Directory
Professional categories
The mental health roles you may come across in India. Each guide covers the training, the regulator, the services offered, when to see one, and what to ask. 9 of 69 guides are published so far; the rest appear as they pass review.
- ABA Therapist / Behaviour AnalystGuide in review
- Addiction Counsellor / De-addiction CounsellorGuide in review
- Addiction PsychiatristGuide published
- Art TherapistGuide in review
- Associate Clinical PsychologistGuide in review
- Aviation PsychologistGuide in review
- Ayush Mental Health Practitioner (Sattvavajaya Chikitsa & Allied Systems)Guide in review
- Career & Guidance CounsellorGuide published
- Child & Adolescent PsychiatristGuide in review
- Child PsychologistGuide in review
- Clinical HypnotherapistGuide in review
- Clinical NeuropsychologistGuide published
- Clinical PsychologistGuide in review
- Community Health Officer (CHO) — Mental Health RoleGuide in review
- Community Mental Health WorkerGuide in review
- Correctional PsychologistGuide in review
- Counselling PsychologistGuide in review
- Dance Movement TherapistGuide published
- DBT Specialist (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)Guide published
- DEI Consultant (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion — Psychological Safety Focus)Guide in review
- Disaster Mental Health SpecialistGuide in review
- DMHP Coordinator (District Mental Health Programme)Guide in review
- EAP Counsellor (Employee Assistance Programme)Guide in review
- EMDR TherapistGuide in review
- Forensic PsychologistGuide in review
- Geriatric Mental Health SpecialistGuide in review
- Grief and Bereavement SpecialistGuide in review
- Life Coach / Wellness CoachGuide in review
- Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT)Guide in review
- Medical Social Worker (Psychiatry)Guide in review
- Mental Health Advocate / Awareness EducatorGuide in review
- Mental Health Caregiver TrainerGuide in review
- Mental Health Content StrategistGuide in review
- Mental Health Content WriterGuide in review
- Military / Defence PsychologistGuide published
- Music TherapistGuide in review
- Narrative TherapistGuide published
- Neurofeedback / Biofeedback TechnicianGuide in review
- Occupational Therapist — Mental HealthGuide in review
- Palliative Care CounsellorGuide in review
- Parenting Consultant / CoachGuide in review
- Peer Navigator (Mental Health)Guide in review
- Peer Support SpecialistGuide in review
- Perinatal Mental Health SpecialistGuide in review
- Play TherapistGuide published
- POSH Consultant (Prevention of Sexual Harassment — Psychological Support Dimension)Guide in review
- Psychiatric / Mental Health NurseGuide in review
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation AssistantGuide in review
- Psychiatric Social WorkerGuide in review
- PsychiatristGuide in review
- Psychometrist / Test AdministratorGuide published
- PsychotherapistGuide in review
- Queer-Affirmative Mental Health (QAMH) SpecialistGuide in review
- Rehabilitation CounsellorGuide in review
- Rehabilitation PsychologistGuide in review
- Remedial EducatorGuide in review
- School CounsellorGuide in review
- School Psychology SupervisorGuide in review
- Sex TherapistGuide in review
- Somatic Experiencing PractitionerGuide in review
- Special EducatorGuide in review
- Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)Guide in review
- Sports PsychologistGuide in review
- Tele-MANAS CounsellorGuide in review
- Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) SpecialistGuide in review
- University / College Student Wellness OfficerGuide in review
- User Researcher (Behavioural Design) — Mental HealthGuide in review
- Vocational Instructor (Mental Health / Intellectual Disabilities)Guide in review
- Yoga Therapist — Mental HealthGuide in review