About

The person on the other side of the screen.

Nine years of clinical practice. A genuine curiosity about why people do what they do. And a belief that understanding yourself is more useful than trying to fix yourself.

Ritam Dubey, Health Psychologist
Who I am

I'm a psychologist who believes macrocosm changes when microcosm shifts.

"You can't 'fix' yourself fully as much as you can understand yourself better, to adapt and live better."

Before I became a psychologist, I was genuinely curious about human behaviour and why people repeat the same patterns across very different circumstances. I first explored psychology through a spiritual lens, which gave me an early feel for how meaning-making shapes experience. That curiosity never left. It just became more rigorous over time.

I'm a Health Psychologist with nine years of clinical practice. I've worked with people across a wide range of presentations, in hospital settings, across telehealth platforms, and through Soulease, which I started in 2017 to make thoughtful, research-informed therapy more accessible.

I'm based in New Delhi and see clients primarily online.

What I work with

A range of concerns, from the clearly named to the harder-to-describe.

Mood disorders

Depression, low mood, emotional flatness, and the exhaustion of maintaining a surface that doesn't match what's underneath.

Anxiety and overthinking

The mind that won't switch off. Worry that feels productive but costs more than it solves.

Life transitions

Career changes, relationship shifts, identity questions. When the old map doesn't match the terrain.

Relationship concerns

Patterns in how we connect, conflict, and disconnect with partners, family, colleagues, and ourselves.

Postpartum and menopausal concerns

The psychological dimensions of significant hormonal and identity shifts that often go unspoken.

Chronic pain and illness

The emotional weight of living with a body that doesn't cooperate: grief, adjustment, and finding a way forward.

Career counselling

Questions of direction, purpose, and how work intersects with identity and self-worth.

Trauma

Past experiences that shape present responses in ways that feel hard to explain or control.

Self-understanding

No specific crisis, just a genuine curiosity about why you think, feel, and relate the way you do.

How I work

Therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. I work with what you bring.

My approach is integrative, grounded in health psychology and evidence-based practice, but shaped by what each person actually needs. I draw on multiple frameworks and don't commit to a single method at the expense of what's useful.

I bring intellectual rigour to the work. That means I'll name patterns when I see them, offer frameworks that help things make sense, and think with you rather than just reflect back what you've said. Sessions are substantive, not just a place to vent, but a place to genuinely understand.

A note on collaboration. Therapy here is a two-way process. I'll share what I'm noticing, and you'll tell me what lands and what doesn't. Feedback isn't a formality. It's how we make the work actually useful for you.
Training and background

A clinical journey, not just a list of qualifications.

Credentials provide a foundation. Nine years of practice is where the real learning happens.

2012 – 2017

Integrated MSc, Health Psychology

University of Hyderabad · First Division with Distinction

Foundation

2016

Clinical Internship — Hospital Psychology

Global Hospitals, Hyderabad · Biopsychosocial assessment, inpatient counselling, HADS and BDI administration

Clinical Training

2016

TB Counselling Programme — Project SAKSHAM

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai · Counselling for Drug-Resistant TB patients; qualitative research with frontline counsellors

Clinical Training

2017 — Present

Independent Practice — Soulease

Nine years of individual psychotherapy. Trained in CBT, REBT, and Trauma-Informed Therapy. Eclectic approach grounded in health psychology.

Clinical Practice

2019 – 2022

Scientist-B — ICMR, National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research

Psychosocial and behavioural research at national scale. Affiliated with the WHO-FCTC Knowledge Hub for South-East Asia.

Research

2022 – 2025

3,000+ clients across telehealth platforms

Three years of structured telehealth therapy across a broad range of clinical presentations: chronic pain, palliative care, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship distress.

Clinical Practice

Ongoing

Certifications in clinical practice

CBT · REBT · Trauma-Informed Therapy · Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods · Human Subjects Social and Behavioral Sciences

Certifications
For a fuller picture of my background, find me on LinkedIn.
Research

11 peer-reviewed publications.

Year Journal Title
2026 PLOS ONE Caste and tobacco use: decomposing inequalities using Global Adult Tobacco Survey, India
2025 Infect. Dis. Poverty Burden on the burdened: tuberculosis among Scheduled Tribes and non-Scheduled Tribes in constitutionally protected areas of India
2023 ORF Issue Brief Localisation: a model strategy for family planning and maternal and newborn healthcare in India
2022 PLOS ONE Association between timing and type of postnatal care provided with neonatal mortality: a large scale study from India
2022 Ann. Global Health Coverage of quality maternal and newborn healthcare services in India: examining dropouts, disparity and determinants
2022 Int. J. Environ. Res. Mixed effect of alcohol, smoking, and smokeless tobacco use on hypertension among adult population in India: a nationally representative cross-sectional study
2021 Sex. Reprod. Healthc. Barriers to optimal and appropriate use of uterotonics during active labour and for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in public health care facilities: an exploratory study in five states of India
2020 Public Health Nutr. Assessing interventions to improve maternal nutrition during pregnancy: a cross-sectional district level analysis of IFA consumption and food supplementation in India
2019 BMJ Open Socioeconomic determinants of chronic health diseases among older Indian adults: a nationally representative multilevel cross-sectional study
2019 BJOG Measuring quality of antenatal care: a secondary analysis of national survey data from India
2018 NCERT / CIET Report of analysis of trends in ICT in education (ET abstracts and researches on ICTs in education)

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