Background
Dr. Barkha Chikara is a psychiatrist with an MD (Psychiatry) from NIMHANS who practises research-informed, patient-centred care. She has a particular interest in women's mental health, neurodivergence in adult women and children, trauma-related disorders, substance use and child psychiatry. She is passionate about psychotherapy, especially Trauma-Focused CBT, and works with neuromodulation, including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and tDCS. She is a Gold Medalist in Anatomy and a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from KMC Manipal.
Areas of focus
- Women's mental health
- Neurodivergence in adult women and children
- Trauma-related disorders
- Substance use and addiction medicine
- Child psychiatry
- Trauma-Focused CBT
- TMS and tDCS (neuromodulation)
- ADHD
- OCD
- Psychotic disorders
Approaches and treatments
- Medication management
- ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention)
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
Seeing Dr. Barkha Chikara at Mindly
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Conditions Barkha supports
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- ADHD
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trauma & Stress Disorders
- Psychotic Disorders
- Addiction
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health
- Women's Mental Health