Relationship counselling & couples therapy — online or in-person in Gurgaon
Relationship counselling — also called couples therapy or couples counselling — helps partners break the same fight on repeat, rebuild communication and trust, and reconnect before things reach breaking point. Ruchi Makkar, a Counselling Psychologist (MA Psychology) with over 6 years' experience, works as a relationship counsellor online across India and in-person in DLF Phase 4, Gurgaon. Most couples feel real shifts within 8–12 sessions.
If you've been searching for a relationship counsellor in Gurgaon, you'll find the terms used loosely — relationship counselling, couples counselling, and couples therapy all point to the same work: a trained psychologist helping two people understand each other and change the patterns that keep hurting them. Ruchi offers it both ways. You can come in person to DLF Phase 4 in Gurgaon, or do virtual relationship counselling over video from anywhere in India — same therapist, same approach, whichever suits your week.
For couples in Gurgaon and South Delhi, online sessions remove the hardest part: finding a slot you can both reach after work, without an hour of traffic each way. For NRI and long-distance couples, video means you can attend from two different cities — or two different countries — in the same session.
Most couples don't come to therapy at the first sign of trouble. They come after years of trying to work it out themselves — and when they finally reach out, there's often a mix of exhaustion and hope in the same breath. Whatever brought you here, there's no situation too early or too far gone to have this conversation.
If you've never done couples therapy, it can feel like a black box. Here's what it actually looks like with Ruchi.
Both partners speak. The sessions aren't one person presenting their case while Ruchi decides who's right. You'll each have space to say what you actually experience — and often, hearing it said in a structured setting changes something.
Ruchi's job is not to arbitrate. It's to help you understand each other — often for the first time. That means staying neutral, asking questions that open things up, and naming patterns that are hard to see from inside them.
Sessions are 50 minutes, with both partners in the room. Most couples work through a specific issue in 8–12 sessions. Some choose to do longer work; some come back at transitions. There's no pressure either way.
Ruchi works with couples at all stages — newly together, long-married, thinking about separation, or somewhere in between.
One partner being willing to engage is enough to start. Individual therapy focused on your relationship can shift dynamics significantly — even when your partner isn't in the room. You can work on how you communicate, what you're bringing from your history, what you actually want, and how to create conditions that might eventually make your partner more open. Ruchi will never pressure anyone, and she won't make the unwilling partner into a villain. If your partner changes their mind, the door is open to move to joint sessions. The right first step is the one you're actually willing to take.
Couples sessions are 50 minutes, with both partners in the room. One flat fee per couple — no per-person charge, no hidden fees, no intake charges.
Sliding scale fees available. Contact us if cost is a barrier — no one who genuinely needs support should be turned away.
For couples therapy, both partners attending together is the default format and usually the most effective. That said, Ruchi sometimes recommends individual sessions alongside the joint ones — particularly if one partner needs a private space to process something before bringing it into the room together. She'll discuss session structure with you once she understands your situation.
Yes, absolutely. Individual therapy focused on your relationship can create real change even when only one partner is willing to engage. You can work on how you show up, how you communicate, what you're bringing from your own history, and what you actually want. Relationship dynamics rarely require both people in the room to shift. If your partner changes their mind later, you can transition to joint sessions.
Most couples working on a specific issue — recurring arguments, communication breakdown, rebuilding after a breach of trust — tend to find meaningful resolution in 8–12 sessions. Some couples do longer-term work, particularly where there are individual histories that feed into the relationship patterns. Some come for a shorter check-in at a transition point (moving in together, having a child, deciding whether to stay). Ruchi will give you her honest read early on.
Yes. Research supports online couples therapy as equally effective as in-person, and many couples find it more practical — especially if one or both partners travel frequently, live in different cities, or simply can't coordinate getting to a clinic at the same time. Sessions are on video, both partners present on screen. It works well.
Absolutely. Couples therapy is for any committed relationship — married or not, same-sex or otherwise, long-distance, newly together, years in. There's no relationship structure required. What matters is that there's a relationship you care about and want to work on.
Send Ruchi a WhatsApp message — one of you reaching out is enough. She'll take it from there.
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