The team
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Get to Know Us
Shishir Palsapure MD (Hom) MSc (Psy)
Director
Dr. Shishir Palsapure MD (Hom) MSc (Psy)
International life skills trainer, and psychotherapist. Associate fellow and Supervisor of Albert Ellis Institute, Ellis Scholar, Director and Founder of the company Morphic Minds and also of the Affiliated Training Centre of IAREBT.
Dr Shishir Palsapure is a dynamic trainer, an international motivational speaker, life coach, a psychotherapist, a medical doctor, corporate trainer.
Ann Vernon PhD
Mentor
Dr Ann Vernon PhD is the former president of Albert Ellis Board of trustees, New York. She is instrumental in designing emotional education programs for school children and the CORE preventive emotional program is based on her writings. With her mentorship to Morphic Minds, we have been able to train mental health professionals in Child and Adolescent therapy.
Rohan Pande
Training head
He is a dynamic counsellor & trainer. He is associated with Morphicminds for over 10 years. He is also an Associate Fellow of Albert Ellis Institute, New York, USA.
He has completed Teaching & Supervising CBT at Beck Institute, Philadelphia.Â
He is an NLP Master Practitioner & certified trainer from American TESOL Institute, USA.
His areas of expertise are dealing with Adults, weight loss, and procrastination.
Yogita Chhablani Pande
Training manager
Yogita is a Psychotherapist, Image Consultant & TEDx Speaker. She is an Associate Fellow of Albert Ellis Institute as well as completed the Practicum in children and adolescents of Albert Ellis Institute, New York.
She has also completed Teaching & Supervisng CBT from Beck Institute, Philadelphia.
She is a certified trainer from ICBI that is accredited to NABET (govt. of India certification body).
Her passion lies in dealing with development & distress issues of Children as well as adults. She has done extensive work in the application of psychotherapy for anger, anxiety, depression & weight management.
Vani Melwani
Psychotherapist
With a robust educational background and extensive clinical experience, Vani Melwani is a trusted psychotherapist at Morphic Minds. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Psychology from Mumbai University. Specializing in CBT-REBT therapy, Vani provides tailored support to individuals facing a variety of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relationship issues. Her practice is informed by her diverse life experiences, which enhance her ability to connect with clients from different cultural backgrounds. Vani’s role at Morphic Minds extends beyond therapy; she is also an educator, training the next generation of therapists. Her commitment to her clients' well-being includes helping them set and achieve academic and career goals, ensuring they reach their fullest potential.
Riya Agrawal
Psychotherapist
Riya Agarwal is a psychotherapist & trainer with a Master's in Clinical Psychology from SNDT University in Mumbai. She focuses on two powerful therapies: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Riya completed Level 1 REBT training at Morphic Minds, an accredited center of IAREBT USA.
Her goal is to support individuals in overcoming life challenges and emotional difficulties with compassion and expertise. Riya is known for her caring and dynamic approach, dedicated to making a positive impact on her clients' lives. Her work surrounds applying CBT-REBT to the management of anger, procrastination, anxiety, depression.
Aayushi Jain
Psychotherapist
Aayushi is a Psychotherapist with a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Pune and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling from Symbiosis. She is intensively trained in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Aayushi has completed Level 1 training in both CBT and REBT from Morphic Minds, an accredited training center of IAREBT USA. Her expertise and dedication lie in helping individuals navigate and overcome various psychological challenges.
The Morphic Minds team
With You Every Step of the Way
Dr. Shishir Palsapure
Founder, Director
Dr. Shishir Palsapure MD (Hom) MSc (Psy)
International life skills trainer, psychotherapist. Director and Founder of the company Morphic Minds and also of the Affiliated Training Centre of Albert Ellis Institute, India.
Dr Palsapure has to his credit of being educated at the best institutes in the world like Harvard University, Boston, Albert Ellis Institute, New York and Beck Institute, Philadelphia USA.
Dr Shishir is truly shaping the future generation with his unique preventive emotional education programme for preschools, schools and the youth called CORE. He has brought Nagpur to the world map by representing India at international conferences like The American Psychological Association convention at Hawaii, World Congress of CBT therapists at Peru, Latin America, and twice at Spain.
Dr Palsapure’s training workshops are in immense demand because of his expertise and down to earth nature. He’s an expert in Life skills coaching, personality development and confidence building beside training psychologists in the treatment of psychological disorders. He has conducted dozens of CBT and REBT workshops and has trained thousands of mental health professionals and non- professionals and trained many celebrities. He also regularly trains beauty pageant contestants like Mrs India Queen of Substance and Mrs India Earth, Mr India, Miss LAD Nagpur etc. He is the head of West zone, Mrs India Unique pageant.