As a couple therapist / relationship counsellor I often see couples facing challenges with the level of intimacy that they seek with their partner. Many come in to therapy frustrated and disappointed about their relationship with escalating conflicts and finding …
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As a psychotherapist / counsellor I do get at least couple of enquiries every day for in-person sessions. Personally, I have not seen clients in-person since March 2020 when the pandemic started. Though I have been offering online counselling / …
Online therapy vs in-person therapy in the pandemic backdrop Read more »
As a counsellor / therapist one of my focus areas with my clients would be to help them build / enhance a healthy support system around themselves. One such support system could be having good friends and this is one …
Are your parents pressurizing you to get married and you don’t want to or don’t want to yet? This is a fairly common occurrence in Indian families. Here are 4 important conversations to have with your parents. As a counsellor, …
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Planning to get hitched? Or in a committed relationship? Here are 10 topics that you could have conversations about with your partner that can directly impact your relationship. Even if you are already married, or in a long-term relationship, …
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When clients come in for relationship therapy / couple therapy I usually tell them that a relationship is built on four pillars – that is commitment, trust, respect and communication. And somewhere these pillars are also interconnected, that when any …
Five ways in which disrespect shows up in your relationship Read more »
You have been in therapy for a while and if you feel stuck and you not progressing for quite some time, what can you do about it? Therapy/counselling is a process and it takes time, effort and involvement. So don’t …
5 things to do if you think therapy is not working for you Read more »
Therapy is a safe space for you to explore your life situation, the challenges that you are facing, your emotions, your thought process and how you respond to situations by facilitating the healing process. In this process you may also …
Blaming the other person for any problem is easily understood as different from taking responsibility. The difference is simple and clear. Having said that, many a times we blame ourselves and we assume that we are taking responsibility. Self-blame is …
How is self-blame different from taking responsibility? Read more »
The pandemic situation, lack of social connections, lack of opportunities to make real connections, it’s all pushing youngsters more and more into the online dating space. Loneliness has been the pre-existing pandemic long before Covid took over. So its not …