Associate Counselor · Board Certified · Author · Researcher · Educator
“Healing is not about moving on; it is about moving forward with meaning.”
Dr. Kriti Gaur — known to many as Dr. K — is a Board Certified Associate Counselor who specializes in complex traumas, especially grief. With a deep commitment to supporting youth and families, she is passionate about spreading equitable mental health awareness. A two-time recipient of the Counselors Choice Award, she serves as an Honorary Board Director for an NGO providing mental health and sensitivity education to underprivileged students in India.
With an MSc from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD from Adler University, she integrates a multicultural, evidence-based approach in her work. She is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy through a multicultural discourse, in individual and group settings; she is a Safe Zone trainer and an LGBTQ+ affirming practitioner, and teaches master's-level integrated behavioral science courses as an adjunct professor. She works with neurodivergent and neurotypical children, adolescents, and adults to normalize mental health struggles and help people manage the stressors of everyday living.
Whether through her clinical work, speaking engagements, or publications, her mission is to offer healing, understanding, and hope to those in need.
Recognized by Influential Women — an honor celebrating women who lead, innovate, and inspire.
Four works — from doctoral research to an award-winning children's book.
Guide · 21+
Created by Dr. Kriti Gaur, the POMM workbook is an 8-step guide to help those grieving a loss make sense of their experiences. It combines real insights from counselors on how they facilitate meaning-making in their sessions, blending theoretical insight with practical application. Available in paperback and Kindle.
Counselors Choice Award · July 2024 Get it on Amazon →
Children's · Ages 4–9
An interactive story and activity book that helps children understand and express the big feelings that can come with loss — with Buzzy the bee, who finds comfort, support, and healing through friendship.
Counselors Choice Award Get it on Amazon →
Academic · 18+
Her doctoral research at Adler University — a phenomenological study of how counselors help clients process meaning after loss.
Read on ProQuest →
Academic · 18+
An inspiring text that unveils the storms and triumphs of coaching through case studies — exploring coaches' stories from across the globe through a scientific lens.
Get it on Amazon →Peer-reviewed work on grief, meaning-making, and culturally responsive counseling.
Gaur, K. (2026). Modern Parenting Styles and Behavioral Challenges in Children: A Neurodiversity-Informed Perspective. The Family Journal.
Read →Singhi, G., & Gaur, K. (2026). Decolonizing transgender mental health in India: A historical and epistemological review. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 31(5, Ser. 4), 44–52.
Read →Gaur, K. (2025). Meaning-Making in Grief Work and Where We Stand Today. Illness, Crisis & Loss.
Read → Listen ♪Gaur, K. (2024). Process Oriented Meaning-Making: Model for Multicultural Grief Counselling. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(3), 1–10.
Read → Listen ♪Gaur, K. (2024). Adlerian Feminist Integrative Theory of Counseling. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(3), 151–161.
Read → Listen ♪Jalan, K. (2023). Current Issues of Compassion Fatigue in Counsellor Supervision. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 11(1), 706–715.
Published under her maiden name — Jalan, K. is Gaur, K.
Read → Listen ♪Podcasts, conference stages, and press features on grief, anxiety, and everyday mental health.
Dr. Gaur is the founder of MindThe Gap (MtG), an online psychoeducational venture for mental health awareness and consultation for immigrant counselors and students.
Reach MtG by email →For author visits, speaking engagements, or to collaborate:
talktomtg@gmail.comWe usually get back to you within 48 hrs.
