Working in Bengaluru and rethinking your career? I offer adult career counselling in English or Hindi, over video or in person. We talk work, energy, money, and choice. No tests or placement.
Short answer. Yes. I offer career counselling in Bengaluru for working adults aged roughly 25 to 45, in English or Hindi, over video and in person. We talk about work, energy, money, and choice the way a good friend would, plainly and without tests or placement.
In short:
Start with your week. We lay out the official hours and the ones that bleed into evenings, look at meetings that leave you vibrating, notice when your body braces at Slack pings, and let those patterns pick our first lever. Often Mondays flatten you while Fridays hum, or a weekly review drags energy out of your ribs for hours.
Rafiq means the friend who walks with you. I ask for small, real experiments that your calendar and bank account will recognise: change how you open the day, move one meeting, trial one boundary, pause a side project, or say no once. Then we see change. We read your sleep, irritability, and the clock, and we downplay good intentions.
My name is Satlaj Sachan, a counsellor in Bengaluru, practising since 2015. I work with adults roughly 25 to 45, in English and Hindi, over video and in person in Bengaluru. You choose the format. We set a pace that respects your job, commute, care work, time zones, and the messy edges of real calendars, including late finishes, unpredictable sprints, release weeks, and the domestic load that never stops refilling.
Counselling here means conversation about behaviour, choices, and patterns at work, with no labels. I am not a doctor and I cannot prescribe; if medication might be worth considering, I refer. People ask about rhythm; these thoughts help: How often do people go to therapy?, and then we decide based on your energy and week. I do not diagnose.
Ask for plain talk. If you want honest conversation about work and its weight, this room helps you sort choices, pressure, values, office politics, pay, and timing, and it stays practical enough that your calendar can actually absorb the change. Testing or placement needs a testing centre, a coach, a recruitment firm, or a university cell; I do counselling and decision support, and I do not administer tests or place anyone in jobs.
Safety comes first today. If you feel at risk of harm, call Tele-MANAS on 14416 for free 24/7 help, or use local emergency services; for psychiatric infrastructure in Bengaluru, Amaha and Mindtalk / Cadabam's have options, and DocVita lists psychiatrists across languages. Many workplaces already pay for support through YourDOST or 1to1help; use it even if you might change jobs soon, and keep looking for a longer-term counsellor in parallel if that serves you.
Video works for many. I meet adults 25 to 45 over video in English or Hindi, and we keep it practical; if you prefer in-person in Chennai, Delhi, or Mumbai, compare language, availability, and format, and then book someone you can actually speak to soon. Decide after two or four meetings if the fit is there.
Some readers want relationship support around work pressure. Untangle and Heart It Out focus on couples and relationship work if that is the main knot, and you can return to career choices later or run both threads in parallel if your week can handle it. Pick one path for now.
Work touches many places. We might name burnout from chronic over-responsibility, a moving ceiling, values you keep postponing, or difficult dynamics with a manager, and then we pick one area and set two experiments that your week can realistically carry. Attention goes to breathing, patience, and how your time moves. Progress shows up in plain ways your calendar and sleep would recognise.
Bodies signal work strain. If sleep, appetite, anger swings, or headaches have become regular companions, treat those as work problems as well as life ones, and choose tiny reliefs while you plan slower moves. For stress and anger right now, I wrote this: How do I control anger and stress?. And for late-night rumination, this may help: How do I sleep better when anxiety will not switch off?.
Leaving can be legitimate. If you are wondering whether ambition has become a costume you are tired of wearing, sit with that question and read this: Is it ok to not want a career?, then bring what rang true to the room. We can weigh cost and timing.
Start small and organised. Shortlist two counsellors, check language and format, ask HR about YourDOST or 1to1help if you have access, and then book one first session you can attend without acrobatics, even if that means a lunch hour or early morning. Put it on the calendar. Protect it from meetings.
Say what hurts at work and what you want different. Aim for concrete examples: Monday stand-up dread, a colleague you avoid, pay that has stalled, the boundary you want help pulling first, and the one habit you are willing to try this week. Clarity beats performance theatre.
Tonight, write one page about a single meeting you fear. Name one small action you could take there and commit to trying it once. Do only that. You can always change course after you read what happened in your actual week, and that is the point of counselling here.
Do you offer career counselling for working professionals in Chennai, Delhi, or Mumbai?
Yes. I work over video in English or Hindi with adults 25 to 45, so location does not block us. If you want in-person in those cities, use directories like TalktoAngel and Practo, TheMindClan's list, and marketplaces like DocVita to compare names and languages. Then book two or four sessions with someone you can actually meet.
Do you do aptitude tests or psychometric assessments?
I do counselling and decision-making support. I do not run aptitude tests or psychometric assessments, and I do not place people in jobs. For testing, look for a centre or a coach; Practo or TheMindClan can show testing providers, and some universities offer assessments through their career cells. Use whichever route answers the question you have today.
How many sessions will this take?
There is no standard number that fits everyone. We decide based on what you want, your energy, and your calendar. A practical start is to plan two or four sessions and review. For thoughts on rhythm, read this: How often do people go to therapy?.
Can counselling help if my burnout is mainly about a bad manager?
We would focus on levers you can pull: boundaries, conversations, an internal transfer, or an exit plan you can afford. I will not promise results or timelines. For immediate relief ideas while you plan slower moves, this may help: How do I control anger and stress?. We can also map risks and supports so you are not improvising alone.
What if I might need medication or urgent help?
I am not a doctor and I cannot prescribe. If medication might be worth considering, I refer. For urgent risk, call Tele-MANAS on 14416 for free 24/7 support or local emergency services. For psychiatric infrastructure, Amaha and Mindtalk / Cadabam's have options in Bengaluru, and DocVita lists psychiatrists across languages.
Written by Satlaj Sachan, a counsellor in Bengaluru working Book a first conversation.