Ms Durga Menon, MSc

Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

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“I believe that your distress deserves time and space to arrive at insight. The capacity for depth and insight can be developed through a therapeutic relationship to bring your unconscious life to conscious awareness. An insight-oriented approach aids in addressing underlying patterns through reality confrontation and relational practice. A context-oriented approach with emphasis on a non-diagnosis stance brings life into your lived experience of mental health. ”

About Me

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist and nature-based practitioner with an interest in understanding and alleviating emotional distress through an insight-oriented approach. I support clients with a wide range of concerns, including attachment history, grief and loss, self and identity, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship dynamics (including family and marriage), life and career transitions, gender, sexuality, queer-affirmative care, and personality-related difficulties. My approach is collaborative and informed by the therapeutic community model, which shapes my relational way of working. I believe that effective therapy develops through an authentic therapeutic alliance while maintaining a strong analytic frame.

Approach

My work is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy and a relational approach, helping you develop greater self-awareness, insight, and perspective. Together, we explore the patterns, experiences, and unconscious processes that may be contributing to your current difficulties, creating space to understand, work through, or come to terms with them. I believe that healing happens within a trusting therapeutic relationship. As we work together, we can identify unresolved experiences, recognise the defences that may have once protected you, and understand how they continue to shape your life today. Developing awareness of these patterns can help you respond to yourself and others with greater compassion, curiosity, and flexibility. My practice is also informed by an intersectional perspective that considers your lived experiences and the connection between mind, body, and the natural world. Drawing on nature-based practices and Jungian ideas, I see emotional distress as something to explore with curiosity rather than simply eliminate. My aim is to help you find language for your experiences, integrate them into your personal story, and develop a deeper understanding of yourself rather than trying to erase or avoid difficult parts of your journey.

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Basic Information

Kozhikode, India

In-person & Online

Services

I offer individual therapy for the Indian Adult Demographic within and outside India. My areas of support/specialization include attachment history, relationship dynamics (marriage and family), self and identity, life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, gender, sexuality, and queer affirmative care and personality difficulties. Fees I offer weekly and twice a week sessions for individual psychotherapy. Current Fee: Rs. 2400 ( residing in India) and Rs. 3500 (residing outside India).

Services Offered:

Individual Psychotherapy
In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.
Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Relationship Counselling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

Adults
Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Gender Identity & Self-Image
A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth, and the distress or exploration that can accompany this.
Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
Cross-Cultural
The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.
Climate Grief
Distress, anxiety, or mourning related to environmental destruction and climate change, sometimes called eco-anxiety or ecological grief.
LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.
Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Personality Difficulties
Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.
Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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