Experience

Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Therapist

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  I offer spiritually-informed and trauma-informed therapy for individual adults residing in New York state. My therapeutic approach centralizes around Depth Psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS). These therapeutic methods explore the unconscious and make space for every part of the Self to heal. Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute is an interfaith collective that provides psychotherapy, counseling, training, and continuing education to address the emotional and spiritual… Show more I offer spiritually-informed and trauma-informed therapy for individual adults residing in New York state. My therapeutic approach centralizes around Depth Psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS). These therapeutic methods explore the unconscious and make space for every part of the Self to heal. Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute is an interfaith collective that provides psychotherapy, counseling, training, and continuing education to address the emotional and spiritual health of the people of New York City and beyond. Show less I offer spiritually-informed and trauma-informed therapy for individual adults residing in New York state. My therapeutic approach centralizes around Depth Psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS). These therapeutic methods explore the unconscious and make space for every part of the Self to heal. Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute is an interfaith collective that provides psychotherapy, counseling, training, and continuing education to address the emotional and spiritual… Show more I offer spiritually-informed and trauma-informed therapy for individual adults residing in New York state. My therapeutic approach centralizes around Depth Psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS). These therapeutic methods explore the unconscious and make space for every part of the Self to heal. Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute is an interfaith collective that provides psychotherapy, counseling, training, and continuing education to address the emotional and spiritual health of the people of New York City and beyond. Show less



Interfaith Youth Core

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interfaith Innovation Fellow

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  The primary goal of this project will be to create a podcast that focuses on the intersection of Hinduism and mental health. In conversation with various Hindu monks, scholars, and psychotherapists, each episode will explore ways in which psychology and Hinduism can impact one another. The primary goal of this project will be to create a podcast that focuses on the intersection of Hinduism and mental health. In conversation with various Hindu monks, scholars, and psychotherapists, each episode will explore ways in which psychology and Hinduism can impact one another.



Riverside Community Care

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Outpatient Psychotherapist

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Conduct outpatient individual psychotherapy and intake assessments for adults (18+) facing various acute mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorders, and spiritual crises • Expertise in multi-cultural and trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, integration of religion/ spirituality, Jungian psychotherapy, and pregnancy loss. • Clinical hours for licensure to be completed in August 2022 - application for NY and MA LMHC licensure to… Show more • Conduct outpatient individual psychotherapy and intake assessments for adults (18+) facing various acute mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorders, and spiritual crises • Expertise in multi-cultural and trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, integration of religion/ spirituality, Jungian psychotherapy, and pregnancy loss. • Clinical hours for licensure to be completed in August 2022 - application for NY and MA LMHC licensure to immediately follow Show less • Conduct outpatient individual psychotherapy and intake assessments for adults (18+) facing various acute mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorders, and spiritual crises • Expertise in multi-cultural and trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, integration of religion/ spirituality, Jungian psychotherapy, and pregnancy loss. • Clinical hours for licensure to be completed in August 2022 - application for NY and MA LMHC licensure to… Show more • Conduct outpatient individual psychotherapy and intake assessments for adults (18+) facing various acute mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorders, and spiritual crises • Expertise in multi-cultural and trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, integration of religion/ spirituality, Jungian psychotherapy, and pregnancy loss. • Clinical hours for licensure to be completed in August 2022 - application for NY and MA LMHC licensure to immediately follow Show less



Arlington Youth Counseling Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Clinician

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2021

  Arlington Youth Counseling Center (AYCC) is a licensed, community-based mental health counseling center serving Arlington youth (ages 3-21) and their families. AYCC provides a variety of high quality, innovative, and therapeutic outpatient and school-based mental health services including individual, group, and family counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management. Arlington Youth Counseling Center (AYCC) is a licensed, community-based mental health counseling center serving Arlington youth (ages 3-21) and their families. AYCC provides a variety of high quality, innovative, and therapeutic outpatient and school-based mental health services including individual, group, and family counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management.



La Salle University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor of Counseling

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  PCC 612 Group Processes in Counseling and Psychotherapy PCC 612 Group Processes in Counseling and Psychotherapy



Rosemont College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern & Practicum Mental Health Counselor

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  - Completed 600-hour master’s internship conducting individual and group sessions primarily with low-income first-generation students of color facing a range of mental health issues. - Experience in Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, DBT, and Mindfulness - Group experience includes facilitating men’s anger management, anxiety management, relationship with religion and spirituality, anxiety/financial uncertainty during COVID-19 (online), and various psychoeducation… Show more - Completed 600-hour master’s internship conducting individual and group sessions primarily with low-income first-generation students of color facing a range of mental health issues. - Experience in Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, DBT, and Mindfulness - Group experience includes facilitating men’s anger management, anxiety management, relationship with religion and spirituality, anxiety/financial uncertainty during COVID-19 (online), and various psychoeducation topics - Conducted psycho-education and outreach efforts to students and various Rosemont departments around various mental health topics and worked to de-stigmatize mental health therapy Show less - Completed 600-hour master’s internship conducting individual and group sessions primarily with low-income first-generation students of color facing a range of mental health issues. - Experience in Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, DBT, and Mindfulness - Group experience includes facilitating men’s anger management, anxiety management, relationship with religion and spirituality, anxiety/financial uncertainty during COVID-19 (online), and various psychoeducation… Show more - Completed 600-hour master’s internship conducting individual and group sessions primarily with low-income first-generation students of color facing a range of mental health issues. - Experience in Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, DBT, and Mindfulness - Group experience includes facilitating men’s anger management, anxiety management, relationship with religion and spirituality, anxiety/financial uncertainty during COVID-19 (online), and various psychoeducation topics - Conducted psycho-education and outreach efforts to students and various Rosemont departments around various mental health topics and worked to de-stigmatize mental health therapy Show less



Villanova University Department of Education and Counseling

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Assistant (Lab in Multicultural Counseling Research)

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020

  - Co-facilitator of 15 counseling groups with 10 high school students, who are future first-generation college students of color. Topics included: resiliency in the face of discrimination, growth mindset, help-seeking, identity development, and identifying family supports & challenges - Presenter of anti-racist techniques to support first-generation students of color at Villanova - Publication of a manuscript on the role of a small-group intervention with future first-generation college… Show more - Co-facilitator of 15 counseling groups with 10 high school students, who are future first-generation college students of color. Topics included: resiliency in the face of discrimination, growth mindset, help-seeking, identity development, and identifying family supports & challenges - Presenter of anti-racist techniques to support first-generation students of color at Villanova - Publication of a manuscript on the role of a small-group intervention with future first-generation college goers of color - Facilitator of multiple group counseling with 8-10 undergraduate counseling students - Led instruction on counseling and spirituality for multiple undergraduate counseling classes - Achieved immersion in the literature related to counseling with first-generation college students and racial identity development

• Primary Investigator: Master’s Thesis

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Thesis title: Alliance Formation, Rupture, and Repair Themes in Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss Patients: The Therapist Perspective • This mixed-methods study seeks to better understand, from the therapist’s perspective, how the alliance develops, typical moments in which the alliance breaks down due to tension, misunderstanding, or conflict, and how it is repaired with women who have suffered reproductive trauma.

• Graduate Assistant (Lab in Therapeutic Alliance and Pregnancy Loss)

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020

  • Participated in over 40 sessions of training in the therapeutic alliance with special attention to rupture and repair episodes • Expertise in research related to therapeutic alliance/resolution and pregnancy loss • Led instruction for multiple undergraduate class sessions on attachment theory in COU Developmental Perspectives in Diagnosis

• Publications

  • Jan 2018 - May 2020

  Malott, K. M., Havlik, S., Gosai, S., & Diaz Davila (in press). A group intervention for prospective first-generation college students: Application with an urban, African American population. Professional School Counseling. Gosai, S. K. (2020). Alliance Formation, Rupture, and Repair Themes in Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss Patients: The Therapist Perspective (Publication No. 27958313) [Master’s thesis, Villanova University]. ProQuest. Malott, K. M., Havlik, S., Steen, S.… Show more Malott, K. M., Havlik, S., Gosai, S., & Diaz Davila (in press). A group intervention for prospective first-generation college students: Application with an urban, African American population. Professional School Counseling. Gosai, S. K. (2020). Alliance Formation, Rupture, and Repair Themes in Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss Patients: The Therapist Perspective (Publication No. 27958313) [Master’s thesis, Villanova University]. ProQuest. Malott, K. M., Havlik, S., Steen, S., Gosai, S., & Diaz Davila, J. (2019). College readiness and first-generation college goers: Group impacts with students from an urban, predominantly African-American population. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 5(3), 256-274.



Arsha Vidya Pitham

• United States

• Lead Teacher (Spirituality, Sanskrit, and Mindfulness)

  • Jun 2018 - May 2020

  - Led ten engaging retreats for over 300 children ages 5-17 - Harmonized and provided research-based educational skills for a team of 15 Hindu teacher-scholars - Acted as a lead teacher for children in the topics of Hindu Heritage, Sanskrit Language, & Meditation - Developed curriculum and theme for children’s retreat to ensure higher-level thinking and engagement - Facilitated identity development groups around Hindu-American identity conflicts - Developed a counselor program… Show more - Led ten engaging retreats for over 300 children ages 5-17 - Harmonized and provided research-based educational skills for a team of 15 Hindu teacher-scholars - Acted as a lead teacher for children in the topics of Hindu Heritage, Sanskrit Language, & Meditation - Developed curriculum and theme for children’s retreat to ensure higher-level thinking and engagement - Facilitated identity development groups around Hindu-American identity conflicts - Developed a counselor program for young adults (ages 16-23) and spear-headed leadership training around activity planning and execution, behavioral management, conflict resolution, and values - Served as a Teacher-Leader in the adult education program (ages 30+), teaching over 45 1.5 hour classes on Hindu Spirituality and Sanskrit language Show less - Led ten engaging retreats for over 300 children ages 5-17 - Harmonized and provided research-based educational skills for a team of 15 Hindu teacher-scholars - Acted as a lead teacher for children in the topics of Hindu Heritage, Sanskrit Language, & Meditation - Developed curriculum and theme for children’s retreat to ensure higher-level thinking and engagement - Facilitated identity development groups around Hindu-American identity conflicts - Developed a counselor program… Show more - Led ten engaging retreats for over 300 children ages 5-17 - Harmonized and provided research-based educational skills for a team of 15 Hindu teacher-scholars - Acted as a lead teacher for children in the topics of Hindu Heritage, Sanskrit Language, & Meditation - Developed curriculum and theme for children’s retreat to ensure higher-level thinking and engagement - Facilitated identity development groups around Hindu-American identity conflicts - Developed a counselor program for young adults (ages 16-23) and spear-headed leadership training around activity planning and execution, behavioral management, conflict resolution, and values - Served as a Teacher-Leader in the adult education program (ages 30+), teaching over 45 1.5 hour classes on Hindu Spirituality and Sanskrit language Show less



Villanova University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interfaith Advisor

  • Jan 2018 - May 2020

  - Served as one of two student members on a team of faculty and staff to foster a community where students of all faiths find a home within Villanova University. Resultant initiatives include increasing interfaith-based education and awareness within the theology department, student life, mission and ministry, faculty congress, and as part of the Villanova strategic plan - Conducted over 10 interfaith trainings to over 250 students and community members in various student groups and events… Show more - Served as one of two student members on a team of faculty and staff to foster a community where students of all faiths find a home within Villanova University. Resultant initiatives include increasing interfaith-based education and awareness within the theology department, student life, mission and ministry, faculty congress, and as part of the Villanova strategic plan - Conducted over 10 interfaith trainings to over 250 students and community members in various student groups and events around awareness of religious identity, dialogue, and interfaith service - Provided leadership for an interfaith student organization and facilitated over eight student events - Acted as an advisor to Interfaith Philadelphia and Interfaith Youth Core through attending various strategic meeting and events to further religious-diversity inclusion in the city of Philadelphia Show less - Served as one of two student members on a team of faculty and staff to foster a community where students of all faiths find a home within Villanova University. Resultant initiatives include increasing interfaith-based education and awareness within the theology department, student life, mission and ministry, faculty congress, and as part of the Villanova strategic plan - Conducted over 10 interfaith trainings to over 250 students and community members in various student groups and events… Show more - Served as one of two student members on a team of faculty and staff to foster a community where students of all faiths find a home within Villanova University. Resultant initiatives include increasing interfaith-based education and awareness within the theology department, student life, mission and ministry, faculty congress, and as part of the Villanova strategic plan - Conducted over 10 interfaith trainings to over 250 students and community members in various student groups and events around awareness of religious identity, dialogue, and interfaith service - Provided leadership for an interfaith student organization and facilitated over eight student events - Acted as an advisor to Interfaith Philadelphia and Interfaith Youth Core through attending various strategic meeting and events to further religious-diversity inclusion in the city of Philadelphia Show less



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • 2013 - 2014

  - Analyzed and rewrote 6th grade Math and Science curricula which contributed to a 1.5 end-of-year growth achievement in MAP math test scores - Developed data-driven long-term plans and daily Math and Science lesson plans based on Illinois / Common Core curricula standards, while tracking and facilitating students’ progress - Engineered and executed classroom management systems and procedures - Engaged in research-based professional development workshops and discussions - Analyzed and rewrote 6th grade Math and Science curricula which contributed to a 1.5 end-of-year growth achievement in MAP math test scores - Developed data-driven long-term plans and daily Math and Science lesson plans based on Illinois / Common Core curricula standards, while tracking and facilitating students’ progress - Engineered and executed classroom management systems and procedures - Engaged in research-based professional development workshops and discussions



GWU Interfaith Council

• Founder/President

  • Sep 2011 - May 2013

  Recruited over 100 students from diverse faith traditions and empowered them to identify ways to infuse elements of interfaith dialogue into a host of community service projects and events Lead planning for over 10 service and dialogue events with 20 to 200 students and community partners Facilitated national Interfaith and leadership training with over 200 students through the ‘Interfaith Youth Core’ Recruited over 100 students from diverse faith traditions and empowered them to identify ways to infuse elements of interfaith dialogue into a host of community service projects and events Lead planning for over 10 service and dialogue events with 20 to 200 students and community partners Facilitated national Interfaith and leadership training with over 200 students through the ‘Interfaith Youth Core’