Peer-Support Guides for Indian Workplaces | The Thought Co.

Q: Who writes and reviews them?

Named psychologists on the team, each guide reviewed before it goes out.

Q: What happens when a guide isn't enough?

Every guide ends with a route to real help. The point is never to replace that, only to bridge to it.

For colleagues, not clinicians · The one-pager for the moment it happens

For the Colleague Who Noticed First

Short, plain-language guides that tell an ordinary member of staff what to say, what not to say, and who to hand over to — written by practising psychologists. Not clinical training. Not a script for HR to process a case. Just enough to not make it worse in the first five minutes.

The library

Read now Violence at home

Writing Grief

Writing Burnout

Writing Living with anxiety

Writing Separation or divorce

Writing Pregnancy loss

Writing, strictest review A colleague in crisis

Chosen for how often the situation actually comes up at work, and how little plain, non-clinical guidance exists for it anywhere — each is a real search someone makes at 11pm before their first conversation with a struggling colleague.

How a company versions the library

Your booking route, built in.Each guide ends with your company's own confidential route to help, not a generic number.
Matched to your language mix.English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati versions, as needed.
Printed or hosted, your choice.A one-pager for a noticeboard, or a page linked from your intranet.

What these guides are not

Not clinical guidance, not a substitute for the route to help, and not a script for HR to process a disclosure into a case. They exist for the five minutes before someone knows what to do next.

Who writes and reviews them

Named psychologists on our team, credited on every guide, each one reviewed before it goes out. Every guide is a generalised pattern from years of practice — never any one person's story.

Questions HR heads actually ask

Can we buy the guides without the full programme?

Yes. The library can be versioned for your company on its own.

Who writes and reviews them?

Named psychologists on our team, each guide reviewed before it goes out.

What happens when a guide isn't enough?

Every guide ends with a route to real help — the point is never to replace that, only to bridge to it.

Ask about versioning the library for your team.

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Reviewed by Priyanka Kartari, Psychologist. Last reviewed 26 September 2026. Part of The Thought Co. Employee Assistance Programme.

The Thought Co. is a psychologist led mental health service. Booking and enquiries run seven days a week, 9 am to 8 pm, Monday to Sunday. Specific therapist availability varies by day. 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.

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