Dotiv The Podcast

Umesh Joshi | Ep #46| Do Conflicts with Cultural Identity Affect Mental Health?

• Dotiv The Podcast • Season 1 • Episode 46

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Meet our next guest on Dotiv The Podcast  -  Counselling Psychologist - Dr. Umesh Joshi.

Dr. Umesh is a registered Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS) with over 9 years of  experience. He has worked with children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds on their mental health.

In this episode, Guni & Thasha speak with Dr. Umesh on the following:

  • What is cultural identity?
  • Conflicts with cultural identity and examples of how it looks like
  • The Psychological/ Mental Health impact of having cultural identity conflicts
    • The concept of Splitting
    • The concept of Code-Switching
    • The Social Graces Theory
    • Intersectionality 
  • Impact of cultural identity conflict on physical health
  • Difference between Western vs Eastern cultures , and how that impacts Cultural Identity
  • 3 Practical solutions to navigate the experience of conflicting cultural identities 

Dr. Umesh believes that everybody deserves the right to access mental health services that meets their needs and is passionate about offering clients a safe space and an approach that works for them. His research interests are in diversity issues and developing the skills of healthcare professionals to be able to work with diversity. He aspires to use his educational and practical experiences to contribute to the therapeutic community through a combination of therapeutic work and research.

To  connect with Dr. Umesh, you can reach out to him on:


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