Aditi Bhattacharya

Aditi Bhattacharya (she, her) is Director of Client Services at NYC Anti-Violence Project, one of the largest  anti-LGBTQ violence organizations in the country.  She holds an LCSW from Hunter College School of Social Work and an MA in International Politics. A recipient of the “Emerging Leaders'” award from the National Association of Social Workers, Aditi has practiced anti-violence social work through her entire 14 year Social Work career. Prior to AVP, she was Prevention Coordinator for Columbia University Sexual Violence Response (SVR), Rape Crisis Program Manager at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) and for nearly six years, she served as  Senior Manager of the Sexual Violence Services Program for Womankind, one of the largest anti-violence agencies serving the Asian Pacific Islander community in country. She set up the first Coordinated Community Response in NYC for organizations around intimate partner violence prevention (Asian Anti Violence Network). She also does Forensic Clinical work and has served as expert witness on DV and Coercive Control cases in NY and NJ. Aditi is also a certified death doula. Beyond Social Work, she is a farmer-in-service to the Ramapo Lunaape Turtle Clan at Three Sisters Munsee Farm in Central New Jersey. She is committed to celebrating the life and resilience of people who survive great harm by helping them connect to their innate capacity for healing.