Online therapist and psychologist for people in Kochi

Languages and who you can see

Therapy depends on being able to say what you really feel, so language matters. Ms. Liji Vijayan, a clinical psychologist on our team, lists Malayalam and English, and she is the person you would see for therapy in Malayalam. She is the only psychologist on our team who lists Malayalam, so we confirm her availability on your free call and tell you plainly if there is a wait. If you want a psychiatrist as well, Dr. Divya Gurunathan consults in Malayalam, and the two can work together with your consent.

• Ms. Liji VijayanClinical Psychologist · RCI CRR no. A102506Speaks English, Malayalam.

Living and working in Kochi

• Therapy in the language of home. For many people in Kochi, Malayalam is the only language in which they can talk about shame, grief or anger without feeling that they are performing. Therapy in Malayalam lets you use your own words, including the mixed Malayalam and English most people speak at work.
• When someone you love is far away. Long separations from family members who work abroad can bring loneliness, guilt and strain between partners or parents and children. These are everyday reasons people come to therapy, and a psychologist can help you work out what you need from the relationship and how to say it.
• A private space. Online sessions let you attend from home without anyone seeing you walk into a clinic. If you share a house, tell your psychologist at the start, and plan a quiet time, a headset or a walk with your phone.

Therapy for life between Kochi and elsewhere

Therapy can help with the particular pressures of a family whose members live in different places: long phone calls that end in arguments, decisions made at a distance, and the feeling of not being fully present anywhere. Your psychologist can help you work out what you need from each relationship and how to say it. Sessions are by video, so a time that suits you and a relative abroad is easier to arrange. Some people prefer to start with English or Hindi sessions and add a Malayalam-speaking psychiatrist if medicine is considered.

If you live in a household where several relatives are always home, plan where you will take the call. A headset, a walk with your phone or a different time of day can give you the privacy you need. Tell your psychologist at the start, so that the questions asked are ones you can answer comfortably. Sessions are confidential.

Concerns people in Kochi bring

Our clinical psychologists hear about these most often. Each page covers signs, assessment and support.

• Anxiety disorders
• Depression
• OCD
• Trauma and PTSD
• Personality disorders
• Relationship and family issues

What therapy sessions involve

A first session lets you describe what brought you and lets your psychologist explain how they would work. After one or two sessions they suggest an approach, such as cognitive behavioural therapy for worry and low mood, exposure and response prevention for OCD, or skills-based therapy for intense emotions and relationships. Sessions are usually weekly, about an hour long, and are reviewed so that you can see whether things are changing. You can tell your psychologist at any point if something is not helping. Between sessions your psychologist may suggest small tasks, such as noting when worry rises or trying a breathing or sleep routine, because change usually comes from practice outside the hour. If you use Malayalam in session but prefer English for forms or written exercises, say so, and your psychologist will adapt the material. Tell us as well if your connection is unreliable, as a phone call can sometimes stand in for video.

See what a first online consultation involves.

Adding a psychiatrist to therapy

Some people do well with therapy alone. If sleep or appetite have changed a lot, if you have thoughts of harming yourself, or if the picture suggests bipolar disorder, ADHD or severe OCD, a psychiatrist can assess you medically and prescribe if needed. Psychologists do not prescribe. Because both work at Mindly, your psychologist can refer you inside the team, with your consent. Read how psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellors differ.

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