees take. Just like metamorphosis.
Metamorphosis Therapy Initiative
I run a fully virtual practice where I see Indian individuals and couples all around the world, alongside supervision for early-career and mid-career therapists, individually and in groups. I keep up my own personal therapy and regular supervision — to take care of myself, personally and professionally.
I started Metamorphosis Therapy Initiative with the intention of representing the changes that happen when we start taking care of ourselves — not just the big, momentous ones, but the small, tentative ones too. It's not just about the butterflies. It's about the cocoon as well.
Values
- Curiosity
- Compassion
- Kindness
- Transparency
- Honesty
- Authenticity
- Gentleness
- Confidential & ethical
Ethics
- Trauma-informed
- Queer-affirmative
- Intersectional feminist
- Culturally sensitive
- Social justice oriented
- Anti-casteist, anti-ableist, anti-oppressive
- Inclusive
- Respect for individual rights & dignity
Metamorphosis Therapy Initiative strives to advocate for mental health and normalize conversations around mental health care. Our aim is to help you help yourself.
Client-centred, somatic, non-pathologizing.
I'm a narrative practitioner working through a client-centred lens, drawing from a body-based approach — I believe our bodies feel and store a lot of our experiences. My style is collaborative and relational: I strive to cultivate a safe, non-judgmental space, and I strongly believe in the autonomy people hold.
My approach is non-blaming and non-pathologizing — I don't believe in "fixing" people, because that would mean something is inherently broken. I see humans as humans, not clusters of symptoms. In our sessions, we may talk, draw, move, or sit in silence to reflect on what's been going on.
Trauma-informed, queer-affirmative, neuro-affirming, culturally sensitive, social-justice-lensed, and feminist — these are the core pillars of my practice.
My therapeutic approaches
Narrative Ideas and Practices
People aren't the problem — the problem is the problem. This approach examines problem stories, separates people from them, and grows richer stories of values, hopes, skills, and dreams.
Person-Centred Approach
A humanistic approach that believes people have an innate capacity to grow when supported with empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness.
Integral Somatic Psychotherapy
Thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations as interconnected. Combining reflective conversation with attention to the body builds self-awareness and access to what's hard to reach through words alone.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotions as signals of our attachment needs — relationship distress as recurring patterns of disconnection, not personal defects.
Curious what working together could look like?
Book a free intro call and see if we're a good fit — no commitment, just a conversation.