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Therapist /Counselor (Qualifying)
An integrative, queer affirmative and liberation-oriented therapist providing long-term, in-depth care focused on expanding self-awareness and understanding root causes. I specialize in collaboratively building a deeply affirming and relational space where clients can express their authentic selves with curiosity and compassion. Dedicated to inclusive care, I support individuals from diverse backgrounds on their journey toward healing, growth, and building capacity for truly living.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
I am a Clinical Psychologist with an M. Phil from Institute of Mental health and hospital, Agra. I have rich experience of 3 years in the field across various age groups with diverse areas of expertise. Specifically, adults with marital conflict, depression, anxiety, OCD etc., and also have an experience in assessment.
Registered Psychologist
A client-centered therapist working with adults and individuals to help them improve their mental health.
Psychologist
I provide a safe, confidential, and supportive space for adults seeking clarity, emotional balance, and meaningful change. I work with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, anger, career confusion, and addictive patterns. For an introductory call, please contact me at +91 99746 22241.
Licensed Clinical Psychologists
I firmly believe in people's potential in changing their lives. My approach is supportive and non-judgmental during sessions. I use an eclectic approach in therapy derived from cognitive, mindfulness, humanistic and interpersonal based therapies.
Counseling Psychologist
As a Counseling Psychologist specializing in Transactional Analysis, I believe in providing client-centred care, being empathetic, and getting on a collaborative journey with my clients. I am registered with the Counselor's Council of India and a trained Career Counselor registered with the National Career Service
Rehabilitation Psychologist
I view mental health as an ongoing journey, recognizing the profound layers of experiences that shape our inner world. My approach values personal narratives, emotional expression and the unconscious in navigating challenges.
Counseling Psychologist
Deals in Psychological issues along with emphasis on counselling sessions for Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Fear, Phobia, Intrusion, Obsession, Negative thought pattern, Anger, Aggression, Behaviour uplifting, Personality Development, Career prospects, Thoughts Clarification etc
Counseling Psychologist
Noopur conducts individual and group therapy for adolescents, adults and couples. She uses an eclectic and integrated therapeutic approach when working with clients, to address concerns related to LGBTQI, anxiety, stress, work-life balance, depression, relationship and interpersonal issues.
Counselling Centre Organisation
Providing Psychological Counselling and Guidance services under the Holistic banner of "Maa Bhameshwari Group" for Social Cause.
Counseling Psychologist
Certified in Counselling & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Polished in interviewing individuals to identify psychological needs and providing counselling.
Counseling Psychologist
Harshita is a Counselling Psychologist who believes in creating a space which is honest, liberating and safe. She is certified in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and uses an eclectic approach which is an amalgamation of different modalities.
If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines can help:
The listing in Dehradun includes counselling psychologists, certified rehabilitation counsellors and clinical psychologists.
The profiles listed above are practitioners who consult in Dehradun, or who name Dehradun as an area they work in. You can narrow the list by profession, by the difficulties someone works with, by language, by client group and by identity.
You can also filter for practitioners who work online. Open a profile to send an enquiry, ask for a number, or book, where those buttons are shown.
For extra reassurance, you can check anyone listed here on the register for their profession. In India, no single licence covers every mental-health role, and regulation is split by profession under separate laws.
The Rehabilitation Council of India keeps the Central Rehabilitation Register, and a clinical psychologist is enrolled on it. Only a person enrolled there may practise as a rehabilitation professional.
Psychologists and counsellors come under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions, created by the NCAHP Act 2021, which is building a separate national register. Membership of a professional association is not statutory registration.
For a psychiatrist you can check the Indian Medical Register held by the National Medical Commission. Some practitioners in India also belong to a professional association, such as the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists or the Indian Psychiatric Society.
Belonging to an association is not the same as being on a statutory register. Everyone listed must be qualified for the work they offer. Whether that qualification is also a licence depends on the profession.
A tick beside a registration, qualification or membership means we have seen evidence for that entry, not that we endorse the practitioner. The Verified mark means we have run a closer check on that practitioner's documents.
The practitioner pays for that check, and it fails if the documents do not pass.
Therapist covers anyone who offers talk-based help with emotional and relationship difficulties. The word says nothing about training. A psychologist is trained in the study of the mind and behaviour, and works by assessment and talk therapy.
Where the title is protected, a psychologist needs a recognised qualification in psychology and registration with the body that governs the profession. Counsellors and psychotherapists work by talk therapy as well, and what their training requires depends on the title and on where you are.
As a rule of thumb: if medicine may be part of the answer, start with a psychiatrist. For an assessment or a formal report, start with a psychologist. For ongoing counselling or therapy, see a counsellor or a psychotherapist.
The profession filter above shows which of these are listed here. No national law reserves the word therapist. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor and holds a separate medical registration. Psychiatrists can prescribe medicine.
The titles that carry legal weight are the registered ones. Where a title is not registered, anyone may use it, so the register is what tells you what training sits behind the word.
Therapy fees in India are set by each therapist, and practitioners in the same city may charge very differently from one another. The wider price ranges quoted online come from blogs and market guides rather than any official source, so read them as advertising rather than evidence.
On insurance, the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 requires every insurer to make provision for treatment of mental illness on the same basis as physical illness. The same Act gives a right to mental healthcare run or funded by the government. That route starts at a government hospital or a community health centre, where a nominal registration fee is followed by assessment and treatment inside the public system.
Across India, a session commonly costs ₹800 to ₹3,000. Those are advertised prices. An online session is usually not much cheaper than one in a consulting room. Practitioners commonly charge the same rate either way, so you save the travelling and the time around it.
A practitioner's profile shows their fees where they have given them; ask the practitioner for the fee.
Many practitioners keep a few reduced-fee places. They set the reduction themselves after asking about your income, so ask rather than assume. Group therapy costs less per session, and for a number of difficulties it works as well as individual work.
Tele-MANAS, the Government of India's tele mental health service, is free day and night, for counselling and referral. iCALL, run by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, offers free telephone counselling, Monday to Saturday.
The Vandrevala Foundation runs a free 24-hour helpline, by phone or WhatsApp. India's crisis numbers are listed at the top of this page. For in-person care, district hospitals run mental health services under the District Mental Health Programme.
For most common difficulties the research puts video sessions close to in-person work. It holds on the same condition as any therapy: the relationship between the two of you has to be a good one. It suits you if you live far from a practitioner, have little room in a week, or want a choice your own town cannot offer. It suits some situations less well, and a practitioner should say so.
A practitioner usually suggests meeting in person where there is immediate risk to safety, or nowhere private to talk. Text-based and on-demand app services do cost less, and they are a different product, not a cheaper version of the same one.
The evidence behind them is thinner than for regular psychotherapy. They often sell messaging rather than a scheduled hour with one practitioner who knows your history. Filter the list above for online availability to see who offers it here.
Yes, within limits. An ethical code requires a registered practitioner to keep what you say private. A professional body's code binds its members too. The limits are narrow and commonly include a serious and immediate danger to you or to another person, and abuse of a child or of a vulnerable adult.
A court can also order it disclosed in some circumstances. A claim to an insurer usually carries some information with it. A practitioner should set those limits out in the first session. You are entitled to ask where the line sits before you say anything you would rather keep private.
The first session is an orientation and a brief assessment, and usually lasts about an hour. The therapist will ask what brings you, say how they work, and go through confidentiality, fees and practical arrangements. You can ask about their approach and experience. You do not need to prepare anything; come as you are.
Whether it is a good fit matters more than any technique. Therapy works better when the working relationship is strong,3 and that relationship usually takes a few sessions to settle, so give it time before deciding.
Read our guide on What is Therapy?
The person matters as much as the method. The names you will come across include cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, EMDR, family therapy and couples therapy. The nature of the difficulty shapes the choice, and so does whether you want something short and focused or something open-ended. It also depends on how much of the past you want to work with, and what you can sustain in time and money.
A trained practitioner will say what they think would suit, and say so when they are not the right person.
You do not need a diagnosis to benefit from therapy.1 Therapy helps when something is not working and you want to think it through with someone. If you want change, support, or clarity, therapy is a reasonable place to start.
About one person in eight lives with a mental health condition, and many more face stress or want more from life.1 You do not need to wait for a crisis.
Read our guide on Who Needs Therapy?
Choosing an independent therapist in Dehradun gives you more control. You approach them directly. Nobody is assigned to you. The two of you agree the goals and the way of working together. Independent practitioners can adjust the approach, the pace and the session length to what you need. Fewer parties are involved in your care, and you can see the same clinician over time, which supports deeper work.
[1] World Health Organization (2022). Mental Health Fact Sheet.
[2] World Health Organization (2022). World Mental Health Report.
[3] Ardito, R. B., & Rabellino, D. (2011). Therapeutic alliance and outcome of psychotherapy.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
