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SC SatvaChitta Counselling practice

About the practice

A counselling practice built around clarity, balance, and honest self-understanding.

SatvaChitta was created to offer a thoughtful psychological space for people who want relief from distress and a deeper, steadier understanding of their own inner life.

A quiet foundation

The practice is designed to feel calm, structured, and human rather than performative.

It is a space for understanding what is happening within, without pressure to have the right words immediately.

Qualification
Master's degree in Clinical Psychology
Experience
6+ years in counselling, wellbeing, and mental health programme development

What the name holds

SatvaChitta points toward a clearer relationship with the mind.

SatvaChitta is a psychological wellbeing practice dedicated to helping individuals develop clarity of mind, emotional balance, and a deeper understanding of themselves.

The name SatvaChitta brings together two Sanskrit ideas: sattva, often associated with clarity, harmony, and balance, and chitta, the deeper inner field where thoughts, emotions, memories, and experiences arise. Together, the name points toward a clearer and more balanced relationship with the mind.

The practice was created for people who may be carrying stress, emotional fatigue, relationship difficulty, uncertainty about life decisions, or a persistent sense of inner conflict without enough structured space to process it well.

Founder

Abhay brings clinical training together with reflective, human-centred care.

Abhay is a psychologist with more than six years of experience in counselling, psychological wellbeing, and mental health programme development. Over time, his work has included supporting individuals through complex emotional situations, designing wellbeing initiatives, and facilitating conversations around emotional resilience and psychological safety.

In addition to formal psychological training, his learning has also included mindfulness-informed practices, reflective self-development work, and complementary approaches that support emotional balance and steadier attention.

Through SatvaChitta, he aims to create a space where people can meet inner struggle with openness and support, build deeper awareness of themselves, and move toward a more stable and meaningful life.

Clinical training, reflective depth, and human warmth are meant to stay in the room together.

Qualification
Master's degree in Clinical Psychology
Experience
6+ years in counselling, wellbeing, and mental health programme development
Work settings
Individuals, educational institutions, and corporate organisations
Practice areas
Emotional resilience, stress management, psychological safety, and self-understanding

Philosophy

The work is grounded in a simple belief: the mind can become clearer when it is understood with care.

SatvaChitta treats psychological wellbeing as something deeper than symptom reduction alone. The aim is to help people respond to life with more awareness, less confusion, and a stronger inner sense of balance.

  1. 01

    Greater self-understanding creates greater freedom

    Many struggles are intensified by patterns that stay unexamined: thoughts that repeat, emotions that build quickly, or inner conflicts that quietly shape behaviour. Understanding these patterns often creates room for change.

  2. 02

    Psychological science and reflection can work together

    Evidence-based approaches offer structure and practical tools. Reflective approaches deepen awareness of the mind and inner life. SatvaChitta treats these as complementary rather than separate.

  3. 03

    The aim is not only relief, but steadier inner ground

    Counselling is meant to help people respond to life with more awareness, less reactivity, and a stronger sense of balance that can hold over time.

Approach to counselling

Collaborative, psychologically grounded, and adapted to the person in front of it.

Counselling here is not built around quick advice or one-size-fits-all solutions. It begins by understanding the person’s experience, what patterns are shaping distress, and what kind of change would feel meaningful.

Framework

CBT

Used to notice unhelpful thought patterns, understand the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour, and build more useful responses.

Framework

REBT

Helpful for examining beliefs that create emotional strain, especially when pressure, self-criticism, or rigid expectations are part of the picture.

Framework

ACT

Supports acceptance, flexibility, and action guided by values, especially when life feels uncertain, emotionally heavy, or difficult to control.

Alongside these structured methods, counselling may also include reflective conversations that help people become more aware of their recurring ways of thinking, reacting, and relating. A key part of the work is creating a space that feels safe, respectful, and non-judgmental enough for this honesty to emerge.

Who this may suit

The practice is often a fit for people who want support that feels calm, thoughtful, and real.

The emphasis is not on performance, speed, or polished self-explanations. It is on clarity, honesty, and support that can hold complexity without overwhelming it.

Enquire Explore services
  • You are looking for a calm, non-judgmental space to think more clearly about what you are carrying.
  • You want support that is psychologically grounded without feeling clinical, cold, or overly abstract.
  • You are interested in more than quick tips and want to understand the patterns beneath recurring stress, emotion, or conflict.
  • You would like support with anxiety, burnout, relationships, transitions, identity questions, or a stronger sense of meaning and direction.