Meet Team Discovery
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Sahen Gupta, Founder & Head Consultant
Sahen Gupta is all about clarity. He can talk with anyone and believes in constant learning (no wonder he founded a company called Discovery). Having started his Doctorate at the age of 20 at Glasgow Caledonian University, he is currently one of the youngest Doctorate scholars' in psychology in the world, researching resilience in high-performance environments. He is driven to take sport psychology across borders and evolve the discipline to fit the new world. His expertise ranges from research to individual consultations encompassing field observations and competition interventions. He is a high performer himself and strives to balance it with mental health.
His personal principle echoes the ethos of Discovery, "Keep it simple. Keep it effective. Keep it real"
Sanika Divekar, Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Sanika Divekar, Sport Psychology Consultant
Sanika, a former Indian National Table Tennis player knows all too well about the lofty highs of sport success and the perils of pressure. She believes in the best of human behaviour and high performance sport, which is why she was not satisfied with a Masters' degree, and is now scaling a Doctorate adventure. Sanika's mantra is 'one shoe
Sanika, a former Indian National Table Tennis player knows all too well about the lofty highs of sport success and the perils of pressure. She believes in the best of human behaviour and high performance sport, which is why she was not satisfied with a Masters' degree, and is now scaling a Doctorate adventure. Sanika's mantra is 'one shoe does not fill all' and is personally determined to facilitate cross-cultural support to enable athletes to mark sporting success whilst emphasizing their mental well-being. A passion towards blending all these threads together fits her squarely in the philosophy of Discovery .
Julie Gordon, Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Sanika Divekar, Sport Psychology Consultant
Julie is a multi-talented and dynamic individual who lives and breathes sport. She is an accomplished athlete who has a sub 3-hour marathon under her belt and is a Level 5 LTA qualified tennis coach. She has two Masters’ degrees in allied fields of psychology and is currently undertaking Doctorate research in career transition. She has 25
Julie is a multi-talented and dynamic individual who lives and breathes sport. She is an accomplished athlete who has a sub 3-hour marathon under her belt and is a Level 5 LTA qualified tennis coach. She has two Masters’ degrees in allied fields of psychology and is currently undertaking Doctorate research in career transition. She has 25 years’ experience in working with athletes, parents and coaches in performance and educational settings. Her constant energy and curiosity fits in with the Discovery way.
Nainika Seth, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Nainika is driven by her three passions: Sport, Performance and Psychology. So much so that her life revolves around them - whether it's finding her playing at the tennis courts during the week, working with high performing leaders to enhance their leadership skills or analysing Premier League Football and Formula 1 races over the weeken
Nainika is driven by her three passions: Sport, Performance and Psychology. So much so that her life revolves around them - whether it's finding her playing at the tennis courts during the week, working with high performing leaders to enhance their leadership skills or analysing Premier League Football and Formula 1 races over the weekend. It's this very ardor that led her to pursue her Masters at Loughborough University, UK. She is keen to apply the techniques she has learned to nurture champions and achieve psychological excellence together.
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral Mandrekar, Trainee MSc Sport Psychology Consultant
Toral is currently pursuing her Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Brunel University London. She is a former Indian National table tennis athlete who has also competed in other sports like volleyball and judo. Her life experiences have made her aware of the challenges that an athlete faces. So, she wants to work towards suppo
Toral is currently pursuing her Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Brunel University London. She is a former Indian National table tennis athlete who has also competed in other sports like volleyball and judo. Her life experiences have made her aware of the challenges that an athlete faces. So, she wants to work towards supporting them in a way that leads to optimal performance while focusing on their wellbeing. She believes that every athlete should be valued as an athlete and as an individual.
Diya Valeja, Head of Discovery Digital & Trainee Sport Psychology Consultant
Diya has always been associated with sport on the field or off of it. A talented Undergraduate at the University of Mumbai, she is now working towards specializing in a field that combines her two passions – with a Doctorate in Sport & Exercise Psychology from Glasgow Caledonian University. A keen communicator with a knack for socials, she leads Discovery Digital with a passion for scientific communication. She looks forward to making a difference in the field by working toward multicultural research advancements and promoting mental well-being in underrepresented communities.
IGAA Ambalika, Head of Marketing
Ambalika is a perfect embodiment of the Discovery philosophy that talent knows no borders. Hailing from Indonesia and having completed her higher education in International Marketing in the UK, she is a vibrant and creative individual who excels in her field. Ambalika constantly focuses on learning new things and she does so fast (perfect for the field of sport).
Anwesha Guha, GMHR
Agile and genuine are two great adjectives to describe Anwesha. Having graduated in applied psychology, she went on to specialize in human resource management, marketing and the psychology of advertisement. A high performer in the corporate world with a creative streak as an independent artist, Anwesha embodies the Discovery philosophy of balance.
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