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Let's talk facts. The First Gap: Stigma, Culture, and Perception Let’s acknowledge a hard reality. In India, 13-15% of adults grapple with mental disorders, depression, anxiety, substance use, yet more than 80% receive no formal care at all. ​It’s worse in rural India and outside major cities. For example, Mumbai enjoys more services than most of Maharashtra; Kolkata has its own legacy in psychoanalysis. Meanwhile, rural and tier-2/3 cities face critical shortages, especially

We live in an age of nonstop media. Conflicts, mass violence, corruption scandals, disasters. They’re everywhere, all the time. Most of us are not on the front lines, yet we feel deeply affected. Why? Because our brains and bodies are wired for threat detection. Constant exposure to alarming stories keeps our threat systems switched on and that exact mechanism, when chronically activated, has real physical, mental, and even longevity costs. 1. What Happens in the Brain and B

When Nepal erupted in September 2025 after the government banned 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and...

“Some people aren’t toxic — they’re just not meant to be in your life anymore. And that’s okay.” We’ve all heard that love requires...

By bringing together professionals from across the country, IMHS is actively shaping the future of psychology in India. In a field...

Private practice can be deeply rewarding, but it can also be lonely. In India, where there’s no official board uniting psychologists,...

IMHS is carefully designed to be a meeting ground where expertise, support, and inspiration come together to move your practice forward....

Imagine walking into a single venue and gaining insights from 60+ experts  across multiple specialisations. From cutting‑edge psychedelic...

India faces a substantial mental health treatment gap, with around 10 percent of the population affected by common mental disorders...

In one of my sessions, a client asked me: “How do I figure out that I am actually not ignoring a thought, only for it to come back later...

Author- Khushboo Gupta Overview   Individual Psychology by Alfred Adler is a comprehensive theory that seeks to explain human behaviour...

How many times have you seen young children struggle to put on their socks, peg a toy on the board, or cry and yell when their tower of...

Sometimes in the liminal spaces of therapy, a client will say something that will remain in your mind for long. One of my clients, a...

“Emotions are like waves; they come and they go.” It’s a cliché in psychology but one that resonates with me. How do you tell a small...

Think of an individual that is depressed. How do we imagine this individual to be?  A typical image would look like them lying wide awake...

What is the first thought that comes in the mind of the students? It is exam stress and exam fear. Society and home environment have put...

“Nazar”, a word we have always been too cautious of. A word we have all been advised with to express oneself very carefully. It is often...

With my experience as a neurofeedback trainer, I can say many stories are wired within (literally) and we have to rewire them to be free....

People with disabilities have different kinds of needs, both in learning and physical abilities. They need special help and support in...

Walk through the hallways of educational institutions and you’ll spot a swirl of contradictions: students prepping for top exams between...