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Neha Bhat (ABT, ATR-P) is a licensed sex and trauma psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and interdisciplinary artist practicing between India and the U.S. Her psychotherapy approach integrates arts-based, psychospiritual traditions rooted in sexual trauma healing, both at the grassroots and clinical levels. Her work is deeply informed by South Asian cultural realities, ancestral traditions, and body-based trauma recovery methods.
Timestamps:
(03:25) How her work is building bridges between the esoteric and the practical.
(09:23) Her unique professional journey—working as an artist, in prisons, as a schoolteacher, and as a sex therapist.
(16:48) How her book, Unashamed, became an instant best-seller in India and sparked powerful conversations.
(24:21) Her personal experience of never having carried sexual shame in her body and her identification as queer.
(33:01) A look at trauma therapy and the tendency to focus on only one aspect rather than addressing the whole.
(40:27) Reflections on identity, the harm of labeling and boxing others, and the lasting impact of colonization and rigid belief systems.
(49:37) The importance of always looking two levels deeper to truly understand what’s happening.
(1:04:12) Where she envisions herself in 2030 and beyond.
To learn more about Neha's work, visit: www.nehabhat.org
To purchase her book: https://www.amazon.com/Unashamed-Notes-Diary-Sex-Therapist/dp/9356996288
IG: instagram.com/indiansextherapist
For more information on Soul Magic La Jolla, visit https://www.leeharrisenergy.com/soul-magic-la-jolla-2025
For 50% off your first two months of Portal membership, visit https://www.leeharrisenergy.com/the-portal
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Neha Bhat (ABT, ATR-P) is a licensed sex and trauma psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and interdisciplinary artist practicing between India and the U.S. Her psychotherapy approach integrates arts-based, psychospiritual traditions rooted in sexual trauma healing, both at the grassroots and clinical levels. Her work is deeply informed by South Asian cultural realities, ancestral traditions, and body-based trauma recovery methods.
Timestamps:
(03:25) How her work is building bridges between the esoteric and the practical.
(09:23) Her unique professional journey—working as an artist, in prisons, as a schoolteacher, and as a sex therapist.
(16:48) How her book, Unashamed, became an instant best-seller in India and sparked powerful conversations.
(24:21) Her personal experience of never having carried sexual shame in her body and her identification as queer.
(33:01) A look at trauma therapy and the tendency to focus on only one aspect rather than addressing the whole.
(40:27) Reflections on identity, the harm of labeling and boxing others, and the lasting impact of colonization and rigid belief systems.
(49:37) The importance of always looking two levels deeper to truly understand what’s happening.
(1:04:12) Where she envisions herself in 2030 and beyond.
To learn more about Neha's work, visit: www.nehabhat.org
To purchase her book: https://www.amazon.com/Unashamed-Notes-Diary-Sex-Therapist/dp/9356996288
IG: instagram.com/indiansextherapist
For more information on Soul Magic La Jolla, visit https://www.leeharrisenergy.com/soul-magic-la-jolla-2025
For 50% off your first two months of Portal membership, visit https://www.leeharrisenergy.com/the-portal

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