Family Psychotherapists in Mumbai

Family therapy works with the relationships between people rather than one person's symptoms. It is talking therapy aimed at improving relationships among family members ¹. It can involve any combination of them.

Families come with conflict, separation, a child's behaviour, illness or bereavement. Some come with the strain of caring for someone. A therapist may also meet members on their own.

It is not a report for a court or a school. The therapist does not decide who is at fault. Ask a practitioner who they would want in the room.

If you are afraid of someone in your family, say so to the practitioner before any joint session is booked. Ask to be seen on your own first. The support numbers at the top of this page are for that situation.

Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.

A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.

Our Mumbai fee guide puts a session at ₹800 to ₹3,000. Those are advertised prices.

K.E.M. Hospital - Psychiatry Department. Phone +91 22 2410 7492. The municipal hospital's frequently asked questions page publishes an outpatient case-paper charge of ₹10. It says medicines on the municipal schedule are free. The hospital is open to the public. The low outpatient case-paper charge does not depend on insurance eligibility.

See the India page for the professions that do carry a register there.