Dr Joseph Philip

Psychotherapist

“Extensive work with families of persons with Mental Illness; Individual psychotherapy and personal therapy.”

About Me

I help individuals and families navigate the profound impact of mental illness. Through individual psychotherapy, we explore personal challenges and foster resilience. For families, I guide conversations to build understanding and practical coping skills. My approach provides a calm, insightful space where you can feel truly heard. This support is ideal for those seeking personal growth or to better support a loved one.

Approach

After years alongside families supporting someone with mental illness, my work is hands-on and pragmatic: sessions move between focused listening, gentle real-time reframing and short, doable steps you can try between meetings. From my base in Bangalore I offer in-person and online sessions in English and Hindi/Urdu, and I routinely invite family members in when their presence helps shift patterns. Sessions are paced to match your tolerance, blend practical problem-solving with emotional reflection, and often leave people feeling more able to cope and relate.

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Basic Information

Bangalore, India

Services

Services Offered:

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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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Family Therapy
A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Rehabilitation
Structured programmes that help people recover functioning after addiction, injury, or severe mental illness through therapy, skills training, and ongoing support.
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Psychiatric Social Work
Social work services for people with mental health conditions, assisting with access to care, housing, benefits, and community integration.

Works With:

•Couples
•Families
•Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Grief & Loss
The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.
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Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Psychosis
A mental state in which a person loses contact with reality, which may involve hallucinations, delusions, or severely disordered thinking.
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Professional Title:

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Psychotherapist
A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Qualifications

Madras Christian College

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)

Registrations

Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW)

Social Work

Service Area

Private

In-person & Online

Bangalore, Karnataka

India