Understand your experience
Explore the thoughts, emotions and responses that keep repeating, and the situations in which they become difficult.
Individual counselling in Bangalore
A little space.
For all that you carry.
Individual therapy at Happy Lab goes beyond conversations—it’s about deep self-understanding and real change. With expert-led personal counselling and online therapy in India, we use ACT, DBT, EFT and Transactional Analysis to uncover what’s driving your thoughts and behaviours. We help you name it, understand it, and rebuild healthier patterns. You don’t just feel heard—you leave with clarity, confidence, and a path forward.
Confidential care Online & in person Jayanagar, Bangalore
START WITH WHAT YOU NOTICE
What you may be experiencing
Individual counselling gives you space to explore what is affecting your thoughts, emotions, relationships or everyday life. You can begin with any of these experiences:
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Your mind does not switch off. You replay conversations or worry about what comes next.
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You put everyone else first and find it difficult to say no.
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You feel stressed, drained or overwhelmed by everyday demands.
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A loss, breakup or life change has left you feeling unsettled.
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You are hard on yourself and keep questioning whether you are good enough.
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You recognise a pattern in your relationships but feel stuck in it.
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Trauma or past wounds still feel unresolved.
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You feel stuck in a constant loop of comparison.
NO PERFECT STARTING POINT
You do not need a perfect explanation.
Individual counselling is a one-to-one conversation with a counsellor about what feels difficult and what you want to work towards. You can bring one concern, several things that feel tangled, or a feeling you cannot yet name. We begin there together.
HOW COUNSELLING HELPS
Make more room for yourself.
Find what matters to you
Clarify your needs, values and boundaries, and choose goals that matter in your everyday life.
Take a practical next step
Practise expressing a need, responding to stress or setting a boundary. Review what helps and adjust the next step with your counsellor.
YOUR FIRST SESSION
What happens in your first individual counselling session?
Your first session is a place to understand what brings you to counselling and what you would like support with. You can ask questions about the approach and discuss what feels comfortable for you.
Start with what brings you in
Share what has been difficult, what has changed recently and what you want your counsellor to understand.
Explore your experience and goals
Your counsellor asks about relevant experiences and the concerns you want to work on. Together, you identify a useful starting point.
Discuss the next step
Talk about the approach, confidentiality and a plan for further sessions. You can review the plan as the work develops.
WHAT WE WORK ON
What individual counselling can help you explore
Anxiety and overthinking
Explore worry, self-doubt and recurring thoughts to understand what feels difficult.
Stress and burnout
Explore work pressure, overwhelm and expectations to find a healthier balance.
Self-esteem and boundaries
Explore self-criticism, people-pleasing and boundaries to express your needs more clearly.
Grief and loss
Explore feelings around bereavement and loss, making space for your experience.
Life transitions
Explore changes in work, home and identity to understand what comes next.
Relationship concerns
Explore relationship anxiety, breakups and family pressures to understand recurring patterns.
CEO and founder concerns
Explore leadership pressure, personal needs and boundaries without losing your ambition.
THE HAPPY LAB APPROACH
Personal to you. Grounded in practice.
Your counsellor works with you to understand what is happening, agree on goals and review how the sessions are helping. Depending on your concerns and your counsellor’s training, the work may draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and skills informed by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
This might mean noticing an unhelpful thought without getting pulled into it, making room for a difficult feeling, or practising a clearer way to express what you need.
More about our approach
YOUR COUNSELLORS
Find a person you feel comfortable with.
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Founder & Lead Counsellor
Vandana S
Vandana holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. Her individual counselling work draws on ACT and relationship-focused approaches to support you with recurring patterns, relationship concerns, grief and self-understanding.
Focus: Couples counselling, relationship difficulties and premarital counselling.01 03
VISIT HAPPY LAB
Individual counselling in Jayanagar, Bangalore
Meet your counsellor in person at Happy Lab in Jayanagar 3rd Block, South Bangalore. Online sessions are also available across India.
Old No. 405, New 21/1, 1st Cross, New Diagonal Road, Jayanagar 3rd Block, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560011.
Call +91 73381 26552 if you have questions before visiting.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Before you book.
Do I need a diagnosis to start counselling?
No. You can seek counselling for stress, overthinking, grief, relationship concerns or feeling stuck. You can discuss what is troubling you without having a diagnosis.
Can I get individual therapy online?
Yes. Happy Lab offers online individual counselling across India, alongside in-person sessions in Jayanagar, Bangalore. Choose a private space where you can speak comfortably.
What if I do not know what to talk about?
You can begin with what has felt difficult recently. Your counsellor will ask questions and help you explore where to start. You do not need a prepared explanation.
Can I talk about more than one concern?
Yes. You can bring several concerns. You and your counsellor can decide what to focus on first and return to other concerns as the work develops.
How do I decide if a counsellor is right for me?
Read their qualifications, areas of work, approach and languages. In the first session, ask questions and notice whether you feel heard and comfortable discussing your goals.
Where is Happy Lab located in Bangalore?
Happy Lab is in Jayanagar 3rd Block, South Bangalore. Our address is Old No. 405, New 21/1, 1st Cross, New Diagonal Road, Jayanagar 3rd Block, Bengaluru 560011. Use Get directions to plan your visit.
What is the fee and duration of an individual counselling session?
Review the current session fee, duration, any applicable taxes and the final payable amount in the booking flow before confirming your appointment. If you have a question about the fee for a particular counsellor, please call our team.
Is individual counselling confidential?
Your counsellor explains confidentiality, its limits and how your information is handled before you begin. You can ask questions about privacy during your first session. Read our privacy and consent information for the details.
Can I come alone for a relationship concern?
Yes. Individual counselling can help you explore your feelings, needs, boundaries and relationship patterns. Working with one person has different goals from joint couples counselling. If you want to attend together, explore our couples counselling page.
How many counselling sessions will I need?
The number depends on your concerns, goals and how the work develops. Your counsellor will discuss a plan with you and review whether it is helping. There is no fixed number that suits everyone.
THE NEXT STEP IS SIMPLE
Make a little room for yourself.
Book individual counselling in Jayanagar, Bangalore, or online across India. View counsellors, session fees and available appointments, then choose where you would like to begin. If you need help choosing, speak to our team.