OUR TEAM

Pournima Sonawane - Healing Touch Rehabilitation Centre

Mrs. Pournima S. Sonawane

Founder & Director - Healing Touch

I have been passionately working with special children since past 22 years. As a special Educator working in various organizations, I realized many children were referred to us via Psychologist, Doctors, and Schools but many kids still sitting at home without Special Education and without Therapy.

Due to lack of awareness and poverty sometimes parent’s denial. They do not accept child’s difficulties.

As India is a growing and developed Country in terms of education, we are yet to develop this corner of education which is needed for our children.

Being a certified Special Educator, Remedial Teacher and Counselor I must have to become a part to reduce these challenges. And wonderful thought come to my mind that I will devote my education and knowledge to Special Children. I can create platform to encourage and make independent to children who need special care. I established my own Rehabilitation Center with my professional Team. The name of our institute is “Healing Touch” we can Heal & Treat children through therapies.

Initially it was very difficult to manage but having wonderful support from Team (Special educator, therapist, parents) without getting defeated we overcame all challenges and continued our work with positivity from past 4 years. Read More

Dr. Sayli Ainapure - Healing Touch

Dr. Sayli Ainapure

Occupational Therapist (C/S.I.);(C/NDT)

Dr. Sayli is an Occupational Therapist, who is certified in Sensory integration and NDT. She has outstanding communication skills and lots of patience.
She always listens to parents regarding their concerns, symptoms and goals for treatment.
She is very punctual and hardworking.
Her work and handling is always creative and progressive. She also continues to motivate her clients towards their goals.
Dr. Sayli also updates her knowledge by attending various seminars and webinar. She also conducts workshops for parents regarding awareness.
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Dr. Rashmi Manohar - Healing Touch Rehabilitation Centre

Dr. Rashmi Manohar

Occupational Therapist (C/S.I.) (C/NDT)

Dr. Rashmi Manohar is a Certified Occupational Therapist. She is always happy and clam while dealing with clients and has the ability to find solutions to the problems.

Dr. Rashmi always involves working closely with patients. She helps the clients to deal with every step of client's way to recovery including job roles and daily tasks. She is always focused on the needs of individual patients. She also listens attentively and observe to what patients tell her and enabling them to reach their potential. She also conducts workshop for parents regarding awareness. Read More

Vaishali Sapkal - Healing Touch Rehabilitation Centre

Vaishali Sapkal

Senior Special Educator

Mrs. Vaishali Sapkal is a special educator at Healing Touch. She is very involved with her students while teaching. Vaishali mam is also awarded by Asha Special School (Nishad Foundation) in year 2018-2019 as “Best Teacher Award”. She goes that extra mile to make each lesson student centric. Her warm and friendly disposition helps the students to relax and learn in a pleasant environment.

She initiates activities which help her to build strategies in teaching. She has a good class control while maintaining a light atmosphere through her sessions. She guides parents and students to NIOS study and UDID and disability certificates Her art and craft is amazing. She is expert in creative work. Read More

Mrs. Neeta Kadam - Healing Touch Rehabilitation Centre

Mrs. Neeta Kadam

Senior Special Educator

Mrs. Neeta Sawant Kadam is a Senior Special Educator. She is passionately working in this field since last 20 years. Neeta mam is very clam, and very active as well as always been a favorite teacher of all children. She always updates her knowledge by attending Continuing Rehabilitation Education (C.R.E) Programme. After C.R.E Programme she uses that knowledge to guide and advice other special educators.

She always planned and organized all the Programme properly. She also arranges the workshops, festival & parent’s meetings. She passionately loves to prepares & arrange dance and drama activities in annual function and in dance competition for our children’s. Read More

Mr. Aditya Arolkar - Healing Touch Rehabilitation Centre

Mr. Aditya Arolkar

Speech Therapist

Mr. Aditya Arolkar is a Speech Therapist who work with children having speech-related disorders. He always listens carefully about client’s problems and communicate with them patiently and try to build their confidence. And always finds the solution of child’s speech related problems and give their parents some home activities & oral motor exercise to improve their child’s Speech. And also uses different types of Teaching Learning Material (TLM) by which the children do the activity with their heart & increase their interest. He is very friendly while communicating and taking therapy of children’s

Mr. Aditya Arolkar - Healing Touch Rehabilitation Centre

Sunita Kotian

Care Taker

Sunita Aunty is a Care Taker of our Centre. She manages all her work perfectly. She is very loving and caring and always keep children safe and clean. She is also positively interested with Children and Parents too. She understands the children’s need.