About
Mohit Bassi, RCC #18858 // Mental Health Counsellor & Psychotherapist // British Columbia, Canada
Born in India and raised in BC, I really value growing up in culturally diverse life contexts. I am honoured in working with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, including cultural, racial, and ethnic minorities. I have experience with clients across the lifespan (ages 9 – 75), coming from different backgrounds and contexts.
My counselling approach integrates narrative, cognitive-behavioural (CBT), EMDR, and trauma-informed practices, rooted in a mindfulness-based approach. I value and incorporate perspectives from both Western and Eastern theories of healing. I also speak Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.
Some of my previous academic work has been on topics including culturally adapted counselling/psychotherapy, ethics, cognitive sciences, and political psychology. Outside of work, I enjoy cycling, lifting, and studying decentralized systems, including blockchain technology.
For more details on my specialties, interests, and treatment approaches, you can visit my digital profiles below:
Background
Education
M.Ed. Counselling Psychology (University of British Columbia)
-Awarded UBC Fellowship ($16,000)
-Awarded Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($17,500)
B.A. Honours Psychology, minor Criminal Justice (University of the Fraser Valley)
-Thesis: Playing God: Linking culture and illness to attitudes towards physician-assisted suicide
-Graduated with Distinction
-Awarded Canadian Psychological Association: Certificate of Academic Excellence
Micro-Certificate, Blockchain Innovation and Implementation (University of British Columbia)
-Cohort #1 at UBC as part of the first continuing education certificate program that teaches how to implement blockchain solutions to real-world problems
Writing
Book Chapter:
Bassi M. (2022). Chapter 13: Career counselling immigrants: Interdisciplinary considerations. Neault R. Career Development for Diverse Clients: Beyond the Basics
Articles:
Bedi R., Bassi M. (2020). A fallacy of the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme: Counselling and psychotherapy are also (western) indigenous/traditional healing methods. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 22(1), 187-199
Bassi, M. (2020, July 09). Maintaining work-life balance in a post-COVID-19 world. CERIC GSEP Corner. https://ceric.ca/2020/07/maintaining-work-life-balance-in-a-post-covid-19-world/
Bassi, M. (2016). Rise of the Bitcoin: An analysis of future cryptocurrency risks. Summit: UFV Undergraduate Journal of the Arts, 1(1), 134-141
You can also check out my Substack blog, here
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