He had been a survivor of many mental health-related issues such as panic attacks, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. He had gained personal insight into these mental health issues and how they had affected his personal and public life, as well as what it had taken for him to overcome them. This had fueled his interest in understanding mental health-related issues, how they affected people, and helping and guiding others in the process of finding solutions to their problems.

He had completed his Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Carmel College, Nuvem-Goa. While he was there, he had conducted multiple online and offline workshops, awareness programs, and had written a thesis on the impact of Locus of Control on Psychological Well-being among Young Adults. 

He had been practicing as a Counseling Psychologist for over two years and had also created content related to mental health and various topics on his Instagram (@the.harmony.psychologist) and YouTube (The Rocky Talks) platforms. Over the years, he had also provided counseling services to the South Goa District Hospital Psychiatric Department and the Crisis Intervention Center (CIC), Harmony, ARZ (Anyay Rahit Zindagi) NGO.  The majority of his time had been spent working with adolescents and young adults and while he was serving his tenure in Harmony he contributed more than we could have asked for.

"I believe that each and everyone of us has dark and bright sides to our personalities and in those dark side there are bright spots and in bright side there are dark spots. When there isn't a balance between these two sides, a problem occurs."