9 Best Therapists In Hyderabad, Crowd-Sourced By The Crew

If you're looking for a psychologist in the Secunderabad side of the city, Dr. Shivani Kohli sits out of Shenoy Hospitals in East Maredpally. Her expertise and therapeutic techniques will help you with anxiety, substance use disorder, mood disorder, ADHD, body dysmorphic disorder and OCD. Not just treatments, she also believes in having impactful conversations to spread awareness about mental health to break the stigma. 

According to one of her patients, she has a warm, trusting aura that encourages even shy and hesitant people to open up. She gradually explores the deeper layers of the problem and breaks down the thought process in a friendly way. She's unbiased and extremely knowledgeable about how the young generation thinks. 

Experience: 7 years

Highest Qualification: M.Phil Clinical Psychology

Price: INR 1,900 per session 

Online Profile: Shiwani Kohli

Dr. Vidhya Sagar has clinical experience in psychological and psychometrical assessments. His expertise? Treatments of anxiety and depression disorders, OCD spectrum, substance abuse, behavioural addictions like sex and pornography, pain management, and interpersonal and relationship problems among couples and parents. He sits out of Hope Hospitals in Banjara Hills. 

When we got in touch with one of his patients, they said that the doctor was a candid and funny person. He comes straight to the point and patiently explains a concept as many times as needed. Rather than jumping to difficult treatments, he first suggests simple exercises that calm the mind and help with introspection. 

Experience: 10+ years

Highest Qualification: PhD Clinical Psychology

Price: INR 2,500 per session

Online Profile: Vidhya Sagar

Dr. Divya Gupta's areas of specialty lies in anxiety disorder treatments, depressive disorder, personality disorder, anger and stress management, PTSD, marital and relationship issues, psychotic disorders, ADHD, parenting, child and teenage behavioural issues, alcohol and substance abuse, and OCD. Her style of working is all about evidence-based assessments like CBT, DBT, MET and PMT. She is also a hit in the corporate training circles for conducting multiple well-being workshops, including several Fortune 500 companies. Currently, she is taking appointments from Continental Hospitals in Gachibowli. 

Her patients applaud the way she explains complex concepts when dealing with anxiety and depression. She asks several questions to come to a mutual conclusion and is an excellent listener. 

Experience: 15+ years

Highest Qualification: Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology

Price: INR 2,500 per session

Online Profile: Divya Gupta 

Sitting in La Winspire in Madhapur, Dr. P Madhurima Reddy practices as a performance trainer, motivational speaker, and general counsellor. She has committed most of her professional life to empowering individuals of all ages with emotional mastery, communication skills, career counselling, and personality development.  

In a conversation, a patient of hers described Dr. Madhurima as an empath who helped him understand where he was lacking as a confident man and helped him focus on his strengths and weaknesses. Since then, he has seen an improvement in his professional and personal life.

Experience: 18 years

Highest Qualification: PhD Psychology

Price: INR 3,000 per session

Social handle: @madhurimalawinspire

Appearing in several media shows in channels like TV5, Dr. Jyothirmayi is a neuropsychiatrist who works on speedy recovery from addictions and helps with issues like anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD and geriatric mental health disorders like dementia. She practices in Mynd Clinic in the Financial District. Prior to this, she was a civil assistant surgeon for the Andhra Pradesh State Government. She is also a peer reviewer for the Andhra Pradesh Journal of Psychological Medicine and a member of the Indian Psychiatric Society and Hyderabad Psychiatric Society.

Many of her patients say that her friendly nature eases the tension in the room and creates a relaxing environment for heartfelt conversations.

Experience: 17 years

Highest Qualification: MD Psychiatry 

Price: INR 2,500 per session

Social handle: @dr.jyothirmayi.md

Consider Dr. Vinod Kumar, a clinical psychologist and sexologist, for individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, depression, trauma therapy, and anxiety. He believes in helping people live their best lives with impactful treatments like developmental assessment, IQ assessment, learning disabilities assessment, neuropsychological assessment, projective tests, and CBT. 

His patients have great things to say about him and highlight his polite nature, warm personality and understandable explanations of complicated theories. 

Experience: 7 years

Highest Qualification: M.Phil Clinical Psychology

Price: INR 1,500 per session

'Website: www.clinicalpsychologistvinod.com

Dr. Navodita practices out of Apollo Hospitals in Madeenaguda and she's well liked by several of her clients for being empathetic and sensitive towards the intricacies of matters pertaining to stress, anxiety, behavioral issues, marriage counseling, parenting and depression. She's been in the field for 7+ years now and treats children and adults with conventional and nature-based therapy as well. She believes that creating a warm environment makes all the difference for patients to open up and takes her time to explain and answer any and all questions to ensure the course of action is well understood. Best part? She also takes online consultations. 

Experience: 7+ years

Highest Qualification: PHD In Psychology

Price: INR 1,500 per session

Social Handle: @dr.navoditakumar_psychologist

A consultant at Yashodha Hospital in Secunderabad, Dr Pragya Rashmi's expertise lies in personality disorders, sexuality and gender issues, anxiety and learning problems, mood disorders, psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy. With 26+ years of experience, she offers her services to both adults and children and goes deeper to find the root of the mater. Be it adolescence problems, pre-marital counseling, conflict resolution, drug and alcohol deaddiction, bipolar and mood disorders, psychosis, schizophrenia, OCD, anxiety, and suicide prevention. Moreover, she also specialises in IQ testing and employee assistance counselling with regards to work-life balance and burn outs. Apart from Hindi, Telugu and English, she also speaks Bengali. 

Experience: 26+ years

Highest Qualification: PHD In Psychology

Price: INR 1,500 - INR 2,000 per session at the clinic

Social handle: @pragya_rushme

Dr. Sailaja practices from Habsiguda and if you're a parent looking for a psychologist in Hyderabad whose expertise lies in helping children and adolescents, you're in good hands with her. She comes with 20+ years of experience and takes the onus of resolving all mental, emotional and behavioural disorders. With a degree in M.Phil, Hypnotherapy and NLP,  she is highly regarded as being a friendly, non-judgmental and an understanding human first and doctor later. Not limited to children, adults can also get a consultation and feel a positive difference through her help. 

Experience: 20+ years

Highest Qualification: M.Phil In Clinical Psychology

Price: INR 3,000 per session

Social handle: @sailajapisapati