Our Staff

Dr. Nandita de Souza is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician who has been working exclusively in the field of child and family mental health for the last 18 years. She has a special interest in autism and parenting and believes that children are her best teachers.

Dr. Priti Bakre is a psychiatrist who has undergone training in child & adolescent psychiatry. She has special interest in mental hygiene & holistic education of children. She believes that children need to be empowered with life skills to handle the vicissitudes of life.

Anjali Nunes is a speech and language therapist who has been adapting picture communication systems for children with language and communication disorders. She also conducts training for families with young children with speech delay.

Megha Nevrekar is a Paediatric Physiotherapist who believes that when you give your entire self to a cause, especially one connected with children, life rewards you with the success you deserve.

Kimberly Dias is a Psychologist who is responsible for psychoeducational assessments of children referred for learning difficulties. She enjoys learning more about them and listening to their unique responses to her various questions.

Purva Kamat is a clinical psychologist and behavior therapist. Despite her youthful looks, Purva is capable of handling the most challenging kids calmly, competently and compassionately. She also does psychoeducational assessments of children with learning difficulties, studying in Marathi medium schools.

Patricia Lopes is an autism interventionist and teacher for children with special needs. She takes great pleasure and pride in partnering children in their journey towards social inclusion and empowerment.

Anjali D'Sa is a special educator whose gentleness and patience are great assets in reaching out to children with special needs. She constantly seeks to learn more about her profession and likes to try out new strategies in order to be more effective as a teacher.

Michelle Maciel – is an Administrator. Loves being around children and has a desire to dedicate her energies towards a progressive administrative work environment. She enjoys creative work and also cooking.

If you want to have a swinging, bouncing and rolling fun time at Sethu, then the person to meet is Priyanka Raikar. She is an occupational therapist who joined the Sethu team in December 2012. Priyanka has done her Masters in OT and received certification in the US in Sensory Integration Praxis Therapy, as well as Handwriting without Tears. Priyanka makes all children and their families smile at Sethu./p>