Guides for therapists in India
Plain answers to the questions counsellors and psychologists actually search for. Every claim is read at its source, every page carries the date it was last checked, and we say so when something is unsettled. Spotted a mistake? Write to hello@unifiedself.in and we will fix it and say so.
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NCAHP registration for psychologists: what the 2026 rules actually say
Who the new registration regulations cover, why nobody can register yet, which qualifications are listed, what the 2025 draft got wrong, and how to spot a fake council.
Last checked 25 October 2026 -
RCI registration for counselling psychologists: who can register, and who falls under NCAHP instead
The Rehabilitation Council of India registers clinical and rehabilitation psychologists. Where that leaves a counselling psychologist, what the Central Rehabilitation Register requires, and how renewal works.
Last checked 25 October 2026 -
GST for therapists in India: when counselling is taxed, and what your invoice must show
The ₹20 lakh threshold, the health-care exemption and why it is unsettled for psychologists, the rate if you are taxable, and what a client's employer or insurer expects on an invoice.
Last checked 25 October 2026 -
How to write therapy session notes in India: SOAP, DAP and BIRP, with examples
The three formats most therapists use, a worked example of each, what belongs in a note and what does not, and what the Mental Healthcare Act and the data protection law expect of your records.
Last checked 25 October 2026 -
No-shows and late cancellations: a policy that works for therapists in India
What the research says about reminders, what to charge for a missed session and how to say it, a policy you can copy, and the conversation on the day it happens.
Last checked 25 October 2026 -
Why therapists choose UnifiedSelf
A frank look at the tools India's therapists have been making do with, international and local, with prices and features read from each company's own pages.
Last checked 9 October 2026
About us. UnifiedSelf is practice management for India's solo therapists: bookings, reminders, notes, a client portal and UPI billing. We write these guides because our users ask the questions, and because clear answers are hard to find. It is free for your first three clients.
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