About me

A Certified Child Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioner, Parenting Counselor, Dance Movement Therapist, 3x TEDx Speaker & Advisor to 16 TED-ED Clubs, Riddhi Doshi Patel is an ardent professional who walks the alley of her mission to redefine parenting and facilitates positive transformation in that space. A well-known advocate for Mental Health Awareness, she has touched more than 1.5 million lives through one-on-one counselling, parenting workshops & mental health seminars. As an enterprising woman, Riddhi believes that every woman is a powerhouse of potential. As a Founder of LAJA – India’s first forum for women that focuses on Women’s Development, Growth & Self-Empowerment, she catalyzes the growth path for women in varied arenas. In less than a decade, she has expanded the reach of LAJA with 7 Chapters across India, creating a significant impact in the lives of rural & urban women, and contributing to their growth, development & empowerment. Besides her work in Parenting & Women Development space, Riddhi also collaborates with corporate organizations and leverages her expertise to create awareness about mental health through training programs & workshops. As a qualified trainer, she has conducted hundreds of training programs for corporates, individuals, educational institutions & NGOs. With her zealous endeavors, she has earned the distinction of conducting the very first Online Roundtable Conference to discuss the recommendations of NEP 2020; she also submitted a whitepaper on the churnings from the same to the Ministry of Education. For more than 2 decades, Riddhi has been instrumentally driving the change in the mental health & parenting space. In a book she authored – ‘Ajay Doshi – Meri Nazro Se’ she illuminates our minds by sharing insights on her father’s parenting style and her takeaways from that. At a global level, her book elevates her stand to the 17th position among the authors who wrote about their father. As a multipotentialite, she has many accolades to her credit. She is the recipient of multiple awards including the National Award and Young Entrepreneur Award.