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Welcome to MindFrames

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We’re here to offer refreshingly unconventional emotional wellness.through online as well as offline means, for emotional, behavioural and lifestyle related concerns.  Dr Shefali Batra, the Founder, is a Senior Psychiatrist, Cognitive Therapist, and Mindfulness Coach.

The COVID-19 pandemic is frightening for all. It is bringing up old emotional turmoil as well as generating new anxiety. Our support and guidance approach is confidential, accessible and flexible. Be it a health crisis, work life imbalance, relationship turmoil or everyday stresses of life, psychological endurance is essential. We consult all over India and the world, online.

GM, Paris
Since I am based out of India, I have been taking online coaching sessions for lifestyle and stress related issues with Dr Shefali. This has been a convenient, flexible, affordable and accessible approach for me. I would recommend this online therapy approach to anyone who is busy or shy to see a therapist face to face.
HA, Indore
When I first met Dr Shefali it was a critical time with depression, severe anxiety, sleep problems, addiction and a thousand thoughts running through my mind. With mindfulness and CBT, she ignited the drive in me to become stronger, more self-aware, and a better person. She has been kind, patient and understanding and I am grateful for all her help and guidance.
RG, Mumbai
Dr Shefali uses introspective techniques through cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), which helped me delve deeper into the real cause of my troubles and resolve them. And I achieved all this without any medicines, that's the most amazing part. I'm really thankful and I feel empowered and happy today!
SD, Mumbai
I have twin sons who drive me up the wall. I was hesitant to see a Psychiatrist but Dr Shefali made me realise that people shouldn’t go to a doctor to solve problems, but rather to prevent them. Her parental guidance module helped me learn discipline principles to make me a better mother.
PS, Bombay
Dr Shefali Batra has an impeccable understanding of all mental illnesses. For me on my second visit itself there was tremendous relief from an illness that was haunting me for 35 years. These past 13 years of my life have by far been the most accomplishing thanks to her treatment.
AS, Patna
The ease with which I could open up, indulge and confess in front of Dr Shefali deserves applause. Its wonderful how she created this space to connect. The hope, courage and direction I found with her help are worth keeping for life. Thank you Dr Shefali. Seeing you is one of my best decisions ever.
SM, Pune
I approached Dr Shefali for chronic social anxiety and depression (on-going since 14 years). I had almost given up on getting better. With her consistent attention, medication and cognitive therapy I am now functioning at 100% within 3 months. She’s extremely approachable and empathic.
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Online Help

Consultation through video, audio, email and chat

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Self Assessment

Know why you feel the way you do

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Plan a Workshop

Mindfulness workshops for corporates and schools

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Dream Analysis

Know how dreams relate to everyday life

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Case Study: Schizophrenia

BackgroundAnupama (name changed for anonymity) 27 year old unmarried female, working as a helper in an office was brought to the clinic by her family members for evaluation of abnormal behavior that they had been noticing in her over the past few months.

Symptoms

Off late Anupama had stopped talking much to her family (parents and sister) and seemed to be lost in her own world. She stayed awake in the night because she believed the neighbors were plotting against her family and were keeping a watch on their moves so she stayed up at night in the fear that they’d break into the house. She kept windows locked and always suspected that she was being watched and reacted with tremendous fear and apprehension.

Loss of reality

Anupama could constantly hear the voices of neighbors as a running commentary 24 hours a day. (This was not real, the neighbors were not talking to her; it was imagined.) She also believed there were invisible video cameras installed in her house with which they kept constant vigilance over her family. At one instance she also tried to hammer the wall to break the imaginary camera that had been installed within it by the neighbors (so she suspected)

Effect on her life overall

She refused to eat food, as she believed these persecutors (neighbors) had poisoned it. She survived on biscuit and wafer packs which she would open by herself, to make sure that it was not tampered with, or poisoned by her perceived tormentors, of whom she was extremely fearful. Anupama received a memo from her workplace since she couldn’t take orders or instructions well. She was always sitting by herself and gesticulating as if she was talking continuously to some unknown invisible person around her. When questioned by someone, she would invariably look away and pretend as if nothing had happened.

Management

Anupama had frank delusions and hallucinations. Her suspiciousness was coloring her functioning and performance in all areas. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and started on medication. Cognitive techniques were used a while after some suspiciousness had gone down. This was targeted at breaking her false belief about the neighbors. The family and friends were getting very worked up, hence they were given psycho-education that this was not pretense or a supernatural force; it was a mental illness which could be treated.

Progress and recovery

Anupama took her medication regularly. She showed some improvement within a month’s time and the hallucinatory behavior stopped. She stopped suspecting the neighbors although the thought crossed her mind sometimes. She resumed work and is now on regular medication. She does get stressed at times but it is within her logical control and she is in touch with reality now.

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