About Dr. Arti Kandolkar

Dr. Arti Kandolkar

Professor

Your Expert Guide and Compassionate Mentor

Meet Dr. Arti Kandolkar , the inspiring force and Founding President behind Confidante Psychology Academy. With a blend of academic excellence and deep practical wisdom, she is truly a unique guide on your psychology journey.

Contact

+91 96570 96425

Confidante@DrArtiPsych.com

A Powerful Combination of Academic Depth and Practical Care

Dr. Kandolkar holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and is SET-qualified, dedicating 18 years to the field. Her expertise isn’t confined to textbooks; it spans three vital areas:

Professor and Mentor: She has extensive experience teaching and guiding students for many competitive exams for Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. She knows exactly what examiners look for and how to turn complex concepts into clear, exam-ready answers.
Clinical Practitioner: She runs her own private clinic under the banner "Beautiful Mind & Soul" in Pune. Her clinical work covers a wide range of cases, including stress, trauma, behavioural issues, career confusion, and developmental challenges in children.
Counselling and Social Work: Her early work included serving as a counsellor with the Directorate of Women & Child Development and the All India Women’s Conference, giving her profound insight into real-world challenges.

This combination of teaching rigor and clinical experience ensures that her instruction is grounded in real-life understanding, not just theory.

The Vision Behind Confidante Psychology Academy

Dr. Kandolkar founded this academy because she saw the common struggles students face: inconsistent quality, a lack of flexibility, and a deep need for personalized attention.

“My goal is not just to teach psychology, but to empower the whole student—to build their resilience, clarify their career decisions, and strengthen their self-understanding.”

She personally designed this online platform to bridge those gaps:

Accessibility and Quality: She personally delivers every lecture, ensuring consistent, high-quality teaching that students can access anywhere, anytime.

Mentoring & Exam Strategy: Her academic insight helps students master not just the content, but the crucial exam strategy and answer-writing skills needed for competitive success.

Holistic Support: Her counselling background means she recognizes when a student is struggling with confidence, motivation, or mental blocks. This is why she integrates mentoring and separate online counselling into the academy’s offerings—to support the student as a whole person.

Milestones That Reflect Our Impact

Our achievements represent years of dedication to quality psychology education, meaningful learner outcomes, and a growing community built on clarity, ethics, and trust.

What Our Students Say

Our platform is built on the principles of innovation, quality, and inclusivity, aiming to provide a seamless learning

I had the privilege and pleasure in attending Dr. Arti's internship. A very genuine and professional person. Her classes were very interesting and same time informative. A passionate professional, who is very much thorough with her work. Thank you once again ma'am.

Dr. Arti is one of the bestest teacher or mentor one can have. The way of her teaching is so fun that she made understanding psychiatry very fun and easy.. She made even the hard topics easy to grasp and understand.

Dr. Arti Kandolkar is extremely kind and friendly at the same time helpful, patient and professional. She had helped me resolve my issues extremely well, with no judgements and bias. I was pleased with the sessions and felt at ease. I highly recommend her to anybody in need of an expert.

A very efficient and skilled psychologist. Excellent listening skilled coupled with ability to guide you well. I'm happy that my friend recommended her name.

I attended Dr. Aratis on line class in Sep 2021 -Internship in Psychological Testing. With her qualification, knowledge, experience, demenour, communication skills, the take awaay was Excellent. She's evaluated the assignments given by her and explained the corrected areas wherever required. Lots of e-notes, case studies, and experiences shared. Value for money.

A very efficient and skilled psychologist. Excellent listening skilled coupled with ability to guide you well. I'm happy that my friend recommended her name.