Guftagu Therapy
We provide counseling, therapy, group work, workshops, training and supervision.
Islands of Perfect Safety - Hulchul aur haalchaal
Islands of Perfect Safety - Hulchul aur haalchaal
There are certain decisions that seem to remain suspended for years.
The Biryani Effect: Registration Form
The Biryani Effect: Registration Form
Thank you for your interest in The Biryani Effect: Layers of Complexity, Relationship and Staying in the Work. This four-session online workshop is designed for therapists, mental health professionals, students and researchers interested in working with complexity, relational dynamics, therapist experience and professional sustainability. Time, date: 4 sundays: 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th August, 9 am to 1 pm IST on Zoom Fee: INR 12,000 (Indian participants), USD 200/ 180 pounds for international participants Who is it for: Clinicians - therapists, counsellors, and psychologists of all experience levels, mental health social workers, psychiatric nurses, students and researchers interested in complex mental health needs and their treatment: Mode of teaching: Didactic knowledge sharing combined with reflective and facilitated group discussions. Full brochure link: Please complete the form below. We may use your responses to shape discussions and examples during the workshop.
What the AI bubble tells us about the stock market as an Emotional Place
What the AI bubble tells us about the stock market as an Emotional Place
We tell ourselves stories in order to live
The Algorithmic internet as a shadow of the human mind: “There Are Facts, and Then There’s What’s True”
The Algorithmic internet as a shadow of the human mind: “There Are Facts, and Then There’s What’s True”
What a line from The Life List reveals about AI, distrust, and why facts alone rarely change people.
The smaller the community, the more the fractures
The smaller the community, the more the fractures
On queer trans infighting, intimate partner volatility and the unbearable emotional density of marginalised communities.
Are some people more wired for Kalesh than others? If yes, what leads to that?
Are some people more wired for Kalesh than others? If yes, what leads to that?
Some of us have been used to living inside a steady hum of heightened chaos where conversations may feel loaded, silences may feel intentional and even ‘neutral’ moments acquire a narrative weight.
The childhood of therapists and how it affects them in the therapy room
The childhood of therapists and how it affects them in the therapy room
The Children Who Learned To Read The Room Too Well
The Subtle Cost of Growing Up in Public
The Subtle Cost of Growing Up in Public
On Misha Agarwal’s death anniversary: From child actors to influencers, how early visibility reshapes the self
Are you in your own way? - Hulchul aur haalchaal
Are you in your own way? - Hulchul aur haalchaal
Feeling betrayed by Women around me: before I understood what motivated them to continue a harmful system
Feeling betrayed by Women around me: before I understood what motivated them to continue a harmful system
For a long time, one of the most confusing things about patriarchy to me was not men enforcing it.
Feb 2026 events at Guftagu - for therapists
Feb 2026 events at Guftagu - for therapists
Why Therapy Isn’t Working (Especially in India): A Deep Dive
Why Therapy Isn’t Working (Especially in India): A Deep Dive
AI and Ozempic: What happens when we get the gratification we wanted?
AI and Ozempic: What happens when we get the gratification we wanted?
For most of history, wanting something meant waiting for it.
Sign up for Upcoming Events at Guftagu
Sign up for Upcoming Events at Guftagu
Wise Therapy December 2025 issue (Sadaf's entry on page 18)
Wise Therapy December 2025 issue (Sadaf's entry on page 18)
When We Feel Offended by Our Own Rules: The Wound That Blocks Compassion
When We Feel Offended by Our Own Rules: The Wound That Blocks Compassion
Picture this:
The Moral Optics of Being Wounded - Hulchul aur haalchaal
The Moral Optics of Being Wounded - Hulchul aur haalchaal
In Harry Potter, Harry after Cedric’s death becomes suspicious, irritable, and hyper-alert.
You Have the Blues; Shake ’Em Loose - Hulchul aur haalchaal
You Have the Blues; Shake ’Em Loose - Hulchul aur haalchaal
Every year, as the sun starts ghosting us like a bad situationship, I notice a shift — both in myself and in the therapy room.
The Horror of Being ‘Problematic’ - by Guftagu Therapy
The Horror of Being ‘Problematic’ - by Guftagu Therapy
There’s a particular kind of tension that seems to hang in the air lately — the anxiety of saying it wrong.
Queer-ious Questions: Umang Sexual Well-being Workshop
Queer-ious Questions: Umang Sexual Well-being Workshop
the masculinity we “all” use to avoid ourselves
the masculinity we “all” use to avoid ourselves
GT All Inclusive Poster Nov 2025
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GT All Inclusive Poster Nov 2025
Naming the oppression is fine, but how does work with oppression happen in the therapy room?
Naming the oppression is fine, but how does work with oppression happen in the therapy room?
In Transit – Pehchaan (Bangalore Screening) – Mist LGBTQ Foundation
In Transit – Pehchaan (Bangalore Screening) – Mist LGBTQ Foundation
The Comfort Within What Hurts : Why We Lend Support to Patriarchy
The Comfort Within What Hurts : Why We Lend Support to Patriarchy
What are we really looking for when we are addicted to porn?
What are we really looking for when we are addicted to porn?
Praise, Obedience (...and the Occasional Question?)/On Loving Without Losing your Voice
Praise, Obedience (...and the Occasional Question?)/On Loving Without Losing your Voice
Shopping: When Adults Feel Like Children Again
Shopping: When Adults Feel Like Children Again
Beyond Binaries Beyond Identities
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Beyond Binaries Beyond Identities
Google Form for Beyond Binaries Beyond Identities
Google Form for Beyond Binaries Beyond Identities
Is the Male Loneliness Epidemic fueling itself?
Is the Male Loneliness Epidemic fueling itself?
Have We Stopped Seeing People as Whole Beings?
Have We Stopped Seeing People as Whole Beings?
Greenwashing and Guilt: the desire to believe that "its working" - because we want it to.
Greenwashing and Guilt: the desire to believe that "its working" - because we want it to.
The Fear of Inner Difference: Why We Police the Outsider
The Fear of Inner Difference: Why We Police the Outsider
An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Event
An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Event
Why can't we just "Let it Go"?
Why can't we just "Let it Go"?
Maths aur gender mein kya common hai, and how can structure lead to freedom? With Sameera Iyengar
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Podcast
Maths aur gender mein kya common hai, and how can structure lead to freedom? With Sameera Iyengar
Jacqueline Rose podcast on the role of the unconscious in politics
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Podcast
Jacqueline Rose podcast on the role of the unconscious in politics
Sign up for Designated Readers group
Sign up for Designated Readers group
Sign up for "Double projection" - film analysis group for psychoanalysis enthusiasts
Sign up for "Double projection" - film analysis group for psychoanalysis enthusiasts
Sign up for Siyappa! (discount week)
Sign up for Siyappa! (discount week)
Psychotherapist Adam Phillips - What We Must Give Up to Feel More Alive
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Podcast
Psychotherapist Adam Phillips - What We Must Give Up to Feel More Alive
Panel Exploring Power, Rank, and Privilege in Relationships (Sidewalk Talk Podcast)
Panel Exploring Power, Rank, and Privilege in Relationships (Sidewalk Talk Podcast)
Culture, Clinic and Mental Health in India: What can diagnosis and social lens learn from each other with Durga Menon
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Podcast
Culture, Clinic and Mental Health in India: What can diagnosis and social lens learn from each other with Durga Menon
Angry Young Men, Independence and Amnesia
Angry Young Men, Independence and Amnesia
Internal and external barriers to mental health in India with Lyn Georgy by Guftagu ki Gutargoo
Internal and external barriers to mental health in India with Lyn Georgy by Guftagu ki Gutargoo
Ye neurodivergence aakhir hai kya?
Ye neurodivergence aakhir hai kya?
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Podcast
Ye neurodivergence aakhir hai kya?
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After Big Pharma - Big Love, Big Self and Big Work (blog)
After Big Pharma - Big Love, Big Self and Big Work (blog)
Mental health beyond the therapy room in India - with Traci Ruble
Identity politics, the unconscious and differences: humari chote fark ko badaa banae ke liye mansik upaay by Guftagu ki Gutargoo
Podcast
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Podcast
Identity politics, the unconscious and differences: humari chote fark ko badaa banae ke liye mansik upaay by Guftagu ki Gutargoo
Masculinity, Trauma and Abuse: 3 talks with Vikramjeet Sinha
Masculinity, Trauma and Abuse: 3 talks with Vikramjeet Sinha
How are men in therapy?
How are men in therapy?
Political conflicts, social media, and how can we come together despite our differences. by Guftagu ki Gutargoo
Political conflicts, social media, and how can we come together despite our differences. by Guftagu ki Gutargoo
Can India’s mental healthcare system address Islamophobia? | IDR
Can India’s mental healthcare system address Islamophobia? | IDR
What (nearly) 10 years as a therapist in India has taught me
What (nearly) 10 years as a therapist in India has taught me
Trans Affirmative Mental Health Care Guidelines
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Trans Affirmative Mental Health Care Guidelines
"The World is Against me": Why are we so self-referential?
"The World is Against me": Why are we so self-referential?
Muslim therapists database!
Muslim therapists database!
Mental Health in India: Purity, Pollution, Caste, and Mental Health
Mental Health in India: Purity, Pollution, Caste, and Mental Health
Selective Scarcity - Health care imbalance through queer lens by Aryan Somaiya
Selective Scarcity - Health care imbalance through queer lens by Aryan Somaiya
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