InternationalMental Well-being Support
Mental well-being support for life in the UK, in your language.
One-to-one well-being counselling sessions online for parents, professionals and students living in the UK, 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 the UK: at a glance
Mantraminds offers online, non-clinical well-being counselling for adults living in the UK, in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, with Well-being Counsellors based in India. A 50-minute session costs £30, you pay one session at a time, and you book at least one day ahead.
- Price
- £30 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): 5:30 AM–2:30 PM in London in July and 4:30 AM–1:30 PM in January, as clocks change. 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 999 or go to A&E. Free support: Samaritans, 116 123 (free, 24/7).
Life in the UK comes with its own pressures
Building a life far from home brings opportunity — and challenges that aren't always easy to talk about. Family expectations from back home. A demanding job. Raising children between two cultures. A relationship under strain. Feeling alone in a new city.
Mantraminds offers a calm, confidential space to talk it through with someone who understands — without having to explain your culture first.
Supporting Indian families across the UK
The UK has one of the largest and longest-established Indian communities outside India. Some families settled in Leicester, Birmingham or London boroughs such as Harrow, Brent and Ealing decades ago. Others arrived recently as doctors, nurses, engineers and students.
What people in the UK often talk to us about:
- long NHS shifts or demanding roles in finance and tech, alongside family responsibilities;
- visa timelines (Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker or Graduate visas) shaping career and family decisions;
- questions of identity, marriage and expectations between parents and UK-born children;
- caring for ageing parents in India, or bringing them over;
- university life, part-time work and the cost of living for students.
Times that can feel heavier: Diwali, Navratri and family weddings can bring joy and pressure in equal measure, and the long, dark winter months are harder for many people.
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, co-parenting, 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 or interfaith relationships, adjusting after marriage, a new baby or a move.
Professionals
Work stress and burnout, career transitions, work-life balance, confidence and workplace conflict, uncertainty about visas and settling.
Students (18+)
Homesickness and loneliness, academic pressure, family expectations, adjusting to UK life, career worries after graduation.
All adults
Everyday stress, feeling low, grief and loss, 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 living in the UK.
- 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 | £30 · 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 | Out-of-pocket. We are not part of the NHS or any private health insurance scheme. |
| 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 the UK:
- 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 999 or go to A&E
- Samaritans: 116 123 (free, 24/7)
- NHS 111: call 111 and choose the mental health option
- Shout: text SHOUT to 85258
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 the UK. Our counsellors are not registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Medical Council (GMC). When they work with clients in the UK, 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 UK 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 the UK. 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 your GP, NHS Talking Therapies or another UK-registered health professional. 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 the NHS, private medical insurance, health cash plans or employer schemes, and may not qualify for workplace, employer or EAP reimbursement. Please check with your employer before booking.
Your choice. Registered 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, the HCPC or GMC can't take complaints about them. Please bring any concern to us at contact@mantraminds.com.
In an emergency, call 999 or go to A&E. You can also contact Samaritans on 116 123.
This doesn't affect your rights under UK consumer law.
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 the UK.
How much does online counselling with Mantraminds cost in the UK?
£30 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 the UK?
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 the UK?
Sessions run during India daytime hours, within each counsellor's own availability. For example, a 6:00 PM India-time session is at 1:30 PM in London in July and 12:30 PM in January, as clocks change. 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 the UK?
Samaritans: call 116 123 (free, 24/7). In an emergency, call 999. For ongoing care, you can speak to your GP. Our local support page lists more free services.
Is this therapy?
No. Mantraminds provides well-being counselling — support with stress, relationships, parenting and life changes. It isn't diagnosis or treatment of a mental health condition. For that, please see your GP.
Are your counsellors HCPC-registered?
No. Our counsellors are postgraduate-qualified in psychology in India and provide a non-clinical well-being service. They aren't registered with the HCPC, use only their Indian titles and registrations (always shown with "(India)"), and don't offer clinical psychology services in the UK.
Do I have to be Indian to use Mantraminds?
Not at all. Our counsellors bring particular understanding of South Asian family life, but everyone is welcome.
Can I use Mantraminds through the NHS or my 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.
You don't have to figure it out alone.
Talk to someone who understands your life here — and where you come from.
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Page last reviewed: 4 October 2026