About Us




Recreating stories is a safe space to deconstruct the strong discourses and recreate new stories. A space where you can be yourself while unlearning and relearning about oneself!


Credentials and Trainings

  • Education

    • Masters in Applied Psychology with specialisation in Clinical Psychology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences , Mental Health Action Trust (2017)

    • Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, Delhi University, New Delhi (2015)

  • Professional Qualifications

    • Certification Course in Couple and Family Therapy from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India.

  • QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program, QPR Institute

  • Work Experience


    • Therapist in Private Practice (2022 - Present)

    • Mental Health Counselor at Ashoka Centre for Well-being in Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India (2020-2022)

    • Research Assistant for the Project- An Exploration of Mental Health and Resilience Narratives of Migrant Workers in India using community theatre methodology, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, De MontFort University Leicester, Institute of Health Management Pachod Pune and Nimhans Bangalore. (2018-2020)

    • Lead Student Counselor Trainee at Centre for Mental Health and Services (CMHS) (School Counseling and Remediation SCR) Pune, Maharashtra (2018)

    • Intern at Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Synergy Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001 (2017)

    • Intern at Department of Preventive Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New Delhi (2014)

  • Publications

    • Raghavan, R., Coope, J., Jamwal, S., & Pendse, T. (2019). Reflections on the use of mental health resilience concepts in migration and global mental health. International Journal of Mental Health, 48(4), 299-308.

    • Raghavan, R., Brown, B., Coope, J., Crossley, M., Sivakami, M., Gawde, N., ... & Heblikar, D. (2021). Idioms of resilience: Mental health and migration in India. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 00207640211042916.

    • Raghavan R., Coope J., Brown B., Sivakami M., Jamwal S., Pendse T. (2021) The Untold Story of Mental Health and Resilience of Internal Migrants in India. In: Bhugra D., Moussaoui D., Ventriglio A., Tribe R. (eds) Mental Health, Mental Illness and Migration. Mental Health and Illness Worldwide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0750-7_43-2