Chhori Laxmi Maharjan, PsyD, completed her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies in 2019. She specialized in SandPlay therapy for children with trauma and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Her career in psychology began in 2004 serving adults and children living with HIV/AIDS. From the beginning of her career, she felt a special connection with children experiencing family separation and associated with childhood traumas. That lead her to join Nepal Youth Foundation in 2006 as a psychologist. Now she is the director and principal psychologist of Ankur Counseling and Training Center within Nepal Youth Foundation. She provides psychological counseling services to individuals on a daily basis. She also leads training and other outreach programs provided by Ankur in the areas of child development, adolescents health, peer counseling, parenting, teacher’s training, psychological first aid, self-care, among others. She has been offering clinical supervision to mental health professionals. She is a part time ( adjunct faculty) teacher for the Mphil program at Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University and Psychology Departments/Program (Central, PK and counseling psychology).