VP, Lifeskills:-

Sonal Datt Verma, VP, Lifekills Consulting is an addiction counselor and counseling trainer. He currently straddles the twin responsibilities of heading up counseling and Cognitive Behavior Therapy functions at Lifeskills Consulting’s rehabilitation centre while managing counselor training and counseling strategy at Safehouse Wellness Retreat. With his relaxed pace and soft speaking he puts addicts and alcoholics completely at ease before getting them to look with ruthless honesty at their deceptive patterns of self-destruction.

Sonal schooled in prestigious institutions including The Lawrence School, Sanawar and St. Paul’s. Darjeeling. A Microsoft Certified software professional with astute people skills his 15 year long corporate career in organizations like Wipro Spectramind, Xylys India, Jupiter E Services, Lighthouse Partners and Bry Air Asia led him to an introspective phase when he focused on his artistic talents. Having experimented with crayons, pencils and water colours, he chose oil on canvas as his preferred medium to create works that portray his feel for nature. A prolific body of work spanning more than 100 paintings were created, exhibited and well received by curators and critics alike.

Sonal is trained in martial arts and has a passion for fitness. His interests in music range from western classical to rock, pop, jazz, blues and hip hop. A deceptively young father of a 11 year old, Sonal has a don’t fix it if it ain’t broke attitude to life, work and recovery.