Depression therapy — online across India and in-person in Gurgaon
Some people know they're depressed because they can't get out of bed, can't stop crying, can't see the point in anything. That's real. But a lot of people come to therapy having lived with depression for years without ever naming it — because it didn't look the way they expected it to look.
You might be functioning — showing up to work, managing your responsibilities, responding to messages — while feeling hollow inside. That's high-functioning depression, and it's just as real and just as exhausting. It's carrying on while feeling nothing, or feeling like you're watching your life from behind glass. It's telling people you're fine because you genuinely don't know how to explain what's wrong. It's losing interest in the things you used to love, but so gradually you didn't notice until you realised you couldn't remember the last time you felt genuinely okay.
Depression can also look like irritability rather than sadness — snapping at people, feeling numb, wanting to be alone but hating the loneliness. It can look like sleeping too much or not enough, eating too much or not at all. It can look like a flatness that sits underneath even good moments, so that nothing quite lands the way it should. If any of this resonates — this is the right place.
One of the most isolating things about depression is the feeling that no one really gets it — or that you're a burden for talking about it. A therapy session is 50 minutes where that doesn't apply. You don't have to perform okay.
Depression is often a signal, not just a disorder. Something — a loss, a pattern of self-criticism, unprocessed grief, a life that doesn't fit anymore — is asking to be looked at. Therapy helps you understand what your depression is about.
When energy is low, starting anything feels impossible. Therapy meets you there and helps you find the smallest next step — not pressure to suddenly be better, but a gradual return to things that matter.
Depression is not one thing. Ruchi works with the full range of presentations — whatever version you're living with.
Ruchi is a therapist, not a psychiatrist — she won't prescribe medication. But she will never discourage you from exploring it either. For some people, medication creates enough of a floor to make therapy more effective. For others, therapy alone is sufficient. These are not competing approaches — they're different tools, and what matters is what helps you specifically. If Ruchi thinks a psychiatric consultation would be useful, she'll say so and can help with referrals. She works alongside psychiatrists when clients need both kinds of support, and collaboration is always possible.
Sessions are 50 minutes. 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.
Yes — for mild to moderate depression, therapy alone is often highly effective. Multiple studies show psychotherapy (particularly CBT and other evidence-based approaches) produces outcomes comparable to antidepressants, and with lower relapse rates when therapy ends. For more severe depression, a combination of therapy and medication is often most effective. Ruchi will always be honest with you about what she thinks you need and will never discourage you from exploring medication if that conversation belongs in your care.
It depends on how long depression has been present and what's underneath it. A short episode tied to a specific life event might resolve meaningfully in 8–12 sessions. For depression that has been present for years, or that has roots in earlier experiences, longer work is usually more honest and more effective. Ruchi will give you her honest read after a few sessions — not a number pulled from a brochure.
Send a WhatsApp message. That's it. You don't need to explain yourself perfectly, have a coherent account of what's wrong, or be in a "good enough" place to start. Depression makes starting hard by design — that's not a character flaw, it's a symptom. Ruchi is used to meeting people right where they are. One message is enough.
Yes. Research on online therapy for depression is robust — it is as effective as in-person for most people. For those who are exhausted or struggling to leave home (which is often part of depression itself), online therapy removes a real barrier. You can do it from your own space if that's where you are.
They overlap significantly and can be hard to tell apart. Burnout is typically tied to prolonged overload — usually work-related — and tends to improve meaningfully with rest and removal of the stressor. Depression often persists even when circumstances improve, affects more areas of life (not just work), and involves a deeper loss of self. That said, long-term burnout can develop into depression, and the distinction matters less than getting good support either way. Ruchi will help you make sense of what you're actually experiencing.
Send Ruchi a WhatsApp message — no forms, no waiting rooms, no needing to have it all together first.
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