Welcome to PsycHeal
Transformative Psychotherapy
This website is an attempt to provide clients who are seeking therapy a small glimpse into the different services offered at PsycHeal, and also provide a brief description of each therapy process, so that they can be better informed when they begin therapy.
It also contains my reflections and experiences as a psychotherapist so that they can know me better.
Ashmeet Nagpal
Founder and Psychotherapist at PsycHeal
Hi, I'm Ashmeet. I did my masters in Clinical Psychology from SNDT University, Mumbai, and my MPhil and PhD from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. I also hold an International Diploma in group work practice accredited by the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA), UK
As a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, I have worked with adults, adolescents and children in varied health care settings such as clinical, medical, corporate, school, college and community settings. I have performed different roles like psychological diagnoses, psychometric assessments, psychotherapy, therapy supervision, employee counseling, school counseling, health psychologist / wellness manager, consulting psychologist and private practitioner. I have also worked as a part-time faculty at Christ University for their Masters in Clinical Psychology program.
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For over two decades, it has been my immense privilege to be a part of the lives clients who have allowed me to be their ally, and walk with them for a brief portion of the unpredictable journey of life. Navigating through that journey together, we have encountered all manner of storms and often ended up in uncharted territories. Being their fellow-passenger, braving whatever may come together, has been the most rewarding part of my life.
As a therapist, there are two lessons that I have learned which are my guiding force. One, that irrespective of the labels, diagnoses, or classifications that are used in the field of mental health, no two individuals, couple units, or families are alike. Every individual deserves our respect, as they try to make sense of their inner and outer world, and attempt to retain or regain a sense of dignity and integrity of personality. And hence, my focus is the individual and not the diagnosis.
The second is that all schools and techniques of therapy contribute to our knowledge about human emotions, thoughts, and behaviours. The richness of that knowledge base is vast and ever-growing, and hence, the tools available to the therapist are extensive. My therapeutic approach, is therefore eclectic and integrative, based on the unique needs of the individual client. Over the course of my career, I have been influenced by psychodynamic, relational, systemic, and emotion-focused therapies. But across schools and techniques, I have found that Carl Roger's necessary and sufficient conditions - the therapist's ability not just to listen, but to hear, and hear with compassion - is perhaps the strongest tool available to the therapist.
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I wish you luck on your mental health journey. My own journey is helped by individual therapy, group therapy, and psychotherapy supervision.
Psychotherapy Services
I started my private practice at PsycHeal in 2017 and I have offered individual therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy since then. I started group therapy services three years ago in 2021. You can read more about these services below. Please feel free to contact me for any doubts, questions, or reflections on psychotherapy.
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Each therapy format begins with a one-hour consultation to explore your concerns and areas of difficulty and to determine the kind of therapeutic help that I can offer. Subsequent therapy format, including frequency and duration of sessions, is decided at the end of the consultation session. Please contact me using the form below to schedule a consultation session.
Individual Therapy
"To be nobody-but-yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting" - e.e.cummings
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Therapy is a “cure through love” - Sigmund Freud​
Individual therapy is for everyone. I say this from my experience as both a therapist and a client. I believe our core life experience is essentially a solitary one. It is through our relationships and connections that we make sense of our inner and outer worlds. Therapy is one such connection — a relationship that offers a space for reflection, exploration and growth. It is the playground of the adult. A safe space where you can practice being and relating like nobody-but-yourself before you’re ready to do so in the real world. In therapy, you’ll find a mirror, a sounding board, for your thoughts and emotions, with the therapist acting as a compassionate guide to what’s yours and what’s not, what’s real and what’s distorted by the lies we tell ourselves to avoid unbearable pain. Together, you may uncover buried emotions, re-own parts of your disowned selves, reveal disruptive relational patterns and discover insights that not only resolve unfinished business from the past but help in the here and now. Ultimately, therapy is a deeply personal journey—one that is as unique as the individual embarking on it.
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Charges per session: Rs, 3,500
Duration: One hour
Format: Online, In person, or hybrid
Frequency of sessions: Twice a week, weekly or fortnightly
Couples Therapy
"Emotional dependency is not immature or pathological; it is our greatest strength” - Sue Johnson
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“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place” - George Bernard Shaw​
We are wired to seek attachments. Like familial bonds, romantic attachments can sometimes become stuck in disruptive patterns—what we call the dance, such as attack-defend or pursue-withdraw. Couples therapy helps untangle these patterns, equipping partners with skills to de-escalate conflict, communicate more effectively, express and understand emotions and unmet needs, and solve problems together. These skills often pave the way for healing old wounds and attachment injuries. And every so often, in the process, you witness the presence of love. Love thrives when it has a secure base—a foundation of safety, trust, stability, and understanding. Couples therapy strengthens this secure base, allowing partners to rely on each other for support and to share their vulnerabilities without fear of judgment or rejection.
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Charges per session (for one-hour conjoint sessions): Rs, 5,000
Duration: 1 hour, or 1 hour 30 minutes
Format: Online, In person, or hybrid
Frequency of sessions: Weekly or fortnightly
Note: Consultation is conjoint. Occasionally, individual sessions are used in combination with conjoint sessions, based on the need of the couple unit.
Group Therapy
"A form of psychotherapy by the group, of the group, including its conductor" - S H Foulkes​
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“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) / it’s always ourselves we find in the sea” - e e cummings
We live our lives in groups. For most of us, our family is the first group where we either experience a sense of belonging or struggle to find it. Early interpersonal experiences often shape patterns of relating to and responding to others, whether individually or in groups. These patterns, when maladaptive, can cause lasting emotional wounds. Since such wounds originate in relationships, healing often requires corrective emotional experiences within relationships. Therapy groups offer a safe and supportive space to explore and develop better ways of being with and responding to others. It is through relating with others that we come to truly understand and experience who we are.
Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy where a therapist, often referred to as a conductor, facilitates a safe environment for individuals to meet regularly—typically once a week. In this space, group members can:
• Explore how they emotionally, cognitively, and behaviorally respond and relate to others.
• Recognize how others perceive and respond to them, and reflect on the impact of these interactions.
• Examine how past relationships or unresolved conflicts influence their current social dynamics.
• Receive feedback from others to practice and develop new ways of relating and responding.
• Re-experience important social processes such as sharing and belonging in a safe context.
• Share the full spectrum of their experiences—the joys, pain, and despair—and bear witness to the lives of others, creating a shared experience that fosters growth, connection, and transformation.
Group therapy becomes a powerful space where participants not only learn and grow, but can also move and be deeply moved by the collective experience of human connection, and therefore be irrevocably changed by it.
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Charges per session: Rs, 1,500
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Format: Online
Frequency of sessions: Weekly
Contact Me
Contact me at the number below to book a session. Please send a text message and I will revert back to you at the soonest possible.
Fourth Floor (Terrace), Nanjundeshwara Nilaya, 2/11, Nanjappa Road, Shanti Nagar, Bheemanna Garden, Lakshmiamma Garden, Shanti Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027, India
+91 97804 70874
