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Dr. Kanchi served as the Outpatient Director of Clinical Psychology at the UCLA Pediatric Heart Transplant Center, while also contributing to pediatric clinics such as kidney transplant, dialysis, and obesity. Moreover, she offered crucial support to medical students, residents, and fellows at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, assisting them in coping with a wide range of problematic symptoms while fostering resilience. Using a compassionate and strength-based lens, Dr. Kanchi helps her clients to reduce burdening symptoms, heal, grow, and live a meaningful life.While in-person sessions are offered in Dr. Kanchi’s office located in Encino, CA, she is able to offer virtual/online sessions for clients residing across California. 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Background. Dr. Kanchi was born and raised in Sri Lanka, the beautiful island known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.” Despite its beauty, Sri Lanka was also a war-torn country, where bombs blasting at local stores, banks, train stations, bus stands—as well as seeing army bunkers and soldiers walking with guns on the street—were common part of her childhood. Despite this environment, Dr. Kanchi grew up with a lot of love and support in her home, giving her the tools needed to be resilient. Dr. Kanchi’s parents also taught her to serve others at an early age as they often celebrated her birthdays by donating clothes, meals, school supplies to children in need. The ice cream always tasted sweeter on these days! Dr. Kanchi immigrated to America at the age of 12 with her parents and 3 older brothers. With hard work and loving support from her family, she was able to adapt and thrive in her new environment; she also excelled academically, becoming the salutatorian of her high school and attending the prestigious UC Berkeley for her undergraduate studies with scholarships. Notably, her love and passion for the field was ignited by her AP Psychology course during her senior year of high school. Additionally, she constantly found herself being the ‘go-to’ person that others leaned on in times of need, making her calling for this field an undeniable one. Dr. Kanchi decided to pursue clinical psychology whole-heartedly and never looked back! She completed a joint Master’s and Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees at Loma Linda University, completed various clinical trainings at renowned institutions in California, and wrapped up her extensive training with a 2-year fellowship at UCLA Semel Neuropsychiatric Institute (See below for education and training history). https://www.drkanchi.com/services daily 0.75 2024-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1652575511679-MUOJ97GN87PIZHLWFHTH/pexels-karolina-grabowska-7692685.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1648628634157-G12MEOKM57ZITCPV6P41/pexels-darwis-alwan-1212045.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1707364683996-IOY0H7GT31WMMZOGCJRW/image-asset.jpeg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1652575635086-OXJM2RGHN59AVQM7SJ1N/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386467.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1707361826052-QTBIHU7IO1FIF06OQW7M/image-asset.jpeg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1707361890567-AS4NJW88VRVYOCC2URJB/image-asset.jpeg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1654812284275-P3YWAQ4JI8QBCTIHO5VV/unsplash-image-n_qhPU-nsyc.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1652575483197-TIJYXNLIZ603VPCLSQIC/pexels-anna-shvets-3844581.jpg Specialties https://www.drkanchi.com/approach daily 0.75 2024-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1653411809650-OTZDWWIXRZ39F806MKG5/unsplash-image-3Zgt3S8RKMg.jpg Approach - Make it stand out CBT can help shift maladaptive thoughts and behaviors to more balanced and constructive processes, ultimately improving one’s emotional wellbeing and overall resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607638148090-Y6OFDI575CM3NQV732RJ/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg Approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607628784608-5D22G9GPLHDSAB2IXC2G/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0638.jpg Approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847743861-GWVMBPD7Z7WQRQL9IZZ8/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Approach https://www.drkanchi.com/faqs daily 0.75 2022-08-31 https://www.drkanchi.com/resilience-training daily 0.75 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623ad499bcc7ed347e9907b0/1652597537912-H3064XKNNK26BEKDVSYR/unsplash-image-Ct1Mx5OTn9A.jpg Resilience Training - Resilience Training. Having psychological resilience to navigate life and its inevitable stressors is vital for all ages. Using a Families Overcoming Under stress (FOCUS), is a trauma-informed and empirically supported resilience enhancing program originally designed for deployed military personnel. It has been provided to more than 1 million participants on active duty military installations and have demonstrated effectiveness at reducing psychological distress symptoms and enhancing positive coping in adults and youth. In her private practice, Dr. Kanchi offers customized resilience training, where the following core elements of the model are taught and practiced across sessions: emotional regulation communication skills problem-solving skills goal-setting narrative self-reflection trauma/stress trigger management techniques. The core elements of the training program are tailored to each client, depending on the client strengths and areas of challenges. 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