CHHAYA’S HEALING JOURNEY: Chhaya’s personal transformation journey did not begin in textbooks or classrooms. She lost her mother at a young age, and with her, she lost a sense of anchoring. She felt like a tree without any roots—upright and growing but disconnected from the soil of love and safety.

Throughout her teenage years, she floated between surfaces—doing well on the outside, but inside, carrying a quiet loneliness. With no sense of safety and belonging, the focus became action, performance and success. That changed when, by chance, she met a counsellor who invited her into a space she didn’t know she needed—to grieve.

That conversation was a lifeline. It cracked open the possibility that life wasn’t just about coping by perfection and people pleasing - but about living spontaneously.

It should come as no surprise that her family knew nothing about her therapy. In the 1980s, mental health wasn’t a conversation— Therapy was still seen as taboo. But she felt called to challenge that silence. So, she stepped into the world of psychology—not just to study, but to serve those that were brave enough to seek help. Why were people silently carrying their turmoil that could ease in a short time? It need not take years. That realisation lit the fire she still carries.

Focusing on that, she earned her Master’s in Psychology and worked in the field of mental health for a number of years. Her focus was psychological testing, counselling and training. Her main interests were depression, anxiety, relationship issues, personality disorders and dysfunctional family dynamics.

Life, however, has its own curriculum. She moved to Japan, started a family, and for a while, had placed her own ambitions on a shelf.. But over time, the quiet tug returned. Even with a loving family and a full life, there was a hollow space inside—a voice asking, “Is this it?”

She was living a narrative that was socially acceptable as a “good wife and mother”. It was easy for her to disappear in that role, but was not wholly fulfilling. It was difficult to confront her personall narrative and to step out of that comfort zone. It was a very confusing time. That was the dark time she started psychotherapy, coaching and receiving mentoring from other women who had transitioned to work after a long gap. This pulled her back onto her own growth path to begin exploring what was really driving her, what meaning she wanted to make from her life and what purposeful choices she was going to make for her future. (She still continues to seek some answers as work in progress)

That was the point at which “The Balance Beam” was conceived formed on her own journey that led to confidence building, empthy that others have their won struggles and seeing a deep connection between her healing and what she could offer others.

She feels that all of us are shaped by our childhoods - it’s fair to say that some are far from perfect - of course in various degrees across a wide spectrum. (If you have had a great childhood - you are so lucky). The work she has put into herself has been instrumental in what she offers to her clients. She seeks to shift inner narratives and systems of belief to ones more aligned to letting you shine. She dove into the world of emotional intelligence, emotional wellness including Inner Child Therapy, family constellation work, NLP and somatic awareness seeking ways to support others.

Today, she blends these worlds together—psychology and coaching because she has lived the truth that change is never one-dimensional. True change must touch the heart, the mind, and the body.

In essence, she wants to guide the ambitious and self-aware toward a life that is not only successful—but soul-aligned. To help people reconnect to their original blueprint, to rewrite their internal narratives, and to live with both power and peace.

She has 5 pillars that drive her professionally - working one on one with coaching leaders, her inner child therapeutic work, designing workshops, mentor coaching and Family Constellation work