Founder & Director
Dr. Minu Budhia is a Psychotherapist, Author, and TEDx speaker. Passionate about mental health awareness & providing state-of-the-art mental healthcare, Minu is the Founder of Carring Minds International – an Institute of Mental Health & OPD Clinics catering to all age groups (children to elderly).
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Certificate in Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Skills | UK
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | India
Certificate in Counselling | India
Women’s College Girls High School
Tinsukia, Assam Tinsukia, Assam
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Belle Vue Clinic | St. Xavier’s College | JD Birla Institute
ASSOCIATIONS
- Indian Psychiatric Society
- Executive Committee Member of Vidya Mandir Society, Kolkata
- Chairperson – ICC Special Task Force Committee
- Board Member – Swarnim International School
- Member – WHO Clinical Network
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Author of a memoir titled “DEATH OF A CATERPILLAR”. It explores her battle with depression
and her journey as a special needs mother. She is currently writing her second book.
Speaker at the Kolkata Literary Meet.
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED
- 76th National Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric society, 2025 symposium:
Eating Disorder Not Other Specified: Don’t Let Your Mind Bully Your Body - 50th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists , 2024
JOMO: IS THE JOY OF MISSING OUT REAL? - Golden Jubilee Conference of PGIMR, 2023 oral paper:
Empty Nest Syndrome: Its Prevalence & Psychological Factors - 74th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, 2023 symposium:
FOMO: Causal Factors & Psychopathology Formulation - 73rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society:
Empty Nest Syndrome: Its Prevalence & Predictors in The Middle Aged in Eastern India - 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, 2020 symposium:
Management of Children and Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders - 44th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, 2018:
ICANFLYY: Enabling the Able – a Case Study - 17th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Private Psychiatry, 2016:
- The Effect of Psychopathology on Intellectual Performance amongst ADHD Boys
and Non-Clinical Control Group - Pre and Post Intervention Analysis of Children with low IQ and ADHD
OUTREACH & AWARENESS PROGRAMMES
She has personally:
- Conducted awareness workshops and talks for over 45,000 people across schools, colleges, socio-cultural organisations, corporate organisations, the police, the army, the navy, and more
- Written 44+ articles as a columnist in leading newspapers
- Launched “Suffer to Safar”, a need-of-the-hour awareness and sensitisation workshop for airport officials, with the goal of creating an inclusive and positive flying experience for special needs passengers with intellectual challenges & their families/guardians
- Launched “Lovv You Zindagi”, a pioneering mental health contest that reached out to school and college students through the medium of creativity (writing, art, music, photography, cinematography) to start discussions about mental health among the youth
AWARDS
- The New Indian Express Devi Award for Accessible Mental Healthcare
- PRSI Architect of Change Award
- Times Philanthropy Honours for Mental Healthcare Initiatives
- Millennium Post Covid Warrior Award
- BCCI Iconic Woman Entrepreneur Award for Entrepreneurship
- The Telegraph ‘She’ Award for Social Work
- Times Power Women Award for Psychotherapy & Counselling
- CMA Award for Public Service
- The Telegraph Food Guide Award for Excellence for Café With a Cause
She is also the Founder of ICanFlyy International School & ICanFlyy Tea Kafi (Café with a Cause) and is a Director at Patton Group & AddLife Fitness & Spa.
ENTREPRENEUR | TEDx SPEAKER | AUTHOR