Priyanka Kartari, Psychologist and Founder | The Thought Co.
Founder · Psychologist · The Thought Co.
Priyanka Kartari
Fourteen years of sessions taught me something I didn't expect to learn: close to half of what a client brings into the room, in my clinical experience, traces back to their workplace. Not as background noise — as the actual material. I haven't stopped seeing individual clients. I'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 for the people I sit with. Now the access isn't either.
The practice, right now
887 is this year's client count, not fourteen years of the practice — we've seen more than that across the full history. This year's cohort is what we measure outcomes against. Measured, not marketed.
Where the practice has gone
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2014
The Thought Co. registered, and the first Mental Health Awareness Weekend runs — the advocacy platform behind it still runs today, built to make care feel fun and accessible.
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2018
The Thought Co. studio space opens — a physical home for the practice.
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2019
QACP (Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice) certification completed.
First hire — the team grows beyond one.
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2020
The first mental health care products launch.
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2021
Corporate care begins, built around the products already in market.
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2022
Becomes a mother — and learns postpartum from the inside, not just the therapy room.
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2023
Gottman Method Level 1 and Level 2 completed — couples work deepens.
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2026
Now: focused on culture building inside organisations.
still moving
What I actually do on a corporate engagement
- The discovery call.Every corporate conversation starts with me, not a salesperson. Book one.
- Programme design.What a company actually needs — a bank of hours, a workshop, First Aid for Managers, or some mix — gets decided with me directly, not assigned from a template.
- First Aid for Managers.I lead the cohort sessions myself. See notice, care, refer.
Press & writing
- BylineThe Swaddle — 30 December 2019. Why Do People Lie About Money in Marriages? A Couples Therapist Weighs In
- BylineThe Swaddle — 19 January 2020. A Therapist's Notes on the Mental Health Fallout of the CAA-NRC Protests
- PressHT Brunch, Hindustan Times — May 2025. Sorry Boomers, young people's lives are harder today. Here's why
- PressThe Better India — 10 September 2024. 'Don't Rush to Give Advice': How to Help Someone Who Is Having Suicidal Thoughts
- PressEconomic Times — 5 January 2022. The burden of cancer care — how to safeguard yourself from burnout
- PressTimes of India — 19 December 2021. Stalking your ex on Facebook will make it harder to move on
- PressNews18 — 27 September 2021. Hunted by Covid-19: 550 days in the woods
- PressNews18 — 6 May 2021. Survivor guilt, ICU trauma, headaches — caring for post-Covid recovery
- PodcastMumma Approved podcast — 8 July 2026. Why Is HE Applauded For MY Job?
- PodcastSwitch India — 3 September 2020. How to deal with heartbreaks and cope with jealousy and guilt
- PodcastSwitch India — July 2019. What is mental health?
The complete record, including adjacent mentions, is on the press page.
Start with a conversation, not a pitch.Thirty minutes. Just us.
Written and 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 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.