About

Hello, I hope your day is full of sunshine and happy thoughts today. I am Himval, your partner in self-growth and a mental health practitioner who has dedicated her life to healing, mindfulness, and spreading joy in the world. By profession, I am a certified life coach, with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. 

My journey began back in 2008 when I graduated in Psychology and decided to pursue a life full of meaning and purpose. I soon carried on with an MPhil and PhD in Clinical Psychology. And thus, over the last 11 years, I have used my knowledge, skills, and expertise to heal hundreds of souls and pivot them towards a better life.

Alongside my university education, I have trained in various disciplines of psychotherapy. These include cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), rational emotive therapy (REBT), and short-term psychodynamic therapy. Before I decided to take the rest of the journey on my own, I was an integral part of several health centres, hospitals, and organisations, where I contributed to over five hundred cases of therapy, ranging from short-term talk therapy to clinical Psychotherapy.

Mind & Matter-  The Journey

Back in 2016, I decided to use expand my horizons and help more people with my learnings and experience. And that is how I founded the seed for Mind & Matter, a concept that brings together the principles of psychotherapy and life coaching to help you transform your journey into a great one.

The genesis of this concept is in Buddhist philosophy which preaches that life is a combination of mind and matter. The mind is our psychological and spiritual self, while matter is our physical self. Thus making life a co-existence of mind and matter. Borrowing this wisdom, I help you understand the effects of emotions, perceptions, and other psychological functions on your body. And in the same way, the effects of bodily functions on your psychological health.

Combining the two, I work on finding the perfect solution for your obstacles and leading you towards a perspective that is much more positive, constructive, and life-flourishing. So, put together, Mind & Matter is a mental health service founded by me, Dr Himval Pandya, to assist you with better mental health and harmonious life, using the tools of counselling, psychotherapy and life coaching. The areas I work upon include: