Sometimes, I lose count of how many times I hear the word “sorry” in a session. “Sorry for crying.” “Sorry, I’m rambling.” “Sorry, this probably doesn’t make sense.” “Sorry, I cursed.” “Sorry I’m a mess today.” “Sorry, I know we’ve spoken about this before a million times.” Recently, a client told me they’d recommended Kare...

A client recently looked at me mid-session and asked, almost jokingly, “You’re not one of those therapists who just keeps asking how I feel, are you?” We both laughed, but something in the question stuck with me. It felt familiar. Almost cliche. And yet, underneath the humour, I sensed something else. Maybe discomfort. Maybe frustration....

You tell yourself to play it cool. It’s just a text. But three hours go by, and the silence starts to feel loud. The longer it stretches, the more something inside you tightens. You’re checking your phone without even realizing it. The message was “seen.” They’ve been active. Your stomach drops. And now you’re wondering…...

“I just didn’t want to disappoint them.” “I said yes, even though I was already overwhelmed.” “I know I should have set a boundary, but I felt awful about it.” These phrases are common in therapy rooms. The inability to say no especially without guilt is not simply a matter of poor communication skills or...

Kareena Mehta, along with her colleagues Sakshi Shah and Jahnavi Kothari, took a pioneering step by introducing the first social-emotional learning program in the Banaskantha district. This initiative aimed to equip upcoming educators with essential resources and tools for integrating skill development aligned with the five key competencies of social-emotional learning (SEL) into their classroom...