Healing Begins Here: The Journey to Recovery at Help Clinic

We all have a different way of working on our mental health. But, all of us begin this journey by the same first step: reaching out. In this blog, we will discuss how mental health services work. And how getting help at the help clinic will be the beginning of your journey to recovery. 

1. What is the need for an online portal such as the help clinic?

Inherently, mental health services can be defined as every treatment service that focuses on improving issues, ailments, etc of the mind and or the brain. This usually covers medical treatment, counselling and therapeutic interventions and finally rehabilitation services. 

In India, medical and rehabilitation services are taken care of by national government bodies and the Mental Health Care Act, 2017. Unfortunately,  counselling and psychotherapeutic interventions are not yet as well defined. This creates difficulty for treatment seekers. Because they don’t know where and how to find quality counsellors and therapists (unlike psychiatrists, nurses and social workers which are available in government and private hospitals). 

This means that one has to search for a private clinic nearby which is not always easily available. Moreover, it’s very difficult to know which type of therapist is best for us. What specialties do they offer and what training they have undergone. One also struggles to find which therapist will understand our struggles. Or make us feel comfortable and are easy to communicate with. 

Here at Help, we considered these struggles and created a way that mental health services can reach you at home through your internet devices. Also, we have a team of diverse therapists with different specialities and inquiry specialists. Our team will guide

you in finding the right person to help you deal with mental health challenges. Not only diverse in therapists but also in addressing different types of life struggles and clinical disorders. For example - minority stress and discrimination, substance based addiction, screen based and other addictions, psychological trauma, etc. 

2. When and how to start your healing journey?

Figuring out when your mental health is declining and how to resolve it can seem confusing and scary. But, there is a very simple way to resolve this and that is by reaching out to a professional. Not only can a professional identify the exact causes of mental health issues. But, they can also support you in opening up and understanding your own mind and its impact on your body. 

Here’s how you can begin your journey of healing, recovery or simply improving your mental health functioning. 

1. Identifying changes - Usually, the first signs of decline in mental health become visible through our day-to-day functioning. You feel more tired or weaker than usual, you have difficulty in sleeping and maintaining your appetite, and you experience repetitive thoughts that are negative or worrisome. 

2. Accepting Changes - Oftenly, we don’t realise these changes right away but those around us do. Our loved ones,coworkers and friends notice and might even express that we don’t seem like our “usual self’. It is very important to accept when we are struggling and that recovery is needed. Without acceptance we keep suffering in silence and can never heal. 

3. Unsure - There are phases in life where we might not experience mental health changes and still need a professional. This usually happens when we are looking for answers about ourselves, our health, our relationships, etc. One can use counselling and psychotherapy to address questions and improve in life. 

Finally, once we have identified and accepted mental health issues, we reach out to professionals. It is essential to reach out to a professional at least once in your healing journey to validate your efforts through an objective, researched back and scientific lens. 

3.  Why the help clinic and not others?

Now, we finally come to how we can aid you in your recovery journey. When you reach out to the help clinic, you will find that our clinic is not just a service provider but a whole mental health ecosystem. You get to interact with the therapist who is supervised, trained and made to prioritise you and the quality of service they provide to you. 

Furthermore, you provide feedback to the clinic and are given a multidisciplinary approach where different therapists can be referred based on your preference and nature of issues. That too from the comfort of your home as the services are online. 

Ultimately, you get complete support for your mental health with people who understand and can provide you the help you seek to better yourself. Therefore, consider booking a consultation with one of our therapists and begin healing. To book a consultation, please select the “book a session” panel available on the top right corner of the website. 

We look forward to seeing you and provide help for all your mental health needs.