Dr. Richa Kalra

Dr. Richa Kalra is a board certified psychiatrist with over a decade of experience working with clients across New York State.

She completed her psychiatry residency at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, where she trained across emergency, community, inpatient, and outpatient settings. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biology from the University of Alberta and earned her Medical Doctorate from St. George's University.

As part of a Global Scholars Program, Dr. Kalra lived and trained in multiple countries during medical school, shaping her culturally informed understanding of mental health. She has worked in healthcare settings in the Dominican Republic, Grenada, India, and Kenya. While in Kenya, she led a mental health initiative tackling gender based violence in collaboration with Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also the creator of an award winning mental health advocacy film produced in India in partnership with Mount Sinai and the MINDS Foundation.

Outside of clinical practice, Dr. Kalra has worked as a medical journalist with ABC News and was a featured psychiatrist in UNICEF's International Day of the Girl campaign.

She founded Mindwell to make mental healthcare more accessible, convenient, and personalized. Her goal is to create a space where clients feel genuinely heard and supported while working toward meaningful and lasting change.