Dr. Prerna Kohli | |
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Born |
Aligarh,
Uttar Pradesh, India | 21 December 1965
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) |
Occupation(s) | Clinical psychologist Social worker |
Website |
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Dr. Prerna Kohli is a clinical psychologist, social worker and author. She was awarded the ‘100 Women Achievers of India’ in 2016 by the President of India for her work on mental health. [1] [2]
Kohli completed Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and began her practice in 1994 from Gurugram. [3] Kohli has advised various Government committees like the Press Information Bureau of India and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. [4] [5]
Kohli is the author of a book on mental health called Psychologist Musings. [6] [7] She has helped the prison inmates and the prison officers of Tihar Jail and Aligarh Jail to overcome mental health problems. [8]
In January 2016, she got felicitated by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, as one of the top 100 Women Achievers of the country. [9]