Living abroad offers exciting possibilities, but it can also lead to emotional distance from family, cultural challenges, and a sense of disconnection. At Manospandana, we provide professional online counselling & psychotherapy for Non Resident Indians ( NRI ), With a deep understanding of Indian cultural values & family dynamics. Our services are tailored to your unique experiences, offering support no matter where in the world you are.
Living in a different country brings freedom, global exposure, and new opportunities—but also isolation, inner conflict, and emotional distance from one’s roots. Many Non Resident Indians ( NRIs ) silently carry the burden of homesickness, loneliness, or cultural dissonance. Despite external success, it’s not uncommon to feel misunderstood or emotionally displaced in a foreign environment. At Manospandana, we acknowledge this journey and offer therapeutic support grounded in the values and lived experiences of Indian communities across the world.
Mental health is a universal need, but support that feels culturally disconnected often leaves gaps. For Non Resident Indians ( NRIs ), the challenges of adjusting to another country, managing long-distance family dynamics, or raising children in multicultural contexts can take a toll on emotional wellbeing. Yet many hesitate to seek help due to cultural stigma, lack of culturally sensitive therapists abroad, or time-zone mismatches. That’s why accessible, India-based online counselling tailored for NRIs isn’t just helpful—it’s essential.
We offer a range of online mental health services, tailored to suit diverse needs:
Living abroad can intensify personal challenges—be it emotional burnout, loneliness, or identity struggles. Our individual online therapy sessions help you process emotions, build coping tools, and improve your emotional well-being through private, one-on-one support from culturally aware Indian therapists.
Distance, time zones, and cultural transitions can affect relationships. Our online relationship counselling for Non Resident Indians ( NRI ) supports couples navigating long-distance love, communication breakdowns, or adjusting to life abroad. Rebuild trust and emotional closeness with guidance grounded in shared values.
Whether your children are adapting to a new culture or you’re raising them far from extended family, our online parent-child counselling bridges emotional gaps. We help parents and children connect better, even while living in multicultural or cross-continental environments.
Planning your future together from different countries? Our premarital counselling sessions help Non Resident Indians ( NRIs ) align on expectations, cultural values, and relationship goals—ensuring your marriage is built on understanding, regardless of geography.
Stay emotionally connected to your family in India or abroad. Our online family counselling helps siblings, spouses, or ageing parents resolve misunderstandings, manage roles, and strengthen relationships across borders.
Working in a foreign corporate environment comes with unique pressures—workplace isolation, cultural adaptation, or burnout. Our online corporate counselling for NRIs supports mental wellness and productivity for individuals working in global companies or remote setups.
We provide individual counselling for various emotional and psychological concerns. Each session is tailored to support your unique needs and promote lasting wellbeing.
◔ Long‑Distance Relationship Concerns
Partners separated by oceans face time‑zone gaps, trust issues, and emotional loneliness. Counselling offers communication strategies, conflict‑resolution skills, and shared goal‑setting to keep love thriving across miles.
◔ Family Concerns & Inter‑Generational Gaps
Balancing modern values with parents’ expectations can cause guilt and tension. Therapy helps you set boundaries, manage responsibilities for aging parents, and maintain meaningful connections.
◔ Counselling for Family Members in India
If your spouse, child, or parents live in India, we can hold individual or joint sessions that unite everyone on one secure platform—bridging geography while addressing shared challenges.
◔ Stress & Burnout From Cultural Adaptation
Micro‑aggressions, visa anxiety, unfamiliar work styles, and constant code‑switching can wear you down. Evidence‑based techniques (CBT, mindfulness, stress‑inoculation) build resilience and restore well‑being.
◔ Socio‑Cultural Conflicts in Adolescence
Teenagers abroad may feel “too Indian” for local peers yet “too foreign” back home. We guide adolescents through identity formation, peer pressure, and bicultural stress—helping them thrive in both worlds.
◔ Workplace Stress & Discrimination
Navigating accents, implicit bias, or glass‑ceiling issues? Our counsellors equip you with assertiveness training, coping tools, and confidence‑building techniques tailored to global corporate environments.
◔ Identity & Belonging Challenges
Feel torn between multiple cultures? Therapy provides a safe space to explore values, spirituality, and belonging, integrating them into a coherent personal narrative.
Read: The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in Therapy!
A good therapist listens. A culturally aware therapist understands. Many Non Resident Indians ( NRIs ) find that local therapists in their country of residence don’t fully grasp Indian values, family expectations, or unspoken cultural norms. Whether it’s the nuances of marriage, parenting styles, joint family systems, or societal pressure, these elements shape how mental health is experienced and addressed. Our team at Manospandana is trained to integrate this cultural context into evidence-based therapy, helping you feel truly seen and supported.
◔ Homely Feeling & Better Connection
Our counsellors speak your language (literally and culturally). From shared idioms to familiar festivals, we use nuances that create an instant sense of “home,” helping you open up faster and feel truly heard.
◔ Deep Understanding of Socio‑Cultural Factors
Whether it’s joint‑family expectations, arranged‑marriage pressures, or navigating Western social norms, our team has first‑hand insight into the Indian cultural matrix. That context shapes evidence‑based interventions so advice feels relevant—not generic.
◔ Flexible, Time‑Zone Friendly Appointments
We offer early‑morning and late‑evening IST slots, so you can book after work in New York, Dubai, London, or Sydney without disrupting your day.
◔ Secure, HIPAA‑Compliant Platform
Micro‑aggressions, visa anxiety, unfamiliar work styles, and constant code‑switching can wear you down. Evidence‑based techniques (CBT, mindfulness, stress‑inoculation) build resilience and restore well‑being.
◔ Socio‑Cultural Conflicts in Adolescence
Sessions run on end‑to‑end encrypted video with optional chat and voice‑only modes. Your privacy is protected under international best practices and Indian mental‑health regulations.
◔ Experienced Indian Counsellors & Psychotherapists
Our team includes psychologists trained in CBT, ACT, couples therapy, family systems, trauma‑informed care, and more—each with years of practice helping clients across continents.
◔ Continuity of Care—Online & In‑Person
When you travel to India you can seamlessly switch to face‑to‑face sessions at our Bangalore centre, letting you build a long‑term therapeutic relationship without starting over.
NRIs often face a distinct set of psychological challenges:
Maintaining long-distance romantic or family relationships
Parenting children in mixed or Western cultures
Navigating intergenerational value gaps
Coping with identity confusion or feeling “in-between” cultures
Facing subtle discrimination or belonging issues at work or school
Guilt of being far from ageing parents or family in India
These concerns aren’t always visible—but they run deep. Our therapy services are designed with these realities in mind, offering compassionate care that aligns with your cultural roots and current life stage.
◔ Book an Appointment:
You can directly book appointment through this link(book-appointment) or in the below book appointment button or Contact us via our website or phone at +91 90199 18633 to schedule your online counselling session.
◔ Choose Your Therapist:
Select from our team of highly qualified counsellors, each specialized in different areas of mental health.
◔ Attend Your Session:
Participate in a one-on-one virtual therapy session.
◔ Follow-up and Support:
Our services don’t stop after one session. We provide ongoing support and follow-up appointments to ensure you’re on the path to healing.
All our online sessions are conducted in English by default. However, based on therapist availability, you can also request sessions in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, or Tamil. Just mention your preferred language while booking, and we’ll do our best to match you with a suitable counsellor.
If you’re planning a trip to India, you’re welcome to attend in‑person sessions at our Bangalore centre. Just let us know your travel dates during booking, and we’ll help align your sessions accordingly for a seamless hybrid experience.
No matter where you are in the world, support that understands your culture, language, and lived experience is just a click away. Whether you’re navigating personal struggles, relationship challenges, or family conflicts—we’re here to help. Start your journey with an Indian therapist who understands you.
For more information or to schedule a session, mail to manasudarshana@manospandana.in or call us at +91 9019918633.
Studies show that video‑based CBT and other modalities deliver comparable outcomes to in‑person sessions, especially when the therapist shares cultural understanding.
A smartphone or laptop, stable internet and a private space. Headphones help maintain confidentiality.
You can directly book appointment through this link(book-appointment) or Contact us via our website or phone at +91 90199 18633 to schedule your online counselling session.
Yes, all sessions are 100% confidential. We use secure, encrypted platforms to ensure your privacy and data are protected at all times.
You can easily reschedule or cancel your appointment by contacting us at least 24 hours before your scheduled session. We are flexible and will accommodate changes whenever possible
Yes. We support multi‑user video calls so partners or relatives can join from different locations.
Just update your profile—our calendar auto‑converts to your local time, keeping scheduling effortless.
A standard online counselling session lasts around 45 to 60 minutes. However, the duration may vary depending on the nature of the therapy and your needs.
We offer multiple payment options, including credit/debit cards, UPI, net banking, and wallet payments. Affordable therapy packages are also available to suit different budgets.
Absolutely. We provide sessions in English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil.
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Dr. Sudarshan Hegde helped me figure out myself better. Helped me overcome my fear of interviews. Highly recommend.
After the counseliing sessions could learn new techniques to cope up With stress and anxiety .Feel more aware of Situations and greatly helped to reduce... read more Stress and deal withEveryday situations. Thanks
1st time i visited, Dr. Sudarshan Hegde was so friendly and i was very glad to meet him personally.
Helped to overcome fear and sleep better and now iam felling Very good in my life thank you sir
I visited Dr Sudarshan Hegade for my younger daughter's problem. She was little cranky. she did not have good food habit and was not willing to go to school. When... read more I met Dr Sudarshan Hegade, He listened to my problem very patiently and calmly. The suggestions were given by him were, to acknowledge the childs problem patiently and console the child. He taught me how to instill confidence in the child for her positive attributes. In regards to food habits he suggested to involve the kid in the food preparation of her choice. I started implementing the suggestions given by Doctor and my daughter is better now. Thanks a lot Doctor
Whilst I was looking around for a personal counselling in south Bangalore, I came across Manospandana centre and was interested to give it a try. I feel I did the... read more right thing by obtaining consultation from Mr. Sudarshana, the man who understands your concerns and provides unbiased advices. His approach towards tackling issues and method of assessment to help you stay in the right track is truly commendable.
He helped us in sort out my problem and spacilly family issue
Excellent listener and amazing counsellor. Loved the session. Would definitely recommend to a friend!
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A good platform to express your prolonged emotions and get a satisfying solutions. Felt better after attending the session ♥️
Mr. Sudarshan Hegde is a good listener and sincere in his effort to solve clients problem.
A counseling journey with Manospandana helped me a lot to come out of my fear and anxiety during Corona Pandemic (Covid -19). Now I can say it was not related... read more to Covid but was connected to me as a person. Hence writing a detailed review. It might be lengthy, however I hope this might be useful to many to clarify their doubts. Even today I can recall, when I contacted Manospandana through google page in the beginning of June, how anxious and fearful I was. Psychologist of the center made me relax and gave space to express my concerns at the very beginning of the conversation. He explained how counseling and psychotherapy can help to address and manage my emotions. When he proposed for a 15 sessions of counseling over a period of 3 to 3.5 months, I questionned why it is necessary. He explained the need and potential benefits and give options to think and take a decision. Kept all options infront of me and left me to make decision. Now, as I am about to finish my last few sessions, I realized how powerful different tools and techniques proposed in the sessions. In brief, I learnt the connection between my thoughts, actions, feeling and biological changes. He taught transactional analysis (TA), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), tools to understand and manage our behavior, thoughts and feelings thus have some control on our brain chemical activity. Now I can confidently say I have a tools and skills to manage myself in different situations of life. I am more confident now. Though Practicing few techniques which needs a longer practice. Dear friends, any common man like us can approach counseling. In the beginning I felt am I mad to consult. Now understood any one can seek help when we find difficult manage ourself. I do say it is my life changing event. Feel free to contact psychologists. I am happy to recommend Manospandana and Sudarshan ( he taught me not address as Sir or Doctor and treated me as equal) to seek help related to emotional disturbances, negative thoughts management, tuning your behaviours achieve happiness in life. Thank you Manospandana and dear Sudarshan.
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Dr. Sudharshan is very patient in listening to the problems before concluding. Much needed therapy and guidance. Appreciate all his help
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"ಈಗ ಮತ್ತು ಇಲ್ಲಿ, ಈ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕುವುದು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಆರೋಗ್ಯಯುತ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯ. ಆದರೆ ಅದನ್ನ ಸಾಧಿಸುವುದು ಒಂದು ನಿರಂತರ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲಿಕೆ." ಇದು ಮನೋಸ್ಪಂದನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದರ್ಶನ ಹೆಗಡೆಯವರ ಜೊತೆಗಿನ ಮೊದಲ ಆಪ್ತಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಕಲಿಕೆ. ನಾನು ಮಾತ್ರೆಯ ಅಗತ್ಯ... read more ಇದೆಯೇ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ ಅವರು ನನಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟದ್ದು "ನಾನು ವರ್ತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಬಲ್ಲೆ, ಇರುತ್ತೀನಿ. ಇದು ನನ್ನ ಆಯ್ಕೆ" ಎಂಬ ಎಷ್ಟು ಭಾರಿ ಬೇಕಾದರೂ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದಾದ ದೃಢೀಕರಣದ ಮಾತ್ರೆ. ಅದರ ಜೊತೆ ಡಾ. ಮೀನಗುಂಡಿ ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ ಅವರು ಬರೆದ "ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಇಲ್ಲದ ಮಾರ್ಗ" ಎಂಬ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಖರೀದಿಸಿ ಓದಿ ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಓದಿ ಮುಗಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿದ ಆಪ್ತ ಸಮಾಲೋಚನಾ ಭೇಟಿ. ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಅವಕಾಶಗಳಿವೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯಿಂದ ಸಾಧ್ಯ ಎನ್ನುವ ಭರವಸೆ ಈ ಭೇಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಹೇಳಿದ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.
I wanted someone in North Bangalore to mentor my 12 years old son to tackle his adolescence problems. I had been attending so many parenting sessions, other counselling sessions outside... read more to tackle the issue and finally had failed. One of my colleagues recommended Manospandana which was in other end of my stay. But now I feel, I took right decision of taking my son to Mr. Sudarshan, Psychotherapist and Relationship Counselor. It has been 5 months since we have been associated with Manospandana. I take this opportunity to thank Mr. Sudarshan for all his help in bringing required changes in my son. Now, my boy has gained his self confidence and able to present himself in front of the Crowd. He is eventually able to manage his volatile emotions. Mr. Sudarshan is very empathetic person. He will listen to you patiently and carefully before jumping into any conclusion and advising you. I think he adapts to his patients’ characteristics and then will deal with their problems which I feel is his greatest strength. Mr. Sudarshan also checks on my son’s progress or if has any issues when we will not be able to make for regular sessions due to unavoidable situations. He has inspired my son and brought in so much of hope in him that he is so happy to attend every session. In fact, he will be waiting for Saturdays to meet Mr. Sudarshan that he likes spending time with him so much 😊 We are sure that my boy will be able to completely overcome his problem very soon, that there are so many positive changes occurring now. I cannot thank Mr. Sudarshan enough for all that he does when my son is in this tough situation.
I REALLY HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH MANOSPANDA COUNSELING CENTRE. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE CHANGES IN MY THOUGTS AND ATTITUDE. I AM VERY GREATFUL TO THE ... read more CENTRE (SUDARSHAN SIR) AND I SUGGEST CENTRE TO ANY ONE WHO HAS DIFFICULTIES IN ATTITUDE PROBLEMS. THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO THE CENTRE AND SUDARSHAN SIR.
The psychologist was super nice and supportive. I contacted him for my internal assessment and he was so helpful.