The Reflective Self
Reflection. Insight. Alignment.
The Reflective Self
Reflection. Insight. Alignment.
Who is this for?
Professionals/ Leaders
Professionals/ Leaders
Professionals/ Leaders
"Feeling stuck between what feels practical and what feels meaningful in your career? ”
You’ve built a successful career and are capable of making decisions for everyone around you yet internally, you feel uncertain, disconnected or don't know what comes next.
Women
Professionals/ Leaders
Professionals/ Leaders
"Have you spent long showing up for everyone else that you no longer know what you need for yourself?"
You may be navigating emotional exhaustion, changing relationships or a growing sense that the life you built no longer fully fits who you are becoming.
Students/ Young Adults
Professionals/ Leaders
Students/ Young Adults
“Unsure about life choices, career direction or the next phase of life?”
You’re stepping into adulthood, unsure which direction is yours and which was chosen for you.
Career Crossroads
Students/ Young Adults
"Something shifted and it wasn't your choice?"
Whether it's a job loss, a restructure or an industry that's changed around you, you're now facing a question you didn't ask for - what's the meaningful next chapter and is it the same path you were on.
Relationship Changes
“Repeatedly facing the same relationship or family dynamics?”
You’re someone going through a relationship change, a separation, a pattern you keep repeating, a dynamic you can’t quite understand.
Feeling Out of Alignment
“Feeling stuck or out of alignment despite doing everything right? "
You’re not in crisis. You’re just quietly, persistently out of alignment and you’re ready to look at it.
Three Lenses. One Clear Picture
A Personal Note
Across 24 years in corporate HR, I have worked alongside people navigating some of the most defining moments of their professional lives like career transitions, leadership challenges, periods of uncertainty and change. My role was never to have the answers but to think through the questions together.
That collaborative way of working, sitting with someone in their complexity and finding alignment, rather than prescribing a path, is at the heart of how I work at The Reflective Self too.
At a certain point in my life, I found myself at a similar crossroads. Despite the experience, the clarity I could offer others and a career that looked complete from the outside, I had my own questions about direction and meaning. Working through those questions, using the same three lenses I now bring to sessions, is what ultimately led me to found The Reflective Self.
I am Avanteeka Bakshi, Psychologist, Vedic Astrologer and former HR Director. This practice is built from both professional experience and a lived understanding of what it actually feels like to pause, reflect and realign.
Avanteeka Bakshi -
M.A. Psychology, PGDHRD (SCMHRD), Vedic Astrologer
Ex-Human Resources Director