A psychologist, Nikhil aims to approach people for their mental health issues and to help them in all possible ways. He says that mental issues are as common as other physical issues and one should speak up about their mental issues in order to live a happy and content life.

Dr. Nikhil Chaudhary is working in the education department of the Delhi Government as a Counseling Psychologist.

Nikhil says that his journey in this profession has been quite interesting.  During the days of his education, he found that due to lack of guidance, wrong company, and many such issues; people face ups and downs in their lives and end up choosing the wrong career path which in the end affects their mental health. Due to this, he, with the help of his mentor, decided to help the students going through this phase.

Recalling his childhood, Nikhil says that the real psychological principles are actually applied to us during our younger days in the form of the values and teachings of our parents. He says that he had enjoyed a much-pampered childhood, his school life was quite sorted and fun. He is grateful to his family, teachers, and other mentors for raising him so well that he is now able to help people.

When asked about his achievements, Nikhil says that tasting success after facing so many struggles and failures is an unbeatable achievement for him. He has achieved his aim of helping people with a lot of hard work and determination. Also, listening to and helping a person to make them feel happy and content is a sense of achievement for him and drives him to help more and more people.

Speaking about his role models, Nikhil says that his family, especially his mother has been his role model for raising him so well like a perfect gentleman. His mother has taught him humanity and honesty. He was also  inspired by Dr. Ajay Kumar Chaudhary - a psychology professor, who guided him to help people with their mental health.

Talking about the importance of education and experience, Nikhil says that it is important to gain knowledge be it in any form, education or experience. Education and experience are interwoven and work parallelly. What is more important is the zeal to learn new things each and every day.

If Nikhil was given a time machine and  he could go back in time and change something in his life, he would start his psychology career a bit sooner.

In his free time, Nikhil engages in art & craft, reading, fashion, writing, and instruments.

Sharing his views on depression, Nikhil says that youngsters today connect their sadness or frustration with the term ‘depression’. However, he says that depression is a prolonged sadness of more than two weeks along with a few other factors. Talking to a psychologist about the problems and a proper diagnosis can help a person come out of depression and improve their mental health.

Advising aspiring Psychologists, Nikhil says that one can go for either Educational Psychology or Clinical Psychology. After graduation, one can go for Masters in Psychology. Also, one can opt for MPhil in Clinical Psychology, which is an RC-approved course, or NET or Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counseling, or many such certification courses. If you want to advance your career, you can opt for PhD as the journey of learning is endless, says Nikhil. More than the bookish knowledge, psychologists need to understand their patients. Therefore, Nikhil says that along with gaining bookish knowledge, a psychologist needs to have the skills of communicating with more and more people, listening to them with patience, and finding out solutions.

Conveying his message to the general people, Nikhil says that people today hesitate to share about their mental health, anger issues, frustration, or any such issue. He says that mental issues are as common as other health issues and one should not hesitate to consult a psychologist whenever they face any such mental issue.