About us
The Clinic for Psychological Counselling on Reproductive Health & Challenges (PCRH) is dedicated to achieving excellence in clinical services, research, advocacy, supervision, and community care in the field of reproductive well-being.
We work in an integrative fashion with collaborative team of experts to support individuals and families during complex reproductive struggles by informed evidenced based clinical practices, advanced scientific treatments, psychological interventions, community care and public health initiatives.
Our Vision : Understanding Reproductive Milestones & Mental Health !
We are the first and finest centre for ‘Reproductive Psychology in Udaipur'.
PCRH expands on the field of Reproductive psychology examines the psychological aspects of human reproduction. It encompasses the emotional and cognitive processes that individuals and couples experience throughout different phases of reproduction, from conception, and pregnancy to childbirth and parenting as well as reproductive decline.
Central to our work in reproductive psychology are the influences of biological, social, and psychological factors on fertility, reproductive choices, struggles and health.
At PCRH, we aid individuals and couples to make decisions about parenthood, fertility, health, reproductive disease management and the ways in which people cope with related stress or potential treatments involving them.
Our Values
At the Clinic for Psychological Counselling on Reproductive Health & Challenges, we extend ourselves as competent, compassionate, ethical and caring mental health specialists whose strive for excellence in patient care, community care and medical research. At our clinic, specialists from different interdisciplinary fields come together in a dedicated fashion to design a better life for people and their families.
As a alma matter of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal & Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) , Karnataka we extend the same “Manipal Values” to our work at Clinic for Psychological Counselling on Reproductive Health & Challenges, Udaipur:
- Integrity
- Transparency
- Quality & Scientific Vigor
- Inter-professional Collaborative Team Work
- Execution with Care & Passion
- Humane Touch
Leadership
The Clinic for Psychological Counselling on Reproductive Health & Challenges (PCRH) is operated by Dr Rahul Taneja & Dr Ansha Patel.
About Dr. Rahul Taneja
Dr Rahul is a Consultant Psychiatrist & Adult Mental Health Specialist. He holds an MBBS from SNMC Jodhpur, M.D. in Psychiatry and a Diploma in Psychological Medicine (Both from Kasturba Medical College , MAHE, Manipal). He is registered under RMC and MCI, India. His core work competencies are: Child and Adult Mental Health, Psychiatry Rehabilitation, Community Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. His broad work experiences spans across the last 13years.
It involved residency at Dept of Psychiatry, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College (Haryana) as well as Dept .of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical college, Melaka Medical College and RNT Medical College.
Presently he is a visiting consultant with GBH American hospital, Paras healthcare based in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He offers wide spectrum help covering clinical assessment and management of Reproductive Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Premenstrual and Postpartum psychological care and disorders, Complex Neuropsychiatric conditions, Emergency Psychiatric conditions, Addiction issues, Psychological Crisis in Women, Children, Emotional problems /stress induced conditions, Mood and Anxiety disorders such Depression/ Anxiety/ Fear/Phobias/Crying spells/Anger issues etc, Lifestyle issues and Personality problems etc.
He has a working experience of 13 years with multiple setups and over 50,000 successfully treated cases. In Udaipur over the last 5 years, he has 21,000 treated cases.
About Dr. Ansha Patel
Dr Ansha Patel is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Psychotherapist, Clinical Researcher, Scientific Advisor and Columnist. She is qualified with a Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in Applied Clinical Psychology (Gold Medalist) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi , MPhil in Clinical Psychology from MCOAHS, Manipal and a PhD in the areas of Reproductive Psychology & Infertility (from Kasturba Medical College ,MAHE, India ). She recently completed her fellowship under the esteemed MAHE-FAIMER in Preventive Psychiatry based at Manipal, Karnataka.
She has received several awards and has been associated as a doctoral scholar and faculty with Dept. of Psychiatry and Dept. of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at KMC , Manipal and at various medical colleges (MAMC at Hisar , RNT Medical College, Udaipur) in India. She is additionally been a scientific advisor and a senior consultant (Womens mental health & Reproductive Psychology) to Vyanalife Digital Fertility Solutions, Bangalore.
She has an active and extensive research profile with over 450 citations build over the last 10years. She is also empanelled as a referee (for domains of reproductive health, women’s health, fertility issues and psychology) for several indexed journals under Biomedical Central, Wolter Kluwer , Springer Nature group and Sage Publications.
Serving as Referee for the following prestigious journals:
- Reproductive health, BMC Womens Health (Biomedical central, Springler Nature)
- Annuals of General Psychiatry(Biomedical central, Springler Nature)
- BMC Womens health(Biomedical central, Springler Nature)
- International Journal of fertility sterility ( Royan Int. , Iran)
- Medical Science Monitor (International Scientific Information, USA)
- Sage Open Medicine, Annals of General Psychiatry (Springler Nature)
- Psychology In Russia.
- Nature Digital Medicine publications.
- Health Psychology Report (Termedia pub house, Poland)
- Journal of human reproductive sciences (wolter kluwer, India)
- Journal of reproductive and infant psychology (Taylor & Francis, UK)
- Reproductive biomedicine online (Science direct, Elsevier)
- Women's Reproductive Health (Taylor & Francis, UK).
Her Role at PCRH
Dr Ansha Patel holds an expertise is the field of ‘Women’s Mental Health’ co-heads CMBS, where she is in-charge of super-specialty mental health clinics for Women & Men at all stages of reproductive health.
She is a clinical consultant at Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Paras healthcare , Udaipur, Rajasthan. She is an active collaborator with MAHE, Karnataka and Subhag Healthtech. She is also a freelancing Columnist for e-magazine Talking about Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues (TARSHI) and Reproductive Health Club magazine (RHCM).
She has an interest and expertise in ‘Behavior Medicine, Reproductive Psychology, Women’s mental health, Preventive Psychiatry, Perinatal Psychiatry, Telepsychiatry , Trauma based work’ and is highly trained as a Cognitive Behavior Therapist and Mindfulness based Interventionist.
She has a working experience of 11 years with over 20,000 successfully treated cases. In her work profile, she has accomplished treating 13,000 cases in and around Udaipur in last 4 years.
She has recently stepped into the active role of ‘Mental health advocacy’ especially in the domains of FERTILITY ENHANCEMENT, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN PREGNANCY, BEATING POST-PARTUM BLUES, MATERNAL & CHILD MENTAL HEALTH & PERINATAL PSYCHIATRY.
Our Advisors
Dr. Aarti Umakant Rapol
Dr. Aarti is a renowned Fertility and IVF Consultant. She is qualified with an MBBS, DNB, P. G. Diploma in Obsterics & Gynaecology. She is currently associated as a Senior Consultant with Cloudnine Hospitals , Pune, Maharashtra. She is an expert in Reproductive Medicine & as an Infertologist. She has a working experience of around 24 years and multiple associations in past with reputed institutions and fertility-setups.
Dr. Akanksha Tripathi
Dr. Akanksha is an MBBS, MS, fellowship in Gynae-Endoscopy and Infertility.
She is currently working as consultant gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon at Paras Health, Udaipur. She has 15 years of work experience. I’m also the treasurer of Udaipur Obstetric and Gynaecological Society and the Joint Secretary of Udaipur Menopause Society. She has been a tutor for sexual and reproductive medicine at Learna online course affiliated to University of Wales, UK. She has earlier worked in medical colleges and corporate hospitals in various cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Apart from her professional work she is a keen painter ,cyclist Shes won several awards including that from FOGSI and participated in various state as well as national level conferences both as faculty and delegate.
Dt. Amrutha Gowri
Dt. Amrutha is a Consultant Nutritionist & Wellness Expert. She is qualified as a BSc & MSc in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics from University of Madras. She specializes in fertility nutrition, management of lifestyle disorders - Metabolic diseases, Endocrinal conditions, Subfertility & Obesity. Presently she is freelancing specialist with multiple affiliations in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has a working experience of around 28 years.
Dr. Sonali Mathur
Dr. Sonali Mathur is an expert physiotherapist with BPT and MPT (from IIMH, New Delhi )
She is presently working at her own setup in Udaipur named as Advanced neuro and physio clinic. She is also an International Certified Practitioner for antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy.
She has a working experience of 20 years. She is certified from IAP & CAPPA.Her speciality areas involve women's health, paediatrics, neurology and neuro-psychiatric rehabilitation.
Dr. Vani Taneja
Scientific Coordinator & Associate Expert
Dr Vani is a Consultant Pedodontist & Assistant Professor at: Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah. She is qualified with a BDS, MDS, DCI from MCODS, MAHE, Karnataka. She has a working experience of 8 years. Dr Vani specializes in Child & Adolescent Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry.
Dr. Swapnil G. Nigam
Dr Swapnil is a Consulting Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist & Counsellor. He is qualified as MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), DPM and has an experience of 6 years. He specializes in Adult Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry and De-addiction. He is an alumni of King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College , Mumbai. He works at Krishna Children's & Multi-Speciality Clinic, Kandivali (East), Mumbai.
Dr. Arjun Asok
Dr. Arjun is qualified as MBBS, MD in Biochemistry, MCE in Clinical Embryology , PG Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Medicine. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Dept of Biochemistry, at the esteemed Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal, Karnataka. He has a working experience of 7 years. He has an expertise and interest in Genetic Disorders, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, New-born Screening, Chromatography Techniques, Clinical Biochemistry, Metabolic & Reproductive Medicine.
Dr. Neda Haseeb Khan
Dr. Neda is Fertility Counsellor, Special Educator and an experienced Psychologist. She is qualified with a Bachelors in Psychology, Masters in Applied Psychology (Specialization-Clinical Psychology), B.Ed. Special Education (Specialization-Learning Disability) and P.G. Diploma in Guidance and Counselling from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She is currently a doctoral scholar at the esteemed Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and has been working with psychosocial evaluation of infertile couples and helping sub-fertile women cope with various fertility-related emotional challenges, since the last 4 years. She has a strong academic background and rigorous clinical exposure in infertility. She has been helping people going through infertility treatment and in managing their mental health issues. She has worked as a research assistant and peer reviewer for several eminent journals.
Dr. Arwa Kotwal
Dr Arwa is consulting physiotherapist specialized in neuro-physiotherapy and rehabilitation. She pursued her bachelor's in Physiotherapy (BPT) from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik and further completed her masters in Neuro-physiotherapy (MPT) from the esteemed K.J. Somaiya college of physiotherapy, Maharashtra. She is a also registered physiotherapist under Maharashtra OT/PT Council and have a total working experience of 6 years. Over these years, she has assessed and treated patients with various musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary problems. I have also volunteered as a physiotherapist at various marathons like TATA Marathon & OXFAM. Previously, she had also worked as a senior physiotherapist at Paras healthcare, Udaipur.
Currently, she is with 'health care at home' (HCAH) company, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is also currently practicing as a freelance physiotherapist in Mumbai as well as for CMBS Udaipur.
Our Services
Understanding Fertility / Infertility Challenges and Fertility Counselling:
Infertility, which affects a significant portion of the global population, is a core focus within reproductive psychology. The psychological effects of infertility impact both women and men. These can include a range of emotional responses such as sadness, anxiety, and feelings of inadequacy. Treatments for infertility, including assisted conception (IUI), reproductive technologies (ART) like in vitro fertilization (IVF, IVF-ICSI, IVF Donor Programs etc), also raise psychological considerations around stress, family expectations, relationship dynamics, social issues and ethical considerations.
Our centre specializes in:
- Fertility counselling
- IVF counselling
- Informational counselling before and after complex infertility treatment procedures
- Donor gametes (Embryo/Ova/Sperm) program counselling
- Mindfulness based Coping Program for infertility (MBSR/MBCT)
- Stress and lifestyle management counselling for infertility
- Relational counselling for infertility
- Family counselling for infertility
- Sexual health counselling and Sex-therapy for sub-fertile couples.
- Acceptance and Commitment Psychotherapy for infertility
Understanding and Managing the Course of Pregnancy , its Complexities , Informed Respectful Birthing & Post-Partum recovery.
Pregnancy and the perinatal period present another important area of our work. This time can be rife with excitement and hope, but it may also be accompanied by anxiety and fear of the unknown. Our clinical team is involved in understanding the emotional changes that occur during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, including the risk for conditions such as perinatal depression, stress, birthing trauma and anxiety.
Resolving Pregnancy Loss & Infant Loss
The loss of an unborn child ( be it planned or unplanned i.e., sudden and unexpected ) is an event that touches the lives of many families. Losing a child, carries is linked to a wide spectrum of internal worries, doubts, emotions and responses. This experience is often described as a miscarriage or stillbirth and at times takes the form of recurrent pregnancy loss.
Depending on the stage of pregnancy, losing one’s child, results in a unique form of grief. It is often unexplainable. While the mourning process can be deeply personal, it is also a shared human experience that affects both parents and extended family members. Individuals may seek support through counselling, support groups, or by leaning on the support of friends and loved ones. Medical professionals such as your Gynaecologist / Infertologist /Physician/ Reproductive Psychologist can substantially aid in your recovery process by assisting you and your family in emotional healing and provide guidance on physical recovery.
At the clinic for Psychological Counselling on Reproductive Health & Challenges PCRH we collaboratively assist and manage the psychosocial aspects of experiences such as birthing traumas, sudden pregnancy loss, infant death or elective pregnancy termination.
Treating Reproductive Diseases & Disorders
Implementation of advance evidence-based guidelines and practices related to chronic disease prevention among women of reproductive age is vitally important. It is known to improve physical health, fertility, pregnancy outcomes and women’s health through the life course. Our clinic has a unique collaboration with well experienced experts treating acute and chronic diseases of the reproductive tract as well as their prevention among women of reproductive age. Some of these involve:
- Polycystic ovary syndrome /Disorder (PCOS/PCOD)
- Endometriosis
- Primary Ovarian Insufficiency/Failure (POI/POF)
- Uterine fibroids
- Adenomyosis
- Menstrual Disorders
- Sexual Issues
- Sexually transmissible infections.
Assistance in Menopause-Transitions
Menopause is a natural biological process that marks the end of a woman's reproductive years, typically occurring in the mid-to-late 40s or early 50s. Menopause can lead to various physical changes such as hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness. It may also contribute to emotional changes and socio-cultural issues due to fluctuations in bodily functions.
Embracing this new stage of life with an informed and proactive approach can significantly improve overall well-being. Adopting a holistic approach to wellbeing during menopause can ease the transition and improve quality of life. To manage these symptoms, many women turn to holistic healing approaches that address the body, mind, spirit as well as soul, in a more integrated way.
Holistic healing strategies during menopause often include lifestyle adjustments and structured psychosocial interventions. While menopause is an inevitable phase of life, adopting a holistic approach to health can empower women to manage their symptoms more effectively and maintain a high quality of life during this transitional period.
Emotional Regulation, Mindfulness based Interventions & Stress Management Techniques such as meditative practises, breathing exercises, cognitive reframing, yoga can mitigate feelings of physical tension, cognitive functions, anxiety and depression often associated with menopausal hormonal changes.
Our team of doctors ensure that men and women feel free and comfortable in discussing these peri-menopausal symptoms in order to tailor a care plan specific to their needs, which may include supplements, medications, mind and body intervention, dietary recommendations and alternative therapies.
Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy: Women’s Health & Men’s Health & Family Wellbeing.
Throughout all the reproductive stages and struggles, a person’s socio-cultural background, gender norms, and personal values greatly contribute to their psychological experiences.
Thus, addressing these is crucial and critical to the wellbeing of men, women and their families. Our team at PCRH works compassionately and has experts from various fields to provide best reproductive and fertility outcomes, irrespective of one’s age.
Partners & Collaborators
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