The Able Mind® - Preventive and Positive Mental Health Support

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Message from our Founder

The Able Mind (an initiative of DeStress Holistic Health) was started with an intent to provide professional, inclusive, easy-access psychological counselling services, while trying to keep it as affordable as possible. We believe that mental wellness initiatives need to be collaborative and holistic healing is only possible when the efforts of an individual is combined with support from family, mental health professionals and the society at large. We understand how hard it is to take the first step towards seeking help but let me assure you that your effort will not go in vain. The essence of good counselling is in providing genuine, confidential, non-judgemental support and counsel; and this is the ethical foundation upon which The Able Mind has been built.

We have thought long and hard and created a curated set of offerings for those in need for therapy and for those who are just looking to cope with their daily stressors and improve their overall quality of Life. I want each of you to learn to make your Mental health a priority starting today!

Thank you for reaching out. It is only going to get better from here.

Outstanding Leadership Award, for contribution to the field of healthcare, Health 2.0 Conference, Dubai, UAE.

The Able Mind at a Glance

Established with a vision to change the social narrative around mental health in India
Driven to improve the everyday quality of life for our clients through Proactive and Positive Mental Health services
Team of highly qualified psychotherapists, psychologists and mental health advocates
Offering curated, collaborative solutions to Educational Institutions, Corporates and Clients across the world
Integrated Counselling Offerings (Audio / Video / Chat) through our website, and TAM App (with unique Preventive, Collaborative & Supportive Mental Health service offerings) - Coming soon

How can we support you today?

Relationship Issues

Our counsellors will work with you to understand yourself and your partner/family/friend better, improve your communication and problem solving strategies to navigate the muddled waters of a relationship more effectively. We also enable couples and families to identify their mutual dysfunctional patterns of interaction, resolve conflicts respectfully, set boundaries, and teach you ways to facilitate a healthy connection with one another

Anxiety Issues

Our counsellors are equipped to help a client with anxiety to identify triggers, trace unhelpful thinking patterns (like rumination, catastrophizing, discounting the good, thinking in absolutes alone, being overly negative etc.) and help you work through difficult, scary, and uncomfortable situations. We will also help you build effective communication skills, establish boundaries, and become more self-aware

Feeling Depressed?

Our counsellors will help you address the underlying thoughts, feelings and thinking patterns during episodes of depression. We will help you reframe your thoughts and reprocess life events while teaching you better coping skills, building a healthier self-perception and self-worth

Practice Positive Mental Health

Improve your focus, relieve stress and anxiety, develop self-compassion and creativity; and learn to prioritise your mental, emotional and social wellbeing.

When should you seek help

Learn more about

Anxiety

Anxiety refers to a constant feeling of apprehension or fear causing people to anticipate a negative situation or outcome even without any concrete evidence for it to happen

While stress helps the body mobilize existing resources to meet any threat that presents itself and is often acute;anxiety refers to being in a state of chronic stress that manifests even without an impending danger.

Those with anxiety feel a sense of prolonged uneasiness due to external causes like work pressure, problems in family, academics and so on or due to internal beliefs about one self, ghosts of the past etc.

Feeling of restlessness
Rapid breathing (hyperventilation)
Increased heart rate
Gastrointestinal problems
Inability to concentrate for (reasonably) long periods of time
Always feeling “on the edge”
Feeling an impending sense of doom and/or hopelesness

Anxiety starts slowly by creeping into normal everyday situations, unknowingly, for example, while hearing about Covid 19 cases rising in one’s housing complex or anywhere closer to home or office making one just a little more paranoid than usual… just a little more sleepless… and fearful. It is ideal to address it at this stage to avoid it becoming an impediment to self-growth going forward… In an early stage, tracking these thoughts and trying to identify a pattern will help.
One must consult a mental health care practitioner when continuing with one’s daily routine, home life, working or maintaining relationships becomes difficult. Constant headaches, stomach problems, gastrointestinal trouble, palpitations, insomnia, may also serve as a warning signs to seek help.

DEPRESSION

Depression presents itself as a persistent sense of low mood, sadness, frustration often leading to hopelessness. It is one of the leading causes of disability across the globe, now more than ever. Even so, it is a common mental disorder and highly treatable.

Sadness is an emotion that generally comes in response to an immediate upsetting or negative situation in life. While depression is a pervasive sense of sadness that persists over time and may or may not have any underlying situational cause.

Depression could be caused by a number of factors

External - a loss of a loved one, unexpected and unprepared for changes in life, failure in relationships, loss of employment etc
Biological - Low levels of serotonin (feelings of happiness) , dopamine (feelings of being rewarded) and norepinephrine (feeling aroused) in the brain; Endocrine abnormalities (thyroid function, adrenal function)
Cognitive - Maladpative thinking style and/or dysfunctional beliefs (about self, future or the envrionment)

Decreased/increased appetite and/or sleep
Extreme exhaustion
Increased heart rate
Heavines
Emotional and behavioral difficulties (executive dysfunction
Inability to understand quickly (low processing speed)
Feelings of hopelessness, emptiness, apathy (no interest or enthusiasm) and/or worthlessness
Crying spells
Loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities

Reduced interaction with family or friends
Reduced interest in previously enjoyable activities
Not being their usual self over a period of time
Instances of self harm
Constant thoughts about suicide and morbid outlook

Depression is a serious yet treatable disorder. As a cause of disability, it impairs the individuals functioning across various facets of life like occupation academics, intimate and social relationships. One must seek mental health help at the earliest signs of the symptoms. A collaborative approach (psychological and pharmacological) to coping with both depression and anxiety is most ideal in case of severity of symptoms; but a preventive approach or early intervention by a qualified therapist is highly recommended to ensure that symptoms do not worsen.

Relationship Issues (Marriage / Platonic / Family / Friends)

Relationships form the basis of our social life. Good relationships are fulfilling and contribute to our sense of security and belongingness in the world. Abusive relationships may cause us to question our self-worth and leave us feeling insecure and powerless

Poor communication
Busy schedules
Financial trouble
Bad habits
Trust issues
Abuse - Abuse may take the form of physical, sexual or the less obvious forms such as emotional or mental. Often the individual undergoes trauma bonding, where the victim forms an attachment to the abuser, preventing them from leaving the relationship. This often happens due to a cyclical pattern of abuse, where abuse is followed by positive experiences (being showered with affection, flooded with gifts) creating doubt and hope in the individual. Such toxic relationships leave a person feeling unlovable, unsupported and misunderstood.

Blurred boundaries
Dismissive of individual's feelings
Possessive and controlling behavior
Manipulation
Festered resentment and disrespect

A relationship requires the largest personal investment in a person’s life. While turmoil and disagreements are common, counselling intervention should be sought when either one or both individuals feel that their personhood is being reduced. Increased instances of instability in the relationship, growing indifference, stonewalling and poor communication also warrants that the couple seeks counseling.

TEENAGE ISSUES

According to World Health Organization, the age of adolescence (teenage) is between 10-19 years. India boasts the largest adolescent population in the world. With 253 million teenagers around the country at the threshold of developed adult life , it is important to understand, respect and cater to their mental health needs. Teenagers occupy the precarious space of being too old to be a child and being too young to take independent decisions. This causes many people to belittle their mental health and mental developmental needs. Renowned researcher, Erik Erikson defined this stage of adolescence as one of identity formation. The identity if formed in an appropriate manner leads to them developing a consistent and healthy self image in their adulthood, if not it leads to role confusion. Role confusion causes the individual to not adapt to the environment appropriately and inspires a sense of discontent with one’s place in life.

Competition and Peer pressure
Body Image
Stress
Bullying
Vocational decision making
Self-exploration and finding one's purpose in life
Home adjustment

Reduced interaction with family or friends
Reduced interest in previously enjoyable activities
Increased instances of outbursts (anger, sadness, irritability)
Instances of self harm
Constant talking about suicide
Sleep problems - excessive sleep or reduced sleep
Behaviour that can be “out of control”
(dramatic) decline in child’s academic performance
Loss of self esteem

It is important to understand that many of the symptoms may occur due to adjustment as well as a desire to establish independence in the household. If the symptoms are observed in regular intervals and with increasing intensity, mental health services must be availed. In case of incidences of self-harm and/or suicidal ideation, medical and psychiatric intervention should be sought immediately

PARENTING ISSUES

Parenting is a constant endeavor to support the emotional, physical, social, and mental needs of a child and treading unknown territories bravely. While the modern world introduces newer models of parenting, the internal and external pressures that comes with parenting remains the same.

The need to overcompensate
Disruption in the relationship with their child
Child disciplining issues
Chronic stress
Anxiety
Perfectionism
Working mothers guilt
Disruption in self identity
Adjustment issues

While parenting is a rewarding experience, it is also isolating and overwhelming. One must speak to a mental health professional in cases of stress and disruption in daily activities, occupational functioning and during feelings of hopelessness. Additionally, a counsellor/therapist should be consulted in cases of increasec disruptive behaviour from the child.

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Collaborative Care Model

Principles

DIGITAL SERVICES

Instant Messaging
Video Conferencing
Audio Conferencing
E-mail Sessions
In-Office Sessions

Increased Access

INTEGRATION

Holistic approach to wellbeing
Psycho-education
Coaching
Focused groups
Resources

Increased Quality of Care

COLLABORATION, ANONYMITY

Integrated Network of professionals providing support
Extended Peer Groups
No personal Identifiable Information
Use an avatar

Reduced stigma

LANGUAGE

Vernacular Support

Increased Approachability

AFFORDABLE PRICING

Mindfully priced options
Multiple possible mediums of mental health support

Increased Affordability

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Established in 2017, The Able Mind (TAM) is a platform that facilitates and supports Mental Health wellbeing services across India. We encourage you to send us a note with any questions you have about Psychiatric/Psychological Counselling

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