Hi! I’m Tejas Shah, an RCI-Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Mumbai. With over 16,000 hours of therapeutic experience, I help individuals, couples, families, groups, and professionals, both in-person and online, facing emotional, relational and psychological difficulties, seeking not only symptom relief, but also greater clarity, emotional depth, and meaningful change.
Clinical depth. Philosophical clarity. Relational insight.
Trusted Therapist in Mumbai
If you are looking for a Clinical Psychologist in Mumbai, you may already be carrying more than you show. Some people come because anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, burnout, grief, or confusion has become difficult to manage. Others come because they are functioning outwardly, but inwardly feel stuck, exhausted, emotionally alone, or caught in the same painful pattern.
I offer psychotherapy for adults, couples, families, and groups through Healing Studio, with in-person sessions in Mumbai and online sessions where appropriate. My work is serious, reflective, and psychologically informed. It aims not only to reduce distress, but also to help you understand the emotional and relational patterns that may be shaping it.
Why people come to Healing Studio
People usually do not seek therapy because life is mildly inconvenient. They come when something has started to weigh on the mind, strain a relationship, disturb sleep, affect work, or quietly erode the sense of self.
You may relate to this if:
- you overthink and cannot switch off mentally
- you feel low, numb, empty, or emotionally exhausted
- you keep getting pulled into the same relationship problems
- you struggle with anger, shame, guilt, or self-doubt
- you feel disconnected from yourself, your partner, or your direction in life
- you are coping outwardly, but inwardly feel overwhelmed
- you want serious help, not generic advice
In therapy, the issue is often less about one isolated incident and more about a pattern that keeps returning in slightly different forms. Sometimes the visible problem is anxiety. Sometimes it is conflict, emotional distance, indecision, burnout, or repeated disappointment. Over time, these patterns can begin shaping not only mood, but relationships, confidence, and everyday decisions.
“People often come for relief first, but deeper change usually begins when the emotional pattern itself becomes clearer.” — Tejas Shah
How I work
My approach is depth-oriented, emotionally engaged, and practical. I draw from psychodynamic and relational thinking, while also using structured and evidence-based approaches where relevant. Depending on the person and the problem, the work may involve understanding symptoms, emotional conflicts, recurring relationship patterns, defensive habits, family context, or the deeper assumptions you have been living from.
I do not treat therapy as motivational coaching or surface problem-solving alone. At the same time, I do not believe insight should remain abstract. Therapy should help you think more clearly, feel more honestly, and respond with greater steadiness in life.
Drawing from my work as an RCI-Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Mumbai, I often find that people can describe the immediate difficulty clearly, but need help understanding the deeper emotional position they have been living from. That is often where therapy becomes more meaningful.
Services at Healing Studio
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy can be useful when you are struggling with anxiety, depression, overthinking, self-esteem issues, trauma, grief, burnout, anger, loneliness, identity questions, or a general sense that life is not working from the inside.
This work may help you understand your symptoms, regulate emotion better, make sense of inner conflict, and loosen patterns that keep repeating in work, relationships, and self-experience.
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Couples Therapy
Couples often seek help when communication keeps failing, trust has broken down, intimacy has become difficult, conflict keeps escalating, or emotional distance has become the norm. Sometimes the relationship is in crisis. Sometimes it has simply grown flat, resentful, or uncertain.
Couples therapy can help partners understand their recurring pattern, speak more honestly, and decide more thoughtfully about repair, boundaries, or the future of the relationship.
Family Therapy
Family work can be useful where there is chronic conflict, intergenerational strain, parenting tension, loyalty conflict, in-law stress, or breakdown in communication between parents, children, siblings, or adult family members.
In many Indian families, difficulty is not only personal. It is also shaped by closeness without emotional space, old roles that remain frozen, and expectations that are rarely spoken directly. Therapy can help make these patterns more workable.
Group Work and Reflective Spaces
Group-based reflective work can help people understand interpersonal patterns, belonging, anxiety in groups, emotional roles, and how they relate to others over time. This may be relevant for those who want deeper relational insight beyond one-to-one work alone.
Why work with Tejas Shah in Mumbai
If you are looking for a Clinical Psychologist in Mumbai, the question is not only who is qualified, but who may actually be the right fit for the kind of work you need.
My work may be a good fit if you are looking for therapy that is:
- serious and psychologically informed
- emotionally engaged, without being dramatic or intrusive
- depth-oriented, without becoming vague or overly abstract
- attentive to both present distress and older recurring patterns
- sensitive to Indian family systems, social pressures, and emotional realities
- available in person in Mumbai, with online sessions where appropriate
Relevant credentials and experience include:
- RCI-Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Mumbai
- 16+ years of clinical experience
- 16,000+ hours of therapeutic experience
- Clinical practice at Healing Studio since 2010
- Training in CBT, ACT, ISTDP, Couples and Family Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, MBT, Narrative Therapy, and Group Analysis
- Work with adults, couples, families, and groups
My background includes an M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology (RCI), MSc Psychology, and MA Philosophy. This combination shapes the way I work. I pay attention not only to symptoms, but to emotional meaning, relationship structure, values, and the inner logic of repeated difficulty.
This is not only a symptom problem. Psychologically, many people are dealing with emotional regulation, shame, insecure attachment, defensive patterns, or learned ways of managing closeness, anger, fear, or dependence. Good therapy should be able to think at that level when needed.
Online therapy for clients in India and abroad
I also offer online therapy for clients in India and abroad. This may be useful if you are living in another city, living overseas, travelling often, or unable to attend in person.
Online work can still be clinically serious and depth-oriented. It may be especially relevant for Indians living away from home who are carrying loneliness, family pressure, identity strain, relationship difficulties, or the sense of living between cultures.
Sessions are held on Zoom. For the right concerns and circumstances, online therapy can provide continuity, privacy, and access to a therapist who understands Indian emotional life and complex family structures.
What to expect in a first consultation
The first consultation is not a test you need to pass. It is a space to understand what brings you, what has been happening, how long the difficulty has been present, and what kind of help may be most useful.
We may discuss:
- the immediate concern
- relevant personal or relationship history
- what you have already tried
- what kind of therapy may fit best
- whether individual, couples, family, group, or another format makes more sense
You do not need to arrive with everything perfectly explained. Many people begin therapy precisely because they feel confused, ambivalent, or unable to think clearly on their own.
“Therapy is often less about saying the right thing and more about creating the conditions in which something true can finally be thought and felt.” — Tejas Shah
Practical details
In-person Location: Providing Psychotherapy in Mumbai at our Borivali clinic.
Nearby areas: Serving clients across Borivali East, Borivali West, Kandivali, Dahisar, Mira Road, Goregaon, and the Western Suburbs in Mumbai.
Format: In-person and online
Call : +91 7021440454
WhatsApp : +91 7977501648
Email: [email protected]
FAQs – Questions You May Have Before Starting
1. How do I know if therapy is the right step for me?
Therapy may be useful when a difficulty has become persistent, repetitive, emotionally costly, or hard to think through alone. You do not need to be in crisis to begin. Many people seek help when they are still functioning, but no longer functioning well from the inside.
2. Do you offer therapy only in Mumbai?
I offer in-person therapy in Mumbai and online sessions where appropriate. Online work may be useful for clients in other cities in India or abroad.
3. What kinds of concerns do you work with?
I work with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, overthinking, trauma, anger, self-esteem issues, burnout, grief, relationship conflict, intimacy problems, trust issues, family strain, and deeper questions of meaning, identity, and direction.
4. Do you work only with individuals?
No. I work with adults, couples, families, and groups. The most suitable format depends on the nature of the difficulty.
5. Is therapy confidential?
Yes, confidentiality is taken seriously within professional and legal limits. Any relevant boundaries or exceptions are discussed clearly in the therapeutic process.
6. What is your style of therapy?
My style is thoughtful, direct, psychologically deep, and emotionally engaged. I aim to be clinically serious without becoming cold, and reflective without becoming vague.
7. What if I am unsure where to begin?
That is common. You do not need to know exactly what type of therapy you need before reaching out. The first consultation can help clarify what kind of support may fit best.
General guidance can help orient you, but it cannot replace therapy, diagnosis, or an individualized clinical assessment.
How to Begin Therapy
If you are looking for a clinical psychologist in Mumbai and want serious, thoughtful help with emotional, relational, or psychological difficulty, you can get in touch for an initial consultation.
The first step is a consultation. This is a space to understand what brings you, what you are struggling with, and what kind of therapeutic work may be appropriate.
From there, we can consider whether individual, couples, family, or group therapy would be the right format.
Call : +91 7021440454
WhatsApp : +91 7977501648
Email: [email protected]
Read more about How to Begin Therapy
Whether the problem is clear or still difficult to name, therapy can begin there.
Tejas Shah is a Clinical Psychologist and Individual Therapist at Healing Studio. He works with adults, couples, families, and groups facing anxiety, depression, emotional conflict, relationship difficulty, burnout, trauma, and deeper questions of self and meaning. His work is psychologically informed, clinically grounded, and attentive both to immediate distress and to the recurring patterns underneath it.