I acknowledge that this is hard work, and it can bring up sensitive and emotional experiences, so it’s normal to have some apprehension as we get started. To this end, I offer a free 30 minutes initial meeting. In this meeting, you can ask me any questions about therapeutic work and share your reasons for reaching out for support. You can use this opportunity to see if you would feel comfortable continuing working with me. Together, we assess our compatibility, talk about what is affecting you, explore your expectations, requirements and goals, and what I can offer you, and explore how we can work together towards your therapeutic goals. I will also use this meeting to discuss our working agreement and any other administrative details like to discuss ethical boundaries, confidentiality, cancellations, and payments.

During our initial consultation, I will share a working agreement with you. You will need to sign the working agreement before we start regular sessions.

If you do wish to proceed with sessions, we will sign a working agreement for a mutually agreed number of sessions, which can be revisited if necessary. The first goal will be building a healthy working relationship, as psychotherapy is only as effective as the alliance and relationship we establish together. We will work towards understanding your experiences and inner world as well as to help you achieve your therapeutic goals.

After the initial consultation, you may also decide to pursue therapy elsewhere or at a later time, or I may feel that you may need someone with a different skillset and style of working to help you, in either case I can offer you referrals that match your needs better. There is no pressure to commit to the relationship if you don't want to.

This website and my services are NOT meant for emergency and crisis situations. Please do not wait for me to get back to you. Instead, please call or reach out to any of the following helplines:

India's all-in-one emergency number: 112

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Vandrevala Foundation: +919999666555

I-Call Helpline: 9152987821