New therapist here, I am very interested in knowing what modalities you guys use and why?
I am personally focusing on CBT as of now, plan to include ACT, DBT and ERP in future.
Hello everyone! I am so excited to have found this space. I really think that there need to be more communities for therapists - to learn from each other and network as well. Unfortunately, some of these spaces get diluted by spammers/the rogue agent. But despite that, I have faith that this space will thrive!
I made this formal Reddit account specific to my practice. Happy to talk shop, lend an ear and discuss all things psychology! I'm sharing my bio below - something that can be shared with potential clients as well. And this will give you a bit more context about my experiences too.
If you're reading this, I'd love to learn more about you! Please comment or DM (if that feels safer).
P.S. As you might notice from some of the details below - I have recently expanded my practice. I'm always open to feedback. So if you've thoughts or curiosities around the space I'm trying to create, feel free to share!
Happy learning, everyone! ✨
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Hi! I’m Isha, founder of Inner Spring. 🌿
With a background in clinical psychology and developmental neuroscience from University College London and Yale University, I lead a practice dedicated to deep healing and personal growth.
We provide a warm, inclusive environment and are proud to be a trauma-informed, queer-affirmative, neurodivergence-affirming, and caste-safe practice.
Ready to reach out for support?
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Hi everyone,
I’m one of the people building IncludedVision, a platform for families of neurodiverse children and the professionals who support them: therapists, special educators, counsellors, and shadow teachers.
We’re trying to solve a problem many of you may already deal with: the gap between sessions and home.
Parents often come in with scattered WhatsApp updates, incomplete histories, missed home practice, unclear routines, and a lot of anxiety. Therapists may give useful guidance, but it can get lost between sessions. When a child has multiple professionals involved, everyone is often working with partial context.
IncludedVision is being built as a shared care workspace where therapists can:
- create a professional profile so relevant families can find them by city, language, specialization, age group, and session mode
- create structured growth plans and session notes
- assign home activities for parents to practise between sessions
- see parent logs around mood, behaviour, routines, milestones, and progress
- communicate with parents without everything getting buried in WhatsApp
- use a dashboard that helps summarize child context, highlight patterns from parent logs/session notes, prepare for sessions, and reduce documentation load
- use automated tools as support for organization and insight, not as a replacement for clinical judgment
We’re especially focused on Indian realities: family involvement, school coordination, stigma, cost sensitivity, inconsistent documentation, therapy breaks, and the emotional load parents bring into sessions.
I’m posting here because we’d genuinely love input from therapists in India before we build too much in isolation.
A few questions I’d love your thoughts on:
- What part of parent handoff or documentation is most painful in your current practice?
- Would structured home activity tracking be useful, or would it feel like extra admin?
- What would make a platform like this worth your time?
- If you work with neurodivergent children or families, would you be open to trying an early version and giving feedback?
Happy to share the app/demo with anyone interested. I’d honestly value criticism as much as signups.
Thanks for building a space for Indian therapists. It feels like exactly the kind of community founders should listen to before assuming they understand the problem.
Greetings everyone!
I’m currently pursuing my masters in clinpsy and am being mentored to start my pro-bono counselling.
Anyone interested can dm!
Recently, a mother approached us looking for a therapist for her child. The concerns included phone addiction, anger issues, and more. When she discussed this with her husband, his response was: “Why? Is my son MAD?”
We weren’t shocked but we were definitely surprised. This wasn’t coming from someone uneducated or unaware. He is educated and works in an MNC. We often expect such reactions from older generations or places where awareness hasn’t reached yet. That’s why we work to educate and spread awareness. But when it comes from educated individuals, it really makes you pause. It feels like, in some ways, we’re still living in the 1870s.
That’s why I felt the need to write this today -
Seeking therapy does NOT mean someone is “mad.”
Therapy is an emotional support system where individuals learn how to process and deal with unresolved feelings, past trauma, and internal struggles so they can heal and move forward in life.
Every human being is different. We all process emotions differently. That’s exactly why therapy exists, to help people understand themselves better. Therapists don’t judge... they support, guide, and help individuals navigate their emotions in a healthier way.
No mental struggle is “too small.” And seeking therapy is NOT a sign of weakness.
Also, let’s stop saying things like:
“Keep yourself busy, go for a walk, distract yourself, everything will be fine.”
It doesn’t work that way. These things don’t solve the problem, they just bury it. And it resurfaces again when a similar situation occurs.
When we have a cold, fever, high blood pressure, or diabetes we don’t hesitate to visit a doctor. We spend ₹700-₹800 for a 10 to 15 minute consultation without thinking twice. But when it comes to emotional pain, we suppress it, suffer in silence, and worry about “what people will say.”
If we don’t change this stigma, countless children and adults will continue to struggle silently, especially men. You might be surprised to know that in India, over 70% more men die by suicide due to mental health struggles compared to women.
Therapy is not a luxury. It is not a weakness. It is a support system.
What are your thoughts?
What stops people from seeking therapy? Let’s talk about it...and see how we can make a difference together.
Are you a therapist, psychologist, counsellor ?
We finally have a space for us — r/therapistindia
A dedicated subreddit for Indian therapists to:
• discuss difficult cases (ethically & anonymously)
• seek professional advice and peer support
• share referrals and trusted resources
• talk about private practice, supervision, burnout, and career growth
• rant about the struggles no one else understands
• discuss the unique realities of practicing therapy in India
There are many global therapy communities, but very few spaces that truly understand the Indian context like our clients, families, stigma, systems, fees, ethics, and challenges.
This subreddit is built to be that safe professional community.
Whether you're experienced in the field or just starting your journey, your voice matters here.
Let’s build a strong Indian therapist community together.
Join us at r/therapistindia and help create the space we all needed.
hellooooo fellow indian therapists! it's great to have a platform on Reddit for us. I'm an early career therapist ( 2 yrs experience post masters) , I finished my bachelors and masters from Christ , blr. i'm under regular supervision under a great supervisor.
I'm planning to transition into private practice. Early career therapists who are already in the trade, what has your experience been like ? what are some do's and dont's ?
looking forward to hearing from you all :)
Thanks so much!
New post as earlier post was removed by filters.
Hi everyone,
I’m building IncludedVision, a platform for families of neurodiverse children and the professionals who support them: therapists, special educators, counsellors, and shadow teachers.
We’re trying to solve a problem many of you may already deal with: the gap between sessions and home.
Parents often come in with scattered WhatsApp updates, incomplete histories, missed home practice, unclear routines, and a lot of anxiety. Therapists may give useful guidance, but it can get lost between sessions. When a child has multiple professionals involved, everyone is often working with partial context.
IncludedVision is being built as a shared care workspace where therapists can:
- create a professional profile so relevant families can find them by city, language, specialization, age group, and session mode
- create structured growth plans and session notes
- assign home activities for parents to practise between sessions
- see parent logs around mood, behaviour, routines, milestones, and progress
- communicate with parents without everything getting buried in WhatsApp
- use a dashboard that helps summarize child context, highlight patterns from parent logs/session notes, prepare for sessions, and reduce documentation load
- use automated tools as support for organization and insight, not as a replacement for clinical judgment
We’re especially focused on Indian realities: family involvement, school coordination, stigma, cost sensitivity, inconsistent documentation, therapy breaks, and the emotional load parents bring into sessions.
I’m posting here because we’d genuinely love input from therapists in India before we build too much in isolation.
A few questions I’d love your thoughts on:
- What part of parent handoff or documentation is most painful in your current practice?
- Would structured home activity tracking be useful, or would it feel like extra admin?
- What would make a platform like this worth your time?
- If you work with neurodivergent children or families, would you be open to trying an early version and giving feedback?
Happy to share the app/demo with anyone interested. I’d honestly value criticism as much as signups.
Thanks for building a space for Indian therapists. It feels like exactly the kind of community founders should listen to before assuming they understand the problem.
***background and clarification***
Just to give everyone in the forum more clarity, - I am a parent of a ND child, building this on my own to help my child. But I now realise this can actually help other children, and whole care community including professionals.
Opportunities are endless. This idea was selected as top 300 out of 25000 ideas at VIBECON 2026 in Bengaluru.
I encourage professionals in this forum to have a look at the idea, and product and I am also ready to demo to you personally.
Be part of founding professional program, and help develop a first of its kind care product for neurodiversity in India!
I am at a phase where I am pouring hundreds of hours into this, to be able to offer it to the wider community. I have thought about the non-profit angle as well, but that is something I want think through later. The goals right now are to work closely with parents, and early adopters in professionals, and build a product that gives value to everyone in ND care.
The product is "pre-revenue", the access is free for both parents & professionals.
All early adopting professionals become our "founding professionals" who will get lifetime access to the platform. And the same goes for founding parents.
I am 100% certain and committed to compensate professionals even during this pre-revenue phase depending on the terms of collaboration.
Thanks!
I am sure that you must have noticed a trend of comparing activities like cafe hopping, eating a particular food, riding motorcycles etc to therapy.
Not only is this misleading but also a barrier towards seeking therapy. It's alright if a person who has no background in psychological studies does that but I would not expect this from a Psychology student.
If you have done this then it's alright but try not to do this again because first of all, the activities shown in this trend are mostly leisure activities that promote positive emotions but therapy is not the same thing. Therapy can sometimes be uncomfortable, challenging and perspective altering. It opens you up and allows you to see what you might have hidden inside you which might not be the same as eating shawarma.
This type of content is especially harmful for people who have never been to therapy or know nothing about it. They think that their leisure activities are enough and hence avoid therapy.
Additionally, it decreases the perceived value of therapy and creates false expectations.
hi everyone, i need genuine advice if OP jindal or msu is good for MA psychology, if not can you please suggest some good colleges with decent exposure, my cuet scores (133) wont get me anywhere and im super confusedd