PhD Psychology · 20 years · CBT · corporate training · coaching
Minds are built.
Which means minds can be rebuilt.
Twenty years at the bench: cognitive behavioural therapy done like honest craft — measured, explained, and yours to keep. Plus the two rooms most psychologists don't keep: corporate training and structured coaching.
- 94% · 97Patient Stories · Practo ↗
- 4.7 · 104reviews · Justdial ↗
- ₹600+online · Lybrate ↗
The bench
Twenty years of
showing the work.
Dr. Nandvanshi's career reads like a tradesman's log: PhD in Psychology (DAVV Indore, 2012), then Kant Brain Centre as senior psychologist, then his own practice — Mind Labs — and two decades of clients across Lucknow: individuals, couples, de-addiction work, and boardrooms.
He is, by his own site's telling, an unusually technical practitioner — claiming India's first PhD in neurofeedback therapy, EEG-based work, and a full assessment bench (MMPI, Rorschach, IQ, neuropsychological testing). self-claimed — verify
The three rooms of the practice
- The clinic — Kant Brain Centre (Vikas Nagar) & Mind Labs (Kursi Road), Lucknow
- The training room — corporate programmes: stress, leadership, emotional intelligence
- The online bench — teleconsults across India (₹600 on Lybrate; ₹1,100 flat on SecondMedic)
Sources: Practo ↗ · Lybrate ↗ · SecondMedic ↗ · his current site ↗
The craft
CBT, explained like
a tradesman would.
Cognitive behavioural therapy is the most-studied psychological craft we have. The premise is a workbench truth: thoughts, feelings and actions are joints in one frame — move one honestly and the others shift.
- Measure. What's actually happening — situation, thought, feeling, each named separately. Assessment if needed: the practice keeps a full testing bench.
- Find the joint. The specific thought doing the load-bearing. Not all thoughts — the one that matters.
- Test it. CBT doesn't argue with your thoughts; it puts them on trial with evidence you gather yourself.
- Rebuild the habit. Behavioural experiments between sessions — homework in the honest sense of the word.
Used here for anxiety, depression, OCD-spectrum struggles, addiction (nicotine and substance), marital distress, and the burnout of working professionals.
Signature tool
The 3-column thought record,
right here on the slate.
The single most useful CBT worksheet, in one screen. Fill it here (nothing is saved or sent) — then bring a photo to your first session.
Now the craftsman's question
This is a demonstration tool, not therapy — the real work happens in session, corrected in real time.
Rooms & tracks
Three doors into
the same workshop.
Therapy
Anxiety, depression, OCD-spectrum, addiction, marital work. In-clinic ₹1,200–1,400; online from ₹600. fees as listed on Lybrate ↗ · Practo ↗
Book therapy → CORPORATETraining
Programmes for teams and leaders: stress physiology, emotional intelligence, communication under pressure. Two decades of boardroom mileage.
Discuss a programme → COACHINGCoaching
Structured life & business coaching — goals, accountability, evidence-based methods. Distinct from therapy; equally honest.
Book coaching →An LGBTQ+-affirming practice — stated plainly because it should be ordinary. confirm wording with Dr. Nandvanshi
Questions
Asked before the bench.
Fees, honestly?
₹1,400 at Kant Brain Centre (Practo); ₹1,200 clinic / ₹600 online (Lybrate); ₹1,100 flat for text, phone, or video (SecondMedic). Sources linked throughout — confirm current rates when booking.
Where exactly?
Mind Labs, C1-B SBI Colony, near Gayatri Mandir, Gayatri Puram, Kursi Road; and Kant Brain Centre, 1/182 Vikas Nagar, Lucknow. Hours per his site: Mon–Fri & Sun, 3:30–9 p.m. confirm
Neurofeedback — real?
EEG-neurofeedback is a genuine, researched modality; his claim of India's first PhD in it is his own. Ask him for the papers directly — he claims 33. self-claimed
Corporate work — how does it start?
A scoping call, a half-day pilot if wanted, then a programme sized to the team. References from two decades of Lucknow industry on request. sample answer
Urgent support?
Tele-MANAS 14416 · Kiran 1800-599-0019 · iCall 915-298-7821 — always first, always free.
Visit
Two addresses,
one bench.
- Mind Labs C1-B SBI Colony, near Gayatri Mandir, Gayatri Puram, Kursi Road, Lucknow 226022
- Kant Brain Centre 1/182 Vikas Nagar, near Shiv Murti, Lucknow
- Online across India · video/phone/text
- Hours Mon–Fri & Sun, 3:30–9 p.m. per his site — confirm