Working with Arpita has made the difference in recognizing what my automatic thoughts and limiting beliefs were. She also worked with me on diving deep into what the thoughts and feelings driving my repeated behaviors (anger with husband). Finally, she pushed me into making a plan and get me out of my comfort zone ( follow up about wage compensation and work conflict).

Realization that other physicians are going through similar struggles and that encouraging each other can be empowering. The lessons helped me realize some repeated thought processes which influenced my behaviors that I didn't realize initially.

Dr. DePalma has been wonderful to work with. She helps me see below the surface of any situation to get to the real underlying thought. I appreciate her guidance on how to navigate those thoughts. We come up with ways to adjust my actions to help get the results I'd rather have. Her coaching style is efficient and to the point. Highly recommend!

I have heard it before but have never felt it resonate with me until the sessions...being mindful. I finally feel that I am being more mindful at work, at home, with relationships...and in guiding my own patients to do the same.

I had been in such a vicious cycle — working hard; under constant stress and pressure to be my ‘best self’; never feeling like I was living up to expectations - as a professional, mom or wife. Arpita helped me see that the expectations I was trying to live up to were actually my own. I realized that I wasn’t allowing myself to think I was good enough - every time I felt proud or confident, a negative thought would pop in my head like a self-worth assassin. This new-found mindfulness has helped me begin to change my thoughts. The first step...

She was very helpful and made thought provoking points which allowed me to reflect on how I can learn more from lessons.

I am reaching out to provide feedback on my recent session with Dr Arpita Gupta DePalma. I did not know what to expect from this initial session, and was impressed by the extent and depth of our conversation. Dr DePalma was encouraging, persistent and a patient and insightful guide. I appreciate the new perspective on my cognition and am looking forward to growth and change.

I had a very productive session with Dr Arpita De Palma. She listened carefully and had insightful, specific feedback which helped me re-frame my situation. Thanks for providing this important service.

Reaching my mid life; being a professional, mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, etc I have found myself many times lost, confused and overwhelmed. On the cover, I am confident, enthused, a do all things kind of person. On the inside, I am lost, confused, overwhelmed and excited to do all things but not sure where to start or go. I have worked with therapists in the past and there is a desire in the sessions to dig deep into my past. My past is the past and nothing changes those facts. I can change the now and future. Being midlife, I know this is not a dance rehearsal but the real deal. I want to make a strong positive impression on this world when it is my time to depart. I hired Arpita to give me tough love and guidance how to make these changes in my professional and personal life; how to make all the things that I dream of and want for my family and community. Arpita puts me on the path to know this is MY life and I need to do ME. She pushes me to dig deep in what I want and what I can change. So grateful for the tough work we are doing together.

Hearing Arpita coach and give the didactic lessons was so helpful. It sort of justifies and gives voice to so many feelings of frustration and anger that I carry around and see other physicians carry around as well. But, even more importantly, she gives you a formula to use to start working through these feelings and I can see possibly getting to a place where that frustration and stress and anger doesn't have to be so predominant in my life.

Coaching for me has been a breath of fresh air. I have read plenty of self-help books and podcasts, and yet I have not been able to translate any of that knowledge into positive change in my day to day life. With Arpita, it feels as if I have an unbiased friend to air out the dirty laundry in my brain, and after it settles, I leave each session feeling lighter, aware of options I have that I could not find for myself. I used to feel stuck in what I am doing and not doing, and now I have a secret source of power helping me shape my life into what I want. On top of all this, it feels like a true friendship since she sprinkles details about her life into our conversations and changes the plan based on what I need most that day. The thing I wish was different (don’t think it is relevant for the review) - is that I wish there was a group component to it. Now, I’ve gotten the hang of us 🙂 but in the beginning, it is hard to be the one in the spotlight talking about your worst fears without having others sharing as well, but also to have their experiences trigger my own unconscious feelings.

Phenomenally clear, pointed, challenging questions from Arpita....she has certainly found her niche. No BS from her, ever...

It is effortless, it was relatable; it made such a difference to be sharing with women who have been in/are in the same situations.

I would highly recommend her. She is practical and down to earth. What she teaches takes work and reflection to have an effect, but if someone wants to make a change, she can help you get there.

There were a number of "a-ha" moments, but the message I have reflected most on was Arpita's 50/50 rule. She talks about how most things are 50% good and 50% bad and realizing that and understanding that there is not some fictitious future that we finally "arrive" at where everything is finally just how we want it. We need to start being satisfied with the now.