Dr. Sneha Sharma

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Dr. Sneha Sharma
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Couple Therapy and Counselling in India

Experienced psychologists and relationship therapists trained at leading institutions such as AIIMS, LHMC, and NIMHANS offer evidence-based couples therapy online. Receive confidential, personalized support from the comfort of your home, anywhere in India.

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Couple in a relationship therapy session.

Couple Therapy in India

Most couples who eventually come to therapy waited too long. The research on this is consistent: the average couple waits six to seven years after serious problems begin before seeking professional support.

What couple therapy actually is: a structured process for two people who want to understand what’s gone wrong between them, and build something different. That’s relevant for couples in acute conflict, couples who have drifted without obvious friction, couples navigating a specific crisis, and couples preparing for marriage who want to start with the patterns named rather than inherited.

Online couple therapy makes the process easier to start. No clinic waiting room, no both people taking the same afternoon off work, no one city of residence required.

Most Couples Wait Too Long

Many couples delay seeking therapy for years, allowing relationship challenges to become more difficult to resolve.

Structured & Goal-Oriented Support

Couple therapy provides a clear, guided process to understand relationship issues and build healthier patterns together.

Suitable for Every Relationship Stage

Whether you're facing conflict, growing apart, recovering from a crisis, or preparing for marriage, therapy can help.

Types of Doctors for Online Couple Therapy in India

A clinical psychologist (M.Phil. + RCI registration) with training in couple and relational therapy is the primary provider for most couple therapy presentations. Emotion-Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, and systemic approaches to couple work require specific post-qualification training — not all clinical psychologists have it, and not all couple therapy is the same.

A psychiatrist (MBBS + MD in Psychiatry) becomes the relevant starting point when one partner has a diagnosed psychiatric condition significantly affecting the relationship. Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD — these conditions shape how someone shows up in a relationship in ways that need clinical management alongside relational work. Having psychiatry and psychology within the same clinical setting means both tracks can run in coordination.

Issues Addressed in Online Couple Therapy

Couple therapy is not only for couples who are falling apart.

Communication gaps and conflict

the same argument on repeat, different content each time. The pattern where one person pursues and the other withdraws. The conversations that never happen because both people know how they end. These are among the most common presentations and the most responsive to structured intervention.

Trust issues and infidelity

the aftermath of an affair doesn't automatically end a relationship, but it requires a process most couples can't navigate without professional support. Couple therapy here helps both partners understand what happened, what it meant, and whether and how to rebuild.

Emotional disconnect and intimacy issues

couples who function as co-parents or housemates, the slow loss of closeness that accumulates over years. Often the hardest to name and the most common.

Life transition challenges

arrival of a child, career change, relocation, ageing parents. Transitions stress any relationship — couple therapy provides structure to navigate them without the transition becoming permanent damage.

How Online Couples Therapy Works in India ?

You book a session at Anvaya Healthcare, by phone or online. Both partners join the same session, either from the same location or from different devices.

The initial session is a relationship history and assessment. The therapist builds a picture of the relationship: how it started, how it’s developed, what the current difficulties are, and what each person actually wants from therapy. This often reveals that the two people have different goals — making the goal-setting part of the work, not an obstacle to it.

The model used is matched to the presenting issue — not picked arbitrarily. Emotion-Focused Therapy for emotional disconnection. Gottman-informed approaches for conflict. Premarital work has its own structure. What doesn’t change is that the sessions are goal-directed from the start.

Both partners are in the session simultaneously — and the therapist works with both, not for one against the other. Occasionally each partner is seen briefly in individual work, when something needs to be understood that can’t surface in the joint session. Progress tracking is concrete: is the communication actually changing? Are the specific conflicts reducing? Does each person feel differently in the relationship than they did at the start?

Easy Online Booking

Schedule your online couple therapy session by phone or online. Both partners can join from the same place or different locations.

Comprehensive Assessment

Your first session explores your relationship history, current challenges, and each partner's goals to create a clear therapy plan.

Tailored Treatment Approach

Your therapist selects the most suitable therapy model, such as EFT, Gottman Method, or premarital counselling, based on your relationship needs.

Work Together as a Couple

Both partners participate in every session, ensuring balanced guidance and collaborative problem-solving.

Individual Check-ins

If necessary, brief one-on-one sessions help the therapist understand personal concerns that may not emerge during joint sessions.

Track Relationship Growth

Therapy focuses on measurable improvements in communication, conflict resolution, and overall relationship satisfaction.

Techniques Used in Couple Therapy

Communication Skill Building

Identifying and interrupting the specific interaction patterns that lead to disconnection.

Conflict Resolution

Addressing destructive conflict patterns (such as criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling) rather than simply reducing arguments.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Working with underlying attachment needs and emotional accessibility instead of focusing only on the topic of the conflict.

Behavioural Interventions

Changing day-to-day behaviours and interaction patterns outside therapy sessions.

Goal Setting

Creating collaborative, specific, and measurable relationship goals rather than vague objectives.

Benefits of Online Couple Therapy & Counselling

  • The logistical case is obvious: coordinating two people’s schedules for a clinic appointment in the same city, at the same time, is hard. Harder than most couples want to deal with when they’re already under strain. Online removes that specific friction. Both partners join the same session from wherever they are — same room or different cities — without the process becoming the obstacle.
  • Privacy is more significant for couple therapy than for individual work. The fact that you and your partner are seeing a therapist is nobody else’s business — and for many couples in India, the fear of community awareness is what delays the decision to start. Online therapy is entirely private.
  • Accessible across India through Anvaya Healthcare — including for couples in cities where couple-specialist therapists with specific training don’t exist. Flexible scheduling. Affordable compared to equivalent in-person specialist couple therapy and continuous support between sessions.

Online Doctors for Couple Therapy in India

Ms. Arpita Vij

Ms. Arpita Vij

Clinical Psychologist

M.Phil. | MA | PG Diploma in Counselling & Family Therapy

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Ms. Arpita Vij

Clinical Psychologist

M.Phil. | MA | PG Diploma in Counselling & Family Therapy

Experience: 3+ Years
Treatments: Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Family Conflict & Dysfunction, Relationship & Marital Issues, Stress & Burnout, OCD, Emotional Regulation Difficulties, Trauma &... more
Specialization: Family Therapy, Couples & Marital Counselling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychological Assessment & Diagnosis, Individual Psychotherapy, Parent & Family Psychoeducation,... more
Languages: Hindi, English, Punjabi
₹ 1500 for 60 mins

Experience: 3+ Years

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Ms. Archita Sobti Khan

Ms. Archita Sobti Khan

Counselling Psychologist & Behavioral Therapist

MA - Psychology

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Ms. Archita Sobti Khan

Counselling Psychologist & Behavioral Therapist

MA - Psychology

Experience: 13+ Years
Treatments: Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety, Stress & Burnout, Insomnia & Sleep Problems, Relationship & Marital Issues, Low Self-Esteem... more
Specialization: TEAM-CBT (Level 2 Certified, Feeling Good Institute), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couples & Relationship Therapy, LGBTQAI+ Affirmative Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care,... more
Languages: Hindi, English
₹ 3200 60 mins

Experience: 13+ Years

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Ms. Anusuya Datta

Ms. Anusuya Datta

Clinical Psychologist

M.Phil (Clinical Psychology)

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Ms. Anusuya Datta

Clinical Psychologist

M.Phil (Clinical Psychology)

Experience: 15+ Years
Treatments: Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Adult ADHD, Stress & Burnout, OCD, Low Self-Esteem & Self-Worth Issues, Emotional Regulation Difficulties, Trauma & Emotional... more
Specialization: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Adult ADHD (incl. ADHD in Women & Late Diagnosis), Positive Psychology Interventions, Character Strength & Emotional... more
Languages: Hindi, English
₹ 5,500 for 50 mins

Experience: 15+ Years

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Dr. Purva Agarwal

Dr. Purva Agarwal

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD, RCI (Psychology)

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Dr. Purva Agarwal

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD, RCI (Psychology)

Experience: 3+ Years
Treatments: Depression, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, Trauma & PTSD, Grief & Loss, Substance Use Disorders, Eating Disorders, Sleep... more
Specialization: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Child & Adolescent Psychology, Psychological Assessment & Testing, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Evidence-Based Psychotherapy, Adult Individual Therapy, Dissociation... more
Languages: Hindi, English
₹ 2000 for 60 mins

Experience: 3+ Years

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Session Fees & Plans

Affordable, transparent pricing. The Mental Healthcare Act 2017 supports access to quality mental healthcare and protects the rights of individuals seeking treatment.

Psychologist Consultations

₹1,500 – ₹5,500 per session

Why Choose Anvaya Healthcare for Couple Therapy?

The clinical psychologists and psychiatrists at Anvaya Healthcare trained at AIIMS, NIMHANS, IHBAS, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and VIMHANS. Couple therapy requires specific post-qualification training — Emotion-Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, structural approaches — that aren’t part of standard clinical psychology training. The therapists who deliver couple therapy at Anvaya Healthcare have that training.

Working with two people simultaneously is a different clinical skill from individual therapy. Holding both perspectives without alignment, managing sessions so neither partner feels unheard, maintaining a therapeutic alliance with both at once — these require experience and specific training. Personalised treatment, confidential sessions, easy booking, pan India accessible.

  • AIIMS, NIMHANS & IHBAS Trained Specialists

    Couples facing relationship challenges need accurate assessment and personalised support. Our therapists use evidence-based approaches tailored to each couple's unique needs and relationship goals.

  • Personalised, Not Templated

    Every relationship is unique. Therapy is tailored to each couple's history, relationship dynamics, current challenges, and shared goals—not a one-size-fits-all approach.

  • Complete Confidentiality

    Attend therapy from the comfort of your home. Online couple therapy offers the privacy and convenience many couples need to have open, honest conversations without the pressure of visiting a clinic.

  • Integrated Psychiatry + Psychology

    Successful couple therapy depends on both partners working together. At Anvaya Healthcare, each session is designed to ensure balanced participation, shared understanding, and collaborative progress.

  • Pan-India Access

    A family in Kanpur, Bhopal, or any smaller city gets the same quality of psychiatric expertise as someone in South Delhi. That's the whole point.

Patient Satisfaction 96%
Avg. Relapse Reduction 60%

Tips to Prepare for Online Couple Therapy Sessions

  • Before the first session, each partner should independently think about what they want from therapy. Not what they want the other person to change — what they want for the relationship, and what they’re willing to change themselves. The gap between these answers is often where the most important work begins.
  • Identify the two or three issues that feel most important. Be specific: “we haven’t had a meaningful conversation in months” lands differently from “we don’t connect.”
  • Prepare a rough sense of the relationship history: when things started to feel different, what events changed things, what has already been tried.
  • Private environment, stable internet, earphones. If partners join from different locations, each needs their own quiet space.
  • Come prepared to be honest about your own contribution to the difficulties. Couple therapy works when both people are genuinely open to the possibility that they’re part of the pattern — not just the observer of it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Research supports online couple therapy producing outcomes comparable to in-person delivery for communication difficulties, conflict, emotional disconnection, and trust repair. The therapeutic work — Emotion-Focused Therapy, Gottman-informed approaches — transfers well to video sessions.

Both partners join the same session — either from one device or two, depending on their location. The logistics are confirmed when booking, and the session format is adjusted to suit the couple's situation.

A standard couple therapy session runs 60 to 90 minutes — longer than individual therapy because working with two perspectives takes more time.

Yes. All online counselling sessions are conducted in a secure and confidential environment. Your personal information and conversations are kept private and protected.

Communication breakdown, recurring conflict, trust issues, infidelity, emotional disconnection, premarital concerns, life transitions, intimacy difficulties, and co-parenting conflict.

Through Anvaya Healthcare's website or by calling any of the three branches — Dwarka, Vasant Vihar, or Gurugram. Online and in-clinic options are both available.

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