Prof. Dr. Nimisha Kumar is a Senior Consultant Psychologist, CBT therapist, academician,
entrepreneur and trainer based in New Delhi. She has a PhD in Psychology from University
of Delhi and an MSc in CBT as well as a PG Cert in Clinical Supervision from University of
Derbyshire, UK. She is a Commonwealth Scholarship holder.
Dr. Kumar is the Founder & President of the Indian Association for CBT (IACBT), Founder-
Director of Ascend-PsyCare and President of the Asian CBTs Association (ACBTA). She is
also a Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural & Social Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram.
Dr. Kumar has over 20 years of experience in CBT practice, teaching, training and research.
She organized the first ever CBT Conference in India in 2015. Dr. Kumar has worked at
prestigious institutions such as AIIMS, MAMC, Jamia Millia Islamia and Sitram Bhartia
Institute in New Delhi, has organized multiple conferences and training workshops, has
written papers in Indexed and refereed Journals, presented papers at National and
International conferences and mentored a number of Masters and Doctoral research
dissertations. She specializes in the CBT treatment for common mental disorders as well
as couples’ issues. One of her special focus areas of research has been the Cultural
Adaptation of CBT in the Indian context. She has a special interest in early childhood
development and qualitative research.
Dr. Kumar provides CBT sessions as well as training and supervision to students and
professionals from diverse backgrounds in both online and offline modes. Under her
leadership, the IACBT recently successfully organized the 8th Asian CBT Congress from 28th
February to 3rd March 2024 at AIIMS, New Delhi with participation of over 650 delegates
from 25 countries from Asia and abroad.