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Learn from experienced psychologists who continue to work with clients and supervise therapists in real-world clinical settings. Every session is grounded in the realities of contemporary practice — not just theory.
India's Premium 8-Week Accelerator
Become the therapist clients can trust.
You studied psychology. Now learn how to practise it with confidence. Psych Residency is an 8-week supervised clinical practice accelerator where psychology graduates and early-career psychologists develop the judgement, confidence and clinical presence that textbooks alone cannot teach.
8
Weeks of guided learning
40 Hours Programme
18-20 hours guided supervision
100%
Interactive & practice-based
Role playsReflective practiceCase discussionsLive feedbackCommunity
Why Psych Residency exists
Every psychology graduate remembers their first client.
You know the theories. You've read the textbooks. You've passed the exams. Then someone sits across from you with pain, uncertainty and hope — and the room goes very quiet.
Universities teach psychology.
Clients teach uncertainty.
Psych Residency was built to bridge that gap — through guided supervision, reflective practice and experiential learning that shape not just knowledge, but confidence, judgement and a strong therapist identity.
"What if they cry?"
"Am I helping?"
"How do I manage my Practice?"
"Is this normal?"
About the programme
Clinical accelerator built for how new therapists actually grow.
Psych Residency is a developmental supervision programme inspired by international competency-based supervision principles.
We don't train perfect therapists. We help therapists keep growing.
Over eight weeks you'll learn to —
- 01Think clinically instead of memorising answers→
- 02Build therapeutic presence→
- 03Develop sound case conceptualisations→
- 04Reflect on your own reactions→
- 05Practise skills before using them with clients→
What makes us different
Typical workshop vs Psych Residency
Training designed for deep, sustained professional development — not one-off inspiration.
Live supervisionReflective practiceCase discussionsRole playsSmall cohortsOngoing feedback
The status quo
One-off lectures
The Psych Residency
8-week developmental journey
The status quo
Passive learning
The Psych Residency
Live supervision & reflection
The status quo
Information-heavy
The Psych Residency
Practice-heavy
The status quo
Generic techniques
The Psych Residency
Clinical reasoning
The status quo
Limited feedback and self work
The Psych Residency
Manageable groups with feedback
The learning journey
A structured accelerator journey from first session to confident practice.
A carefully sequenced path — from clarifying your identity as a therapist to walking into sessions with confidence.
Build a strong professional identity by exploring your fears, expectations, and the difference between helping and rescuing. Learn to bring authenticity, presence, and confidence into the therapy room.
Learn how to make clients feel heard, understood, and safe from the moment they walk in. Practise opening sessions, building rapport, and setting the foundation for a strong therapeutic alliance.
Move from collecting information to understanding patterns. Learn to make sense of clients' stories through meaningful clinical formulation rather than isolated symptoms.
Develop clinical confidence in working with common mental health concerns while learning how to stay present, compassionate, and grounded during emotionally difficult conversations.
Navigate confidentiality, boundaries, dual relationships, and scope of competence through realistic clinical scenarios so ethical practice becomes intuitive rather than intimidating.
Understand how to match therapeutic interventions to client needs, structure sessions effectively, and document your work with clarity and professionalism.
Recognise countertransference, rescue impulses, self-doubt, and burnout before they impact your work. Develop reflective habits that support sustainable and ethical practice.
Integrate everything you've learned through simulated sessions, structured feedback, and self-reflection. Leave with greater confidence, a personalised development plan, and a clearer sense of the therapist you're becoming.
Outcomes
What early-career therapists gain from supervised practice.
This programme isn't about learning more techniques — it's about becoming a therapist who can think clearly, respond thoughtfully, and practise with confidence.
01
Build Trust from the First Conversation
Create a safe, welcoming therapeutic space where clients feel heard, understood, and ready to engage.
02
Think Like a Clinician, Not Just a Student
Move beyond symptom lists to develop meaningful case conceptualisations that guide your therapeutic decisions.
03
Respond with Confidence in Difficult Moments
Stay present when clients express intense emotions, uncertainty, silence, or distress without feeling the need to "fix" everything.
04
Choose Interventions with Purpose
Match therapeutic approaches to each client's needs instead of relying on scripts or guesswork.
05
Navigate Ethical Dilemmas with Clarity
Make thoughtful decisions around confidentiality, boundaries, informed consent, and scope of practice.
06
Use Yourself as a Therapeutic Instrument
Recognise your own emotional responses, biases, rescue impulses, and countertransference — and use supervision to grow from them.
07
Practise Professionally
Document sessions clearly, communicate responsibly, and maintain professional standards that build trust with clients and colleagues.
08
Build a Sustainable Career in Therapy
Develop reflective habits, self-awareness, and resilience that help you grow without burning out.
And more
Beyond skills, you'll leave with
- ◈01
A stronger therapist identity
Not just what you know, but who you are in the room.
- ✦02
Greater clinical confidence
The steadiness to hold difficult moments without freezing.
- ◆03
A framework for thinking
A repeatable way to reason through any case.
- ❋04
Practical tools you'll actually use
Templates, scripts and worksheets ready from week one.
- ❈05
A network of peers & supervisors
Colleagues you can call on long after the cohort ends.
- ✿06
The confidence to keep growing
Reflective habits that carry you through your career.
Live Programme · Cohort 2026
A live, cohort-based residency — not a recorded course.
Every session runs live with senior clinicians. You show up, present cases, receive real feedback, and grow alongside a curated circle of early-career therapists.
Next cohort starts in
Live now
3 Sept 2026 · 6:00 PM IST
- Weekly live supervision — no pre-recorded modules
- Small cohort with direct facilitator access
- Real client cases · real-time feedback
8
Weeks of guided learning
40 Hours Programme
18-20 hours guided supervision
20-22 hours of self work on cases
100%
Interactive & practice-based
Investment
Simple, transparent pricing.
Choose the offer that applies to you. Both include full access to the 8-week residency, toolkit, and community.
30 seats remainingEarly-Bird + Student Discount
₹3,199₹4,500
Lock in the lowest early-bird price. Currently enrolled students can also claim the special ₹3,500 student rate at onboarding. Valid student ID required.
Reserve your seatRegular Price
₹3,500₹4,500
Standard cohort pricing once the early-bird seats are filled. Full access to the 8-week residency, toolkit, and community.
Live Programme FAQ
Everything about the live sessions.
Quick answers to help you decide if the cohort rhythm fits your schedule.
The next cohort begins on 3 September 2026 at 6:00 PM IST. Live sessions run weekly at the same time, giving you a consistent rhythm for practice and reflection.
Sessions are hosted on a secure video-conferencing platform. You will receive the meeting link and calendar invite after your seat is confirmed.
Each session runs approximately 2 to 2.5 hours, including brief teaching, demonstrations, role play, case discussion, and live feedback.
We strongly encourage live attendance for the richest learning experience. Select recordings may be shared for a short window with participants who miss a session due to illness or emergencies.
You can catch up through supplementary worksheets, peer practice pods, and facilitator summaries. Facilitators are also available to answer brief questions between sessions.
Psych Residency is designed for Indian early-career psychologists and psychology graduates, and is conducted in English with clinical context relevant to Indian practice.
Why early-career therapists choose us
Clinical confidence isn't built through lectures alone.
It develops through guided practice, reflection, and meaningful supervision. That's exactly how Psych Residency has been designed.
Evidence-Informed Supervision
Our approach draws on internationally recognised principles of competency-based supervision, reflective practice, experiential learning, and adult learning — helping you develop judgement, not just knowledge.
Manageable Cohorts. Personalised Learning.
We intentionally limit cohort sizes so every participant has space to ask questions, receive feedback, practise skills, and reflect in a psychologically safe environment.
Learn by Doing
Each session combines brief teaching with demonstrations, role plays, case discussions, guided reflection, and live supervision. Less note-taking. More practising.
A Safe Space to Grow
We believe therapists develop best in environments built on curiosity, humility, and compassion — not judgment or performance pressure. Questions are welcomed. Uncertainty is expected.
A Community of Emerging Therapists
Join a network of like-minded psychologists committed to ethical practice, continuous learning, and supporting one another throughout their professional journey.
What therapists say
Stories from the room.
Hear from early-career psychologists who have experienced the residency.
"
I finally stopped second-guessing myself in the therapy room. The supervision helped me see what I was already doing well and where I could grow.
Ananya Sharma
M.A. Psychology · Early-career therapist · Delhi
"
The role plays and live feedback changed everything. I went from feeling like a student to feeling like a practising clinician.
Rohan Mehta
Psychology graduate · Intern therapist · Mumbai
"
The facilitators don't just teach — they hold space for you to become the kind of therapist you want to be.
Priya Nair
Counselling psychologist · Bangalore
"
I joined for the certificate but stayed for the community. Having peers who understood the same fears made all the difference.
Kabir Joshi
M.Phil Clinical Psychology trainee · Pune
"
Case discussions taught me how to think, not just what to say. That shift is what I needed most in my first year of practice.
Sneha Kapoor
Early-career psychologist · Hyderabad
"
Worth every hour. The reflective practice worksheets alone have made my sessions more intentional and grounded.
Ishaan Verma
Mental health practitioner · Noida
Practical toolkit
Resources you'll continue using.
Every participant receives a toolkit designed for everyday clinical practice — templates, frameworks, and worksheets that go with you long after the programme ends.
- 01First Session Framework
- 02Case Conceptualisation Template
- 03Ethical Decision-Making Guide
- 04Progress Note Template
- 05Reflective Practice Worksheets
- 06Personal Development Planner
Facilitators
Meet the supervisors, practising clinicians who train early-career therapists.
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Lead Facilitator · Clinical Psychologist
Karishma Mehra
15+ yearsMBA MA English MA Psych • Masters in narrative TherapyFamily-PsychologistCounsellorMentor for Happiness and Mindfullness
Karishma has spent over a decade holding space for young adults navigating anxiety, identity and relationships. She trains early-career therapists through experiential supervision and believes clinical growth happens where curiosity meets compassion. Her sessions are known for their warmth, their real-world case work, and the small, careful questions that unlock big shifts.
"Therapists are made in the pause between the client's story and our response."
Lead Facilitator · Psychotherapist & Supervisor
Purvi Balasaria
5+ yearsM.A. Counselling PsychologyHumanisticQueer AffirmativeTrauma-informedIntegrative HealthMind-Body AwarenessMaternal Mental Health
Having supervised over 300 emerging therapists across India, Purvi keeps her supervision spaces collaborative and focused on helping therapists find their footing. Alongside a strong hold on techniques and case understanding from different approaches, she helps you grow into the therapist you aspire to be, rooted in your own USPs and beliefs. She is committed to helping early-career psychologists solidify their identity and core values as therapists through developing reflective practice, building the confidence to become ethical, compassionate, and practice-ready therapists.
"My goal, with supervisees and clients alike, is to help you gain agency in the present context."
Questions
Common questions about our clinical accelerator programme.
The things most applicants ask us before reserving a seat.
Psychology graduates and early-career psychologists preparing to see clients, or in their first years of practice, who want structured supervision and reflective learning.
Psych Residency is a competency-based supervision programme led by practising clinicians. Every participant receives a Certificate of Completion.
40 hours of guided training (18 hours of supervision and 22 hours of self reflection and work) through role plays, case discussions, guided reflection, demonstrations and feedback in intentionally small cohorts.
Yes. Speak to our team when you reserve your seat — we're happy to work out a plan that suits you.
Plan for one live session per week plus time for reflective practice and role-play preparation with peers.
Reserve your seat
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Seats are intentionally limited so every participant gets space to practise, reflect and be supervised. Fill in the form and our team will follow up with cohort dates, early-bird pricing and everything you need to begin.
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