About

About

Between Minds Project is where clinical psychology meets real life.

A platform built on one conviction: that the science of how we think, relate and feel belongs in the hands of the people living it, not just the professionals studying it.

Through sessions, workshops, courses and writing, Between Minds Project translates complex psychological research into something usable for the people who need it most.

The person behind the project

Meet Shammi

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Psychology researcher · CBT and EQ practitioner · Mother · Author

Shammi

M.A. Clinical Psychology · Personality Psychology Researcher · Certified CBT and EQ Practitioner · Author

I am a psychology researcher, a certified CBT and EQ practitioner, a mother, and someone who has spent years inside both clinical settings and real life. I know not just the theory of how we think and feel, but how it plays out under pressure, in the middle of a difficult conversation, or in the quiet moment when something finally makes sense.

My academic work has taken me deep into the science of the mind. How people affect each other’s mental and emotional health within relationships. How personality dynamics shape the way we love, parent and communicate. Sitting across from real people taught me everything the research could not.

I paused my PhD to do something that felt urgent. To take what psychology keeps locked inside journals and lecture halls and bring it into the conversations people are actually having. About the relationships and patterns that shape them.

I currently offer 1-to-1 sessions, workshops, and courses, all grounded in clinical psychology, CBT and emotional intelligence.

I am also finishing my first book, Puddles, Patience and Play, a research-backed guide to raising emotionally intelligent children from birth to five.

And I am building something new. Kara is an AI companion grounded in emotional intelligence, designed to support reflection without replacing human connection. Not diagnostic. Not romantic. A space to check in with yourself when you need it. More on that soon.

Between Minds Project is where all of that lives. I am glad you are here.

How I work

My Approach

Insight meets lived experience

Clinical knowledge does not exist in isolation here. Everything I share is shaped by years inside clinical settings and the everyday complexity of parenting and relationships. The research informs the work. Real life tests it.

Emotional intelligence without performance

EQ is at the heart of everything I do. A way of understanding yourself and others that does not require you to have it all figured out. The work here is serious, but never cold.

The thoughts underneath the feelings

Much of the work here is shaped by cognitive behavioural principles. The idea that the stories we tell ourselves about events matter as much as the events themselves. When you start to notice the thought underneath the feeling, something shifts. That is the work. Not fixing you. Helping you see yourself more clearly.

You are not the problem. The pattern might be yours to break.

Between Minds Project is educational and reflective. It does not replace therapy, crisis support, or medical care.

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