Feeling Depressed?

A 50-minute session with Muskan Bishnoi, an RCI-licensed clinical psychologist, is ₹1,400 online and ₹1,800 at the Green Park clinic. With Charul Rawat, our counselling psychologist, it is ₹1,200 online and ₹1,500 at the clinic. There is no package and no minimum number of sessions, and you can pay by cash or UPI at the clinic.

Start with Muskan if this has been going on for months, if it arrived without an obvious reason, if sleep and appetite have changed, or if you have felt this way before — she is an RCI-licensed clinical psychologist and depression is one of her listed specialties. Start with Charul if the low mood followed something specific like a break-up, a job or a move, you are still managing day to day, and you mainly want somewhere to think it through. If you are unsure, message us and we will suggest one.

Often, yes. Psychotherapy alone helps many people with mild to moderate depression, and CBT has strong evidence behind it. For severe or long-standing depression, the evidence favours therapy and medication together. That is a decision for a psychiatrist rather than a psychologist — we will say plainly if we think a psychiatric consultation would help, and we can arrange one through our associated psychiatrists.

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor and can prescribe medication. A psychologist provides therapy and cannot prescribe in India. Many people start with therapy, and add psychiatric input if symptoms are severe, have lasted a long time, or are not shifting. You do not have to work out which you need before booking — that can be part of the first session.

Mainly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, including behavioural activation — rebuilding activity and momentum first, because with depression waiting to feel motivated before doing anything tends to keep the cycle going. Muskan also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and ACT skills where emotions feel overwhelming. The approach is agreed with you in the first two or three sessions.

It varies genuinely from person to person. Many people notice something shifting within eight to twelve weekly sessions; depression that has been present for years, or that sits alongside trauma or a long-standing pattern, usually takes longer. Nobody here will give you a guaranteed timeline or ask you to commit to a package in advance.

Depression frequently arrives without an event attached, and not having a reason is one of the most common things people apologise for in a first session. You do not need to justify how you feel, and you do not need a diagnosis before booking.

Send a WhatsApp message — one line is enough, and someone will reply and take it from there, including finding a slot for you. Low energy and being unable to start things are symptoms rather than a lack of will, and the process here is built so the first step can be very small.

Yes, and for depression specifically it removes a real barrier, because getting out of the house is often part of what is hard. In-person sessions at the Green Park clinic suit people who find that leaving home and being in a different room helps in itself. You can move between the two.

Yes. Nothing is shared with family, employers or anyone else without your consent, other than in the narrow situations where a clinician is legally or ethically required to act on a serious risk to life. Your therapist will explain that clearly at the start.