Online Adult Counselling
Explore mental health professionals offering adult counselling, read about their background and approach, and book an available online session through LifeHetu.
People come to counselling for many different reasons — stress, relationships, a difficult stretch at work, a loss, a decision that will not settle, or simply wanting a structured space to think out loud. What you talk about, and how the sessions are approached, depends on you and the practitioner you choose.
Explore Practitioners Offering Adult Counselling
Independent professionals who offer adult counselling through LifeHetu. Each one sets their own approach, availability and fee.
Mr Abhishek Faria
6 years in practice
Doctoral Candidate at California Southern University
Online session: Video · Phone Call · Chat
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Fee: ₹1800 per session
Ms Priya Parwani
6 years in practice
Bachelor's in Psychology Master's in Psychology PG Diploma in Counselling Psychology
Online session: Video
Languages: English, Hindi
Fee: ₹1000 per session
Mrs Mahalakshmi Rajagopal
28 years in practice
MSW, MSc
Online session: Video
Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Fee: ₹1800 per session
Ms Sonali Sikdar
16 years in practice
Online session: Video
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi
Fee: ₹1500 per session
Dr. S.S. Saini
10 years in practice
M.Phil (Clinical Psychology), Ph.D (Clinical Psychology),PGDCBM with 10 years experience
Online session: Video · Phone Call
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi
Fee: ₹1500 per session
Dr Jignesh Ahir
11 years in practice
Masters in Applied Psychology, M.Phil. Ph.D in Psychology Research Gold Medalist
Online session: Video · Call · Chat
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujrati
Fee: ₹2000 per session
Ms Parinaaz Irani
8 years in practice
Online session: Video
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Fee: ₹1500 per session
Irshad Md
5 years in practice
Online session: Video
Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu
Fee: ₹2000 per session
Dr Rainy Bhuyan
12 years in practice
MPT Neurosciences and Psychosomatic Disorders, Internationally Certified Aura Reader
Online session: Video
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati
Fee: ₹1000 per session
Fees and availability shown come from each practitioner’s own current settings.
Choosing a Practitioner
There is no way to know in advance who you will work well with, and reasonable people choose differently. Reading a few profiles is usually the most useful thing you can do. Things worth looking at:
Qualifications
The degree they hold and the institution that issued it, as they have provided it.
Years in practice
How long they have been working, calculated from the year they started.
How they describe their work
Each profile carries the practitioner’s own account of how they practise and what they offer.
Languages
The languages they offer sessions in — often the thing that matters most.
Fee
The current fee for adult counselling with that practitioner, shown before you book.
Availability
When they actually have time open, which you can see before committing.
LifeHetu does not match you to a practitioner, assess your needs or recommend one person over another. If you need help using the site or understanding what you are looking at, you can contact us — that is navigation help, not clinical advice.
What Is Adult Counselling?
Adult counselling is a structured conversation with a qualified mental health professional, in which an adult can talk through emotional, personal, behavioural, relationship or life concerns with someone trained to help them examine those things.
There is no single method. What happens in a session depends on the practitioner’s training and professional scope, the approach they work in, your circumstances, and what you want to work on. Two practitioners may approach the same concern quite differently, and both may be entirely appropriate.
Counselling is not a guaranteed outcome and is not the right fit for every person or every difficulty. Some people find a few conversations enough; others work with a practitioner over a longer period; some find that a different kind of support suits them better.
What Can You Talk About in Counselling?
People may choose to bring almost anything that is weighing on them. Common examples include:
Ongoing stress, or feeling stretched beyond what you can manage
Worry or anxiousness that is hard to switch off
Low mood, or feeling flat and disconnected from things you used to care about
Difficulties in a relationship — a partner, family, friends or colleagues
Grief and loss
Life transitions: a move, a new role, a separation, becoming a parent, retirement
Work pressure and burnout
Self-esteem, self-criticism, or a sense of not being good enough
A decision that feels impossible to weigh up
Coping with circumstances that are not going to change quickly
This page provides general information. It does not diagnose anything, and it is not an assessment of what you are experiencing. If you are unsure whether counselling fits your situation, that is a reasonable thing to raise in a first conversation with a practitioner.
What to Expect from an Online Counselling Session
Sessions booked through LifeHetu are online. You connect remotely with the practitioner you chose at the time you booked.
A first conversation often covers what brought you, a little context, and what you are hoping to get out of talking. Many practitioners will describe how they work and what the sessions might look like — and it is entirely reasonable to ask, if they do not.
Beyond that, sessions vary. Some practitioners work mostly through conversation and reflection; others use structured methods from their particular training. What is offered is set by the practitioner, not by LifeHetu.
LifeHetu does not provide counselling, set a treatment plan, monitor progress or offer support between sessions. Whether a practitioner offers anything of that kind is a matter for them and something you can ask about.
How Online Booking Through LifeHetu Works
Explore practitioners
Browse the professionals offering adult counselling. Nothing is behind a sign-up.
Read the profile
Qualifications, years in practice, languages, the services they offer and how they describe their own work are on each profile.
Choose the service
Pick adult counselling from the services that practitioner offers. The fee is shown for it.
Pick a time
Availability comes live from the practitioner’s own calendar, so the times shown are the ones open.
Confirm and pay
Complete the booking, and you receive the details for your session.
Online Sessions, and Meeting in Person Later
Sessions booked through LifeHetu are online. If you would like to explore meeting a practitioner in person in the future, you can discuss that possibility directly with them after connecting. Whether that is possible depends on the practitioner’s own location, availability and working arrangements — it is decided between the two of you, and it is not arranged, scheduled or managed by LifeHetu.
When You May Need Different or Urgent Support
Counselling booked through LifeHetu is a scheduled conversation with a practitioner. It is not an emergency service and cannot help in a crisis, and it does not replace psychiatric assessment, medical evaluation or advice about medication where those are needed.
If you are having thoughts of self-harm or suicide, or someone is in immediate danger, go to the nearest hospital or emergency room, where you can see a psychiatrist, counsellor or therapist in person. Involving a family member or friend who can be with you helps.
Adult Counselling Questions
Adult counselling is a structured conversation with a qualified mental health professional, in which an adult can talk through emotional, personal, behavioural, relationship or life concerns. There is no single method — what happens depends on the practitioner’s training and approach, your circumstances, and what you want to work on.
The practitioner you choose. The professionals listed on LifeHetu practise independently and are not employed by LifeHetu — LifeHetu lists them, lets you read their profiles, and handles the booking and payment. Review each practitioner’s profile for their qualifications, years in practice, the services they offer and how they describe their own work.
Yes. LifeHetu currently enables booking for online sessions only. You connect remotely with the practitioner at the time you booked.
You can discuss that directly with the practitioner after connecting online. Whether an in-person session is possible depends on their own location, availability and working arrangements. LifeHetu does not currently manage in-person session booking, and any such arrangement is between you and the practitioner.
Read a few profiles and compare qualifications, years in practice, how each person describes their work, languages, the current fee and when they have time available. LifeHetu does not match you to a practitioner or assess which one suits you — that choice is yours, and it is reasonable to change your mind after a first conversation.
Both are on the practitioner’s profile. Fees are set by each practitioner and differ between practitioners and between the services they offer, so the fee shown is the one for adult counselling with that person. Availability is drawn live from their own calendar.
There is no set number, and anyone who gives you one without knowing your situation is guessing. It depends on what you bring, what you want to work towards, and how you and the practitioner decide to work. Some people find a few conversations enough; others continue over a longer period.
Professional confidentiality is part of the practitioner–client relationship, and practitioners work within the ethical obligations of their profession. Those obligations have recognised limits — for example, where there is a risk of serious harm. Ask your practitioner how they handle confidentiality in their practice. Separately, how LifeHetu handles the data you give the platform is covered in our privacy policy.
Being unsure is a common reason people book a first conversation rather than a reason not to. You can say exactly that at the start, and a practitioner can talk it through with you. If a different kind of support would suit you better, that is a useful thing to find out early.
Sources & References
- World Health Organization — Mental health: strengthening our responseThat mental health exists on a continuum and that support needs differ between people.
- World Health Organization — Mental disordersThat psychological support and psychiatric or medical treatment are distinct, and some situations need the latter.
- NIMHANS — National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesIndian context for mental health services and where in-person clinical care is accessed.
- American Psychological Association — Understanding psychotherapy and how it worksThat therapeutic approaches vary by practitioner training, and what a first session typically involves.
Find an Adult Counselling Practitioner
Explore practitioner profiles and book an available online counselling session through LifeHetu.