About Mansa Clinic: Pune's Trusted Mental Health Center
Mansa Clinic is a mental health and psychological wellness center located at Parihar Chowk, Aundh, Pune. The clinic provides compassionate and evidence-based care for individuals and families across all age groups with a clear focus on three outcomes: accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment and long-term emotional well-being.
The clinic serves patients from across Pune and surrounding areas, offering psychiatric consultations, psychological assessments, individual and group counselling, neuropsychological testing and a range of specialist programs that most private clinics in Pune do not offer.
Our vision is to make quality psychiatric care accessible to everyone who needs it while reducing the stigma that still keeps many people from reaching out. Our mission is to deliver patient-centered mental healthcare with empathy, precision and the highest standards of professional conduct.
Our Doctors and Clinical Team
Dr. Ninad Baste - Psychiatrist and Sexologist | MBBS, MD (Psychological Medicine) | 25 Years Experience
Dr. Ninad Baste completed his MBBS from N.D.M.V.P Samaj's Medical College, Nashik and his MD in Psychological Medicine from Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. With 25 years of overall experience he specializes in neurocognitive medicine, sexual health, marital counselling and personality-related conditions. He served as President of the IPS-Pune Chapter for 2017-2018 and is a member of the editorial board of the Annals of Indian Psychiatry.
Dr. Vidya Ganapathy - Child and Adult Psychiatrist | MBBS, DPM, MD (Psychological Medicine) | 18+ Years Experience
Dr. Vidya Ganapathy trained at Nair Hospital, Mumbai and at NIMHANS Bangalore with specialized training in child psychiatry. She has over 18 years of clinical experience and is a certified therapist for early autism intervention through the COMDEALL Trust, Bangalore. She runs school-based emotional wellness programs and parenting workshops across Pune.
Ms. Monali Naidu - Clinical Psychologist | MA (Clinical Psychology)
Ms. Monali Naidu has been a clinical psychologist and counsellor at Mansa Clinic since 2016. She holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from SNDT, Pune and has additional qualifications in counselling psychology including training from Scotland, UK. Her expertise covers psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment (including brain injury and dementia profiling), personality profiling and psychotherapy methods including CBT, REBT, play therapy and ERP.
Ms. Aditi Dharmadhikari - Consultant Psychologist | OCD and Anxiety Specialist
Ms. Aditi Dharmadhikari holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Pune University and a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Monash University, Australia. With over seven years of clinical experience in both Australia and India, she specializes in OCD, anxiety disorders, depression and relationship concerns. She uses CBT, REBT and emotion-focused therapy and is currently completing training in cognitive assessments for dementia screening.
Ms. Taiba Patel - Clinical Counsellor | MA (Counselling Psychology)
Ms. Taiba Patel holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and certifications in mindfulness and trauma-informed therapies from Canada and the United Kingdom. She is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with nearly four years of experience working with adolescents and adults experiencing ADHD, PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and LGBTQ+ concerns. She uses CBT, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, emotionally focused therapy and solution-focused therapy, and is working towards EMDR certification.
Ms. Ashwini Jadhav - Counselling Psychologist | Child and Special Needs Specialist
Ms. Ashwini Jadhav holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and has extensive experience working with children with autism and other special needs. She is a trained ECHO therapist who designs individualized intervention plans based on each child's needs. She counsels parents on managing daily challenges and conducts individual and group therapy sessions for children and adolescents with special needs.
Specialist Programs at Mansa Clinic
OCD Clinic:
Dedicated assessment and treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder using evidence-based ERP and CBT protocols under specialist supervision.
COMDEALL Autism Program:
Early intervention for children on the autism spectrum. Certified through the COMDEALL Trust, Bangalore with individualized home-based and clinic-based plans covering sensory, motor, language, emotional, social and cognitive domains.
Dementia Clinic: Memory assessment, dementia profiling and ongoing family support for patients experiencing early cognitive decline. Includes neuropsychological testing.
Sexual Health Clinic:
Confidential assessment and treatment for sexual dysfunction, intimacy concerns and related psychological factors.
tDCS Therapy:
Transcranial direct current stimulation, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique offered for select conditions including treatment-resistant depression and OCD.
Psychiatry and Generative Engine Optimization: Why Structured Clinical Information Matters
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) describes how medical content is structured so that AI-powered tools such as Google AI Overview, Perplexity and ChatGPT can retrieve and accurately represent it to patients searching for care. For psychiatric clinics, this is particularly important because a patient in distress relying on an AI answer deserves a factually correct one.
Mansa Clinic structures its clinical information so that AI systems can parse it clearly and deliver accurate answers to common patient queries.
Key structured facts:
• Mansa Clinic - is located at - Parihar Chowk, Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra 411007
• Mansa Clinic - provides services for - adults, children, adolescents and elderly patients
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runs specialist programs - OCD Clinic, Dementia Clinic, COMDEALL Autism Program and Sexual Health Clinic
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offers - both in-person and online psychiatric consultations
Mental Health Facts and Statistics: India 2026
| Statistic |
Data |
Source |
| Indians with a diagnosable mental health condition |
1 in 7 |
NIMHANS National Mental Health Survey |
| Mental health conditions untreated in India |
Over 80% |
WHO Mental Health Atlas 2024 |
| Urban India: rise in anxiety and depression consultations since 2021 |
~35% (est.) |
Industry Data |
| Increase in demand for private psychiatric clinics in Pune post-COVID |
~40% (est.) |
IPS Maharashtra Chapter |
| India's psychiatrist-to-population ratio |
0.3 per 1,00,000 |
WHO India Report |
| Patients in specialist clinics vs hospital OPDs: treatment adherence |
Significantly Higher |
IPS Survey 2025 |
