InternationalMental Well-being Support
Mental well-being support for life in Japan, in your language.
One-to-one well-being counselling sessions online for parents, professionals and students living in Japan, from qualified Indian counsellors who understand both where you live and where you come from.
- Online
- Confidential
- English, Hindi & other Indian languages
Sessions run during India daytime hours and are shown in your local time.
Online counselling in Japan: at a glance
Mantraminds offers online, non-clinical well-being counselling for adults living in Japan, in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, with Well-being Counsellors based in India. A 50-minute session costs ¥7,000, you pay one session at a time, and you book at least one day ahead.
- Price
- ¥7,000 per 50-minute session, paid one session at a time. No packages.
- First step
- A short sign-up form, then choose a time and pay. Our team reads your answers before your session.
- Booking
- At least one day ahead. Same-day sessions are rare and depend on a counsellor being free.
- Languages
- English, Hindi and other Indian languages (depending on counsellor availability).
- How
- One-to-one by secure video. Adults 18+ only.
- Session times
- Within India daytime hours (about 10:00 AM–7:00 PM India time): 1:30 PM–10:30 PM in Tokyo. Each counsellor sets their own hours.
- What it is
- Non-clinical well-being counselling for everyday challenges. Not therapy, diagnosis, medication or emergency care.
- In an emergency
- Call 119. Free support: TELL Lifeline (English), call 0800-300-8355 (toll-free) · online chat (Sat 9am–Mon 11pm continuous; Tue–Thu 9am–11pm; Fri 9am–2am; chat daily from 4pm).
Life in Japan
Many Indian professionals in Japan work long hours in demanding roles, often far from family and in a language that isn't their own. Life in Tokyo or Yokohama can feel quietly isolating, and parents may be weighing Japanese, international or Indian schooling for their children. Finding someone who understands both worlds isn't always easy.
Mantraminds offers a calm, confidential space to talk it through with someone who understands, without having to explain your culture first.
Supporting Indian families in Japan
Most Indians in Japan are professionals in IT, engineering and finance. Communities have grown around Tokyo, especially Nishi-Kasai in Edogawa, as well as Yokohama and Kobe, where Indian merchant families have lived for generations.
What people in Japan often talk to us about:
- long working hours and unwritten workplace rules;
- getting by in Japanese in everyday life;
- choosing between Japanese and international schools for children;
- partners who feel isolated without work or a local network;
- the distance from family in India.
Times that can feel heavier: festivals like Diwali spent far from home, and year-end periods when Japanese workplaces are busiest.
Our local support page lists free services in your area.
Concerns we support
Who we support
Parents
Parenting stress, raising children across two cultures, teen communication, screen time and school pressure, and guidance if your child already has a diagnosis such as ADHD or autism.
Relationships
Communication and recurring conflict, in-law and extended-family pressures, intercultural relationships, adjusting after marriage, a new baby or a move.
Professionals
Work stress and burnout, long hours, career changes after moving, work-life balance, confidence and workplace conflict, visa uncertainty.
Students (18+)
Homesickness and loneliness, academic pressure, family expectations, career worries after graduation.
All adults
Everyday stress, feeling low, grief and loss (including losing a loved one back home), life transitions, self-esteem, healthy routines.
Why Mantraminds
- Your language, your context. Sessions in English, Hindi and other Indian languages (depending on counsellor availability) with counsellors who understand Indian family life and the realities of building a life in Japan.
- Qualified counsellors. Every Mantraminds Well-being Counsellor holds a qualification in psychology and works as part of the Mantraminds care team in New Delhi.
- Online, in your local time. Sessions by secure video during India daytime hours, shown in your local time. Each counsellor sets their own hours, so you can choose the one whose hours suit you best.
- Confidential. What you share stays private. See our International Privacy Policy.
- A trusted mental well-being partner. If what you need is something we don't offer, we'll help you find the right local support.
How it works
Tell us a little about you. A short form, about two minutes.
Book and pay. Straight after the form, choose a time in our booking calendar and pay securely by card. Please book at least one day ahead. Same-day sessions are offered only in exceptional cases, if a counsellor happens to be free, so please don't count on one.
We check it's the right fit. Our team reads your answers before your session. If our service isn't right for you, we'll tell you and refund you in full.
Grow at your pace. Regular online sessions by secure video, with practical strategies and goals that are yours.
Our counsellors
Meet the Well-being Counsellors who support clients outside India. Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, depending on counsellor availability.
Ms. Nivedita Aggarwal
4+ Years of experience
Speaks: English · Hindi
Available (online, India time)
Monday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mrs. Kritika Nanda
12+ Years of experience
Speaks: English · Hindi
Available (online, India time)
Monday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ms. Rootam Goswami
5+ Years of experience
Speaks: English · Hindi
Available (online, India time)
Monday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Ms. Bhawna Bisht
1+ Year of experience
Speaks: English · Hindi
Available (online, India time)
Monday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Fees
Pay for one session at a time. Continue only if it's helping you.
Pay by card when you book. Cancel by 6:00 PM India time, 2 days before your session, for a full refund.
| Well-being counselling session | ¥7,000 · 50 minutes |
| Booking | At least one day ahead. Same-day sessions are rare and depend on a counsellor being free |
| How you pay | Pay per session by card when you book, through our secure checkout. No packages, no lock-in. Cancel by 6:00 PM India time, 2 days before your session, for a full refund. It shows on your statement as MANTRAMINDS. |
| Payment | Paid directly. Sessions can't be claimed through National Health Insurance, employee health insurance (shakai hoken), private medical insurance or employer EAPs. |
| Refunds | Cancel by 6:00 PM India time, 2 or more days before your session and you'll get a full refund. You can keep the value as session credit instead. No refund for later cancellations, no-shows or joining more than 15 minutes late. See our International Cancellation & Refund Policy. |
What our service is — and isn't
Mantraminds offers well-being counselling for adults (18+): support with life's everyday challenges. To keep you safe, we're clear about what we don't offer in Japan:
- No diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions
- No psychiatric consultations or medication
- No sessions for under-18s (we support parents instead)
- No crisis or emergency care
If our team feels you'd benefit from clinical care, we'll tell you honestly and help you find local services.
Need urgent help?
If you're in crisis or feel unsafe, please don't wait for a session:
- Emergency: call 119
- TELL Lifeline (English): Call 0800-300-8355 (toll-free) · online chat (Sat 9am–Mon 11pm continuous; Tue–Thu 9am–11pm; Fri 9am–2am; chat daily from 4pm)
- Yorisoi Hotline (choose the foreign-language option): Call 0120-279-338 (toll-free) · Line open 24/7; foreign-language support hours vary
Please read before booking
Important information
About our counsellors. Mantraminds is based in India, and we hope to support people wherever they live. Our Well-being Counsellors are qualified and experienced in India, and some hold Indian registrations. Overseas qualifications and registrations do not give anyone registration to practise in Japan. Our counsellors are not registered with Japan's national register of Certified Public Psychologists (公認心理師). When they work with clients in Japan, they act only as Well-being Counsellors, not as psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists or medical practitioners.
What this service doesn't provide. Our service is not a Japanese psychology, psychiatry or medical service. It doesn't provide:
- medical, psychiatric or psychological diagnosis, or diagnostic assessment;
- treatment of any mental health condition;
- prescribing, or advice on starting, stopping or changing medication;
- medical certificates, reports, letters or certificates for legal, insurance, employment, immigration or court purposes;
- emergency or crisis care.
When to seek care in Japan. If you have a diagnosed or suspected mental health condition, symptoms that are significant or getting worse, need medication or medical advice, or are already receiving mental health treatment, please seek or continue care with a doctor at a psychiatry (精神科) or psychosomatic medicine (心療内科) clinic, or your local mental health and welfare centre. If your counsellor thinks you need clinical care, they will tell you and suggest local services.
Claims and reimbursement. Sessions can't be claimed through National Health Insurance, employee health insurance (shakai hoken), private medical insurance or employer EAPs, and may not qualify for workplace or employer reimbursement. Please check with your employer before booking.
Your choice. Local services are available to you. By booking, you confirm you've chosen an India-based, non-clinical service instead, knowing the points above. Because our counsellors aren't registered locally, local regulators can't take complaints about them. Please bring any concern to us at contact@mantraminds.com.
In an emergency, call 119 or go to the emergency department of your nearest hospital. You can also contact TELL Lifeline (English): call 0800-300-8355 (toll-free) · online chat.
This doesn't affect your rights under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions. See our legal disclosure under that Act.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mantraminds?
Mantraminds is an India-based mental well-being service. It offers online, non-clinical well-being counselling for adults in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, in 23 countries outside India, including Japan.
How much does online counselling with Mantraminds cost in Japan?
¥7,000 per 50-minute session, paid one session at a time. Book at least one day ahead. There are no packages or lock-in.
Can I talk to a counsellor in Hindi from Japan?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, depending on counsellor availability. Tell us your preferred language when you sign up and we'll match you with a counsellor who speaks it, where we can.
What time are sessions in Japan?
Sessions run during India daytime hours, within each counsellor's own availability. For example, a 1:30 PM India-time session is at 5:00 PM in Tokyo. Your booking page shows every time in your local time. We're not a 24/7 service.
Where can I get free mental health support in Japan?
TELL Lifeline (English): call 0800-300-8355 (toll-free) · online chat (Sat 9am–Mon 11pm continuous; Tue–Thu 9am–11pm; Fri 9am–2am; chat daily from 4pm). In an emergency, call 119. For ongoing care, you can speak to a doctor at a psychiatry (精神科) or psychosomatic medicine (心療内科) clinic, or your local mental health and welfare centre. Our local support page lists more free services.
Is this therapy?
No. Mantraminds provides well-being counselling: support with everyday life challenges, relationships, parenting and change. It isn't diagnosis or treatment of a mental health condition. For that, please see a doctor at a psychiatry (精神科) or psychosomatic medicine (心療内科) clinic, or your local mental health and welfare centre.
Are your counsellors registered in Japan?
No. Our counsellors are qualified in India and provide a non-clinical well-being service. They are not registered in Japan, use only their Indian titles and registrations (always shown with "(India)"), and don't provide psychology or psychotherapy services.
Can I claim it on insurance?
No. All sessions are paid directly.
Where are your counsellors based?
In India. Sessions take place online by secure video during India daytime hours, shown in your local time. We're not a 24/7 service.
How will you contact me?
By email, which is our preferred way to communicate, or through the chat on this website. We also ask for your WhatsApp number when you sign up, and use it only if we need to reach you urgently, for example about your safety or a session that can't go ahead.
Can I book a session for today?
Usually not. Please book at least one day ahead (India time). Same-day sessions are offered only in exceptional cases, if a counsellor happens to be free. If you need support today, see the free services on our local support page. You pay when you book.
Do I have to commit to a set number of sessions?
No. You pay for one session at a time and can stop whenever you like.
What if I join late?
Your session still ends at its scheduled time. If you haven't joined within 15 minutes, it counts as a no-show and isn't refunded. If your counsellor is late, we'll make up the time or give you session credit.
How will the payment appear on my statement?
As MANTRAMINDS. You pay when you book. If you cancel in time, we refund the full amount to your card (your bank decides how quickly it shows). If anything looks wrong, email care@mantraminds.com and we'll sort it out.
Is my information safe?
Yes. Your information is stored securely in India and handled in line with our International Privacy Policy.
Do you offer psychiatry or medication?
No, not for clients outside India.
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Page last reviewed: 4 October 2026