Dr. Prerna Kohli | |
Birth Date: | 1965 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Alma Mater: | Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) |
Occupation: | Clinical psychologist Social worker |
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]
Kohli completed Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and began her practice in 1994 from Gurugram.[2] Kohli has advised various Government committees like the Press Information Bureau of India and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.[3] [4]
Kohli is the author of a book on mental health called Psychologist Musings.[5] [6] She has helped the prison inmates and the prison officers of Tihar Jail and Aligarh Jail to overcome mental health problems.[7]
In January 2016, she got felicitated by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, as one of the top 100 Women Achievers of the country.[8]