Online therapist and psychologist for people in Kolkata

Languages and who you can see

We want to be clear about what we can offer today. Many people in Kolkata would like therapy in Bengali, but none of our clinical psychologists lists Bengali at present. Ms. Janvi Khokhar and Ms. Kamakshi Sabharwal offer therapy in English and Hindi, and both are shown below. Our psychiatrist, Dr. Dhritiman Das, can see you in Bengali for assessment and treatment. If you want talk therapy and Bengali is your first language, we can set up therapy in English or Hindi alongside a psychiatrist who speaks Bengali, or you can start with the psychiatrist alone. Tell us what you prefer.

• Ms. Janvi KhokharClinical Psychologist · RCI CRR no. A114758Speaks English, Hindi.
• Ms. Kamakshi SabharwalClinical Psychologist · RCI CRR no. A116016Speaks English, Hindi.

Living and working in Kolkata

• Bengali or English for the session? Plenty of people in Kolkata use English at work and Bengali at home, and may not be sure which to bring to a therapy room. Pick the one in which a hard feeling sounds most like itself. A session or two will show whether it fits, and a change costs nothing.
• Caring for others while carrying your own load. Clients from Kolkata often describe looking after ageing parents, absorbing a long working day and answering relatives about marriage or career, all at once. Therapy gives a space to separate what you owe from what you have simply inherited, and to set limits you can keep.
• A private space for sessions. Not everyone has a private room, especially in shared family homes. Tell your psychologist at the start, and plan around it: a headset, a walk with your phone, a quiet hour, or a session from a friend's place. Sessions are confidential.
• Long commutes. A trip across the city can eat an evening. Online sessions remove the commute entirely, so the slot can be kept even in a busy week.

What to expect from therapy in Kolkata

People who come to therapy from Kolkata often describe pressures that sit between generations: caring for ageing parents, expectations about marriage or career, and the pace of work. A psychologist can help you sort what is yours and what is inherited. Sessions are by video in English or Hindi; for Bengali, our psychiatrist Dr. Das can see you. If you share a home with several relatives, plan where you will take the call, and consider headphones. Long commutes disappear, so a fixed weekly slot is easier to keep.

If you have been in therapy before, tell your new psychologist what helped and what did not. If you have not, there is nothing to prepare except a few minutes of quiet. Sessions begin with an unhurried conversation, and you decide how much to share. If a topic feels too difficult, your psychologist will slow down and return to it later.

Concerns people in Kolkata bring

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

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

What therapy sessions involve

Early sessions are for listening. The psychologist asks about your history and the situations that set things off, and together you decide on goals. Methods follow from the problem: cognitive behavioural work for anxious or low states, exposure-based work for obsessions and compulsions, and emotion-regulation skills where feelings overwhelm. Meetings are normally weekly for about an hour, and every few weeks the two of you check whether life is actually changing. You are free to say that an approach is not helping, and the psychologist will adjust.

See what a first online consultation involves.

Adding a psychiatrist to therapy

For many people talk therapy is enough. Where symptoms are severe, where sleep and appetite have collapsed, or where a diagnosis such as bipolar disorder is in question, a medical assessment adds something therapy cannot. Psychologists cannot prescribe, so the next step is a Mindly psychiatrist, introduced with your consent. The guide to the three professions sets out who does what.

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