Employee Mental Health & Wellness Programs for Companies in India

Employee Assistance Programme · India

An EAP Your Team Actually Uses

The Thought Co. runs a therapist-led Employee Assistance Programme for Indian companies — a bank of hours, therapist choice, and a firewall that means your company never sees who booked or what was said. Founded in 2014, built from fourteen years of clinical practice, and measured every quarter against real numbers, not a satisfaction survey.
Built by clinicians. Run like one, too.

Fourteen years of sessions taught us something we didn't expect to learn: close to half of what a client brings into the room, in our clinical experience, traces back to their workplace. Not as background noise — as the actual material. We haven't stopped seeing individual clients. We've built the other half: a way to address what's happening in the office before it becomes a session, and to route people to care responsibly when it doesn't. The personal and the professional were never separate. Now the access can be.

What we bring to it

14years in clinical practice.
887clients seen this past year.
94%returned for a second session.

Our own booking records, not audited. The full counting method is on the reporting page. Measured, not marketed.

Most EAPs in India, and this one

Typical India EAP

  • An assigned counsellor, no choice
  • A helpline, not a relationship
  • Per employee session cap, use it or lose it
  • A satisfaction score at year end

The Thought Co.

  • Choose your own psychologist, and keep them
  • Booking seven days a week, direct, never through HR
  • A shared bank of hours, no per employee cap
  • A quarterly report that says something true

What's actually included

  • Therapy for employees
    Bank of hoursA pooled bank of hours, no per employee cap. Employees choose their own therapist and keep them across sessions.How it works →
  • First Aid for Managers
    Notice, care, referOne 90 minute cohort session, up to 12 managers, rehearsal built in. A psychologist in the room, not a facilitator.See the format →
  • Support for HR
    Responder training + careTraining for the team that catches disclosures first, and a confidential line of care for HR itself, never reported to leadership.Who holds HR →
  • Quarterly reporting
    Aggregate, never below 8Utilisation, return rate, and measured outcome change — never a name, a booking, or a cut below eight people.The full report →

Start where you actually are

  1. Diagnose — freeScore your company's mental health support system in five minutes. The workplace audit →
  2. Measure — freeWork out what share of your current EAP actually gets used. The utilisation calculator →
  3. See everything at onceEvery page, every programme, one map. For People Leaders →

Working with, right now

  • OML
  • Collective Artist Network
  • Atlas University
  • Bard & Butter

Corporate care delivered for

  • Publicis Sapient
  • L&T
  • The Nudge Foundation
  • DotConnect

Built for your sector

Who's behind it

Priyanka Kartari runs every discovery call herself and leads First Aid for Managers in the room — not a salesperson, not a rotating facilitator. More about her →

Fourteen years in the room, now in the office too.

Questions HR heads actually ask

How is this different from a helpline EAP?

A helpline is a phone number. This is a bank of therapy hours with a psychologist your employee chooses and keeps, booked directly, seven days a week.

What can our company see?

Aggregate usage, broad themes at a minimum group size of eight, and recommendations. Never a name, a booking, or session content. Full detail on the reporting page.

What is EAP utilisation, and what's ours?

The share of covered employees who use the programme in a year. Work out your current one and bring it to the call — we'll compare notes.

Do you train managers too?

Yes — First Aid for Managers, a rehearsed 90 minute cohort session on noticing, caring, and referring, led by a psychologist. See the format.

Where are you based?

Lower Parel, Mumbai, in person six days a week, online every day. More on the Mumbai practice.

Related reading

  • Do Corporate Wellness Programmes Work in India?
    Do corporate wellness programmes actually work in India?Read →
  • Why Is EAP Utilisation So Low in India?
    Why is EAP utilisation so low in India?Read →
  • How to Choose an EAP Provider in India
    How to choose an EAP provider: 9 questionsRead →
  • You're Buying Coverage, Not Usage: The EAP Pricing Trap
    You're buying coverage, not usage: the EAP pricing trapRead →

Start with a conversation, not a form.Thirty minutes. Direct to Priyanka.

Speak to someone about the programme

Written and reviewed by Priyanka Kartari, Psychologist. Last reviewed 26 September 2026.

The Thought Co. is a psychologist led mental health service. Booking and enquiries run seven days a week, 9 am to 8 pm IST. Sessions are in person at Lower Parel, Mumbai, or online. We are not a helpline or a crisis service. In an emergency, call Tele-MANAS 14416 (24 hours) or 112.

Worth thirty minutes to talk this through?

Book a thirty minute call with Priyanka

Or drop us a message on . We reply during booking hours, seven days a week, 9 am to 8 pm IST.