Pausing is Presence
About Raha
Sometimes, life can be a lot to handle alone. Raha was built on a simple belief that things improve when we slow down enough to create space for all of it: the messy, the quiet, the unsure.
We are a psychotherapy practice based in Mumbai, working across India and beyond. Our approach is trauma-informed, neurodivergence-affirming, and queer-affirming, which means we don't ask you to leave parts of yourself at the door to be understood.
Raha (verb) means "to be" or "to remain." It's what we try to offer in every session: a steady, attuned presence that doesn't rush toward healing, but stays while it happens in its own time.
What we hold ourselves to
Care
Starting therapy is hard enough without a complicated process. We try to make the first step toward us as gentle as the work that follows.
Competence
We stay in ongoing supervision, training, and our own therapy because good care for you depends on the care we continue to give ourselves.
About the Therapist
Simran Brijwani (she/her)
M.A. Applied Psychology (Clinical)
Founder and Psychotherapist
4+
years in
practice
2500+
therapy hours
I believe that change becomes possible when we feel safe enough to be vulnerable and are met with curiosity, not correction.
My work with clients is relational and process-oriented, i.e. we don't just talk about what's wrong; we slow down enough to notice the patterns underneath it, build on what's already working, and pay attention to what's happening in the body as much as the mind. Depending on the client's needs, I draw on attachment theory, internal family systems, narrative, solution-focused approaches, and mindfulness-based practice.
I work primarily with adults aged 16 and older navigating anxiety, life transitions, grief, childhood trauma, self-esteem, relationships, and neurodivergence. Though if none of these quite name what you're going through, that's all right too. Most people who come to therapy aren't entirely sure what to call it yet.