Our Mental Wellness Coach
From Cognitive Insight to Behavioural Change
Shrejal Bansal
Psychologist & Mental Health Coach
“Applying psychological insight to behavioural activation“
Shrejal’s journey into psychology began at home rather than in a classroom. Watching a close family member navigate a mood disorder made mental health deeply personal and sparked her determination to understand how people heal and flourish. That early experience led her to study how anxiety disorders, executive‑function deficits, procrastination, self‑esteem issues and relationship stress disrupt daily functioning.
Shrejal is driven to help individuals transform awareness of these challenges into actionable strategies that improve their lives.
From Personal Experience to Professional Practice
Committed to translating personal insights into professional expertise, Shrejal earned a Master’s degree in psychology and built a clinical foundation in several evidence‑based modalities. She is trained in cognitive‑behavioural therapy (CBT) for restructuring maladaptive thought patterns, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for enhancing psychological flexibility, motivational interviewing for resolving ambivalence, and crisis counselling for acute distress.
She has applied these skills across private practice, freelance counselling, senior mental‑health coaching in the UK and crisis intervention with the Vandrevala Foundation. Throughout hundreds of clinical encounters across Asia, Africa and Europe, she observed that many clients possess insight into their distress yet struggle with behavioural activation, executive‑function deficits and the absence of supportive systems to implement change.
A Crisis Helpline & A Path Unfolds
At the Vandrevala Foundation’s crisis helpline, Shrejal supported adolescents facing acute psychiatric crises such as suicidal ideation, non‑suicidal self‑injury, domestic abuse and unsafe living environments. These raw conversations illuminated three core lessons:
- Awareness alone does not produce change: structured interventions and behavioural activation are essential.
- Context matters: cognitive health is inseparable from daily routines and environmental contexts; life’s structures either facilitate or impede psychological recovery.
- Mental wellness is pragmatic: through evidence‑based practices, anyone can engage in actions that improve their well‑being.
These insights motivated her to pursue more integrated care models that extend beyond isolated therapy sessions.
From Therapy Rooms to Broader Impact
Recognising that traditional counselling often ends at insight, Shrejal explored integrative mental‑wellness approaches that merge behavioural science with habit‑formation strategies. She employs digital psychology and AI‑enabled tools to help clients translate cognitive and emotional work into daily routines, using self‑monitoring apps, data‑driven feedback loops and behavioural‑activation schedules to reinforce new habits.
Much like refining a product from concept to launch, she believes that psychological insight must be paired with structured practice and iterative feedback to produce lasting behavioural change.
The IntuiWell Connection
In early 2025, Shrejal met Vallabh and Shivani while exploring collaborative opportunities. They discovered a shared commitment to integrating cognitive science, behavioural design and nutritional interventions to support psychological and physical resilience.
Vallabh contributes expertise in operational systems and structured habit‑formation frameworks; Shivani specialises in nutritional psychiatry and exercise physiology; and Shrejal leads psychological assessment and evidence‑based therapeutic interventions.
Together, the IntuiWell core team delivers a comprehensive program that combines cognitive‑behavioural techniques, habit‑tracking protocols and nutrition‑focused health strategies to help individuals translate psychological insight into sustained cognitive, behavioural and physiological well‑being.
Vallabh contributes expertise in operational systems and structured habit‑formation frameworks; Shivani specialises in nutritional psychiatry and exercise physiology; and Shrejal leads psychological assessment and evidence‑based therapeutic interventions.
Together, the IntuiWell core team delivers a comprehensive program that combines cognitive‑behavioural techniques, habit‑tracking protocols and nutrition‑focused health strategies to help individuals translate psychological insight into sustained cognitive, behavioural and physiological well‑being.
