About Deepanshi Gupta

About

Deepanshi is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and researcher whose work is rooted in psychoanalytic thinking and community mental health. She holds a Master of Arts in Psychology (Psychosocial Clinical Studies) from Ambedkar University Delhi (2021-23) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Delhi (2018-21). She is also the recipient of Psychoanalytic fellowships from the Washington-Baltimore Centre for Psychoanalysis and the Contemporary Freudian Society. Currently, she is pursuing her formation as a Lacanian Psychoanalyst.

Alongside her clinical practice, she is helping to build Qafila: Psychosocial Support and Research, where she offers individual therapy while contributing to community-based mental health initiatives through reading circles, workshops, and public dialogues. She is actively engaged in research, teaching, and community initiatives that make psychoanalysis more accessible beyond academic settings.

Portrait of Deepanshi Gupta

My Work

  • Cracking Up: Desirability of Shame, published in The Qafila Annual, Vol 1. 2026. Available here
  • Exploring trivialization of mental health issues using Internet Memes, published in International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2021.