Sabr by Shivika · Delhi · Gurugram · Online
Some things in life cannot be rushed. Healing is one of them. SABR is a space built on that understanding. A place where you are met with patience, held with care, and supported toward the wholeness that was always within you.
SABR is not just a therapy practice. It is a carefully held healing space where emotional wellness, psychotherapy, body based work, energy medicine, relational support and deeper inner work come together in one integrated ecosystem.
It supports people at different stages of their healing journey, whether they are seeking therapy, relationship support, nervous system work, family healing, online support or workplace wellness.
Every offering is chosen with care, so the person is not placed into a fixed method. The method is shaped around the person.
True healing does not happen overnight. Like a tree, it begins below the surface. Roots must find their depth before branches can reach the light. At SABR, we honour that natural order. We do not rush. We create the conditions for steady, lasting growth at exactly the pace you need.
Before deeper healing begins, we create a sense of safety, steadiness and trust. The work starts by understanding where you are emotionally, physically and relationally, so your system does not feel rushed or overwhelmed.
Healing unfolds at its own pace. At SABR, there is no pressure to move faster than you are ready for. We honour your timing, your nervous system and the quiet process through which change begins to take root.
Growth is not about becoming someone else. It is about returning to yourself with more clarity, compassion and inner strength.
Sabr is an Arabic word meaning patience. But not passive waiting. Sabr is the quiet strength that helps you stay steady through uncertainty. It is the inner endurance that allows healing to unfold slowly, honestly and deeply. This word became the heart of the practice because healing asks for patience. It asks us to pause, listen and trust what is quietly taking root within us.
Each modality is chosen with care to meet you where you are and guide you gently forward. Click any service to learn more.
I created SABR as a space where healing could feel both deeply human and thoughtfully held.
My professional journey has taken me across two countries and many different settings. I have worked in psychiatric facilities in India, supported refugees navigating trauma and displacement in the UK, and held space for people across the full spectrum of human experience. From everyday stress and emotional exhaustion to acute psychiatric care, de-addiction, interpersonal conflict, family breakdown, and deep systemic work with individuals and families.
Through all of this, one belief has remained constant. People do not need to be fixed. They need to be understood, supported and met with patience. My training spans psychology, trauma informed psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing®, Clinical Hypnotherapy and Family Constellation work. I hold an MSc in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and a second postgraduate qualification, also from Glasgow. I bring this breadth not to impress, but because healing is layered. It involves the mind, the body, relationships, family systems and the deeper parts of ourselves that words alone cannot reach.
SABR brings these paths together into one integrated space. Here, science meets soul. Structure meets softness. And every person is met exactly where they are.
Rumi
At SABR, we hold this truth at the heart of every session. What has hurt you is also what can open you. Healing does not erase your story. It transforms your relationship to it.
Sabr offers sessions across Delhi, Gurugram, and virtually anywhere in the world. Healing should never be limited by geography.
Sessions available in Gurugram for clients across NCR — a calm sanctuary within the city's rush.
Secure, private video sessions from the comfort of your own space — equally effective and increasingly preferred. Available globally.
For those who find voice-only sessions more comfortable — no camera pressure, just connection and care.
In-person sessions for NCR clients across the corporate hub.
Video & phone sessions across all Indian cities and time zones.
Global clients welcome. Sessions scheduled across time zones.
First session? We recommend starting with a 20-minute free initial consultation — online or by phone — so you can feel the space before committing to anything.
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There is no rush here. Every step is paced by your readiness, guided by care.
Send a message on WhatsApp or through the website enquiry form. You do not need to know exactly what to say. A simple message is enough to begin.
Our first conversation is a 20-minute no obligation call — online or by phone. Simply to understand where you are, what you're carrying, and what feels right for you. No intake forms. No pressure. Just a human conversation.
Together we design an approach that honours your history, your pace, and your goals — drawing on the modalities that feel most aligned. Somatic work, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, or a blend — always collaboratively created with you.
Each session is a dedicated space for you, your process, your growth. We move with patience, celebrate every step, and adjust as you evolve. In-person in Delhi or Gurugram, or online — wherever you feel most at ease.
"I came to Shivika carrying three years of burnout I had convinced myself was just 'being tired.' Within weeks, I understood what had actually happened to me — and more importantly, I had a path forward. The space felt calming before the session even began."
"I finally felt heard without being judged. I had seen two therapists before — both felt clinical and distant. With Shivika it was different from the first session. She has a rare ability to hold space for the full complexity of who you are."
"My husband and I were at a breaking point. Shivika held space for both of us with so much warmth and genuine care. We didn't just save our relationship; we rebuilt it into something we are actually proud of."
"The Family Constellation work uncovered patterns I had been unconsciously carrying for decades. One session shifted something I had spent years in regular therapy trying to reach. I left feeling lighter in a way I cannot fully describe."
"Our team went through a period of intense pressure and interpersonal friction. Shivika's corporate workshop created a conversation we had never been able to have before. The impact on our team culture was immediate and lasting."
"I was skeptical about online therapy — I didn't think it could feel real. The very first Quick Calm Call changed that. Shivika has a presence that comes through completely, regardless of the screen between us. I now look forward to every session."
SABR offers online sessions for clients across India and internationally. Whether you are in another city, living abroad or simply feel more comfortable joining from your own space, online sessions allow you to receive support with privacy, continuity and care.
Full 50-minute sessions via secure video — identical depth to in person.
Shorter check-in calls for moments when you need support between full sessions.
Gentle body aware support for anxiety, stress and emotional regulation.
WhatsApp check-ins and between-session support to maintain your healing momentum.
Sessions available globally across time zones. International clients from the UK, Middle East, US, and Southeast Asia already work with Shivika regularly.
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Transparent pricing for therapy, healing and emotional wellness support. Your first discovery conversation is complimentary.
The free 20-minute initial consultation is where everyone begins. No forms, no clinical intake — just an honest conversation to understand what you're looking for and whether Sabr is the right fit for you.
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A session begins with a conversation. We take time to understand what feels present for you, what you are carrying and what kind of support may be helpful.
The work may involve reflection, emotional processing, body awareness, relational exploration or deeper therapeutic work, depending on your needs.
There is no pressure to share everything at once. The pace is always collaborative.
Choose the format that feels right. All sessions are held with complete confidentiality and care — in Delhi, Gurugram, or online.
A private, dedicated space for you — to explore, process, and begin healing at your own pace.
For two people ready to understand each other more deeply and grow together through guided reflection.
For families navigating change, conflict, or the need for deeper connection and understanding.
Taking the first step toward healing is an act of courage. Whether you have a clear question or just a quiet feeling — reach out. This space is here for you.
Shivika will be in touch within 24 hours. Healing begins the moment you reach out.
Where the nervous system leads the way back to safety
"Trauma is not what happens to you. It's what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you." — Gabor Maté
Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body centred approach to trauma and stress, developed by Dr. Peter Levine. It understands that trauma is not primarily a psychological event — it is a physiological one. When we experience overwhelming events, our nervous system can get "stuck" in survival responses: fight, flight, freeze, or collapse.
SE works gently with these stuck patterns — not by retelling or reliving the trauma, but by slowly completing the biological responses that were interrupted. Through careful tracking of body sensations, movement, and breath, the nervous system gradually discharges stored survival energy and returns to a natural state of regulation and ease.
This is slow, careful, compassionate work. You are never pushed beyond what feels manageable. The goal is not catharsis — it is resourcing, regulation, and the gradual expansion of your window of tolerance.
A Somatic Experiencing® session is gentle, collaborative, and body-led — never forced.
We begin by establishing a felt sense of safety in the present moment. This might involve noticing your contact with the chair, the temperature of the room, or a resource — a place, person, or sensation that feels supportive.
Rather than focusing on the story of what happened, we gently direct attention to what is happening in the body right now. A tightness in the chest. A sense of weight. A subtle tremor. These sensations are the language of the nervous system.
We approach difficult material in very small, manageable doses — never flooding, never overwhelming. We might touch the edge of a difficult sensation briefly, then return to safety. This pendulation between activation and regulation is how the nervous system heals.
Over time, the incomplete survival responses held in the body begin to complete. This might look like a spontaneous tremor, a deep breath, a wave of warmth, tears of relief, or a profound sense of settling. These are signs of healing.
We close each session by consolidating what has shifted. What do you notice now? What feels different? Integration continues between sessions too — many people find shifts in sleep, reactivity, and body awareness in the days following.
Not all at once — but steadily, unmistakably.
Less reactivity. More space between trigger and response. A growing capacity to feel safe in your own body.
Physical symptoms linked to stored trauma — tension, pain, fatigue, hyperarousal — often reduce significantly.
People who have felt numb, flat, or disconnected for years often describe a gradual return of joy, curiosity, and presence.
A thoughtful space to explore your inner world, patterns, and path forward
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." — Carl Jung
Psychotherapy at Sabr is not a clinical transaction. It is a genuine, trust-based relationship — perhaps the only space in your life where you are truly heard without agenda, judgment, or advice. It is a place to slow down and get curious about yourself.
Shivika's approach is integrative, drawing on multiple evidence based frameworks — including psychodynamic therapy, cognitive approaches, attachment theory, and humanistic principles — and weaving them together to meet your unique needs. No single model is imposed; the therapy shapes itself around you.
The focus is not just on symptoms, but on the whole person: your history, your relationships, your beliefs about yourself, and the deeper patterns that shape how you move through life.
Every session is different — shaped by where you are that day. But here is what the journey typically holds.
The first few sessions are about creating safety and understanding your full picture. Shivika will listen — deeply — to your story, your history, your current struggles, and what you hope for. There are no intake questionnaires to rush through.
As trust builds, we begin to explore the patterns beneath the surface: recurring dynamics in relationships, the inner critic's voice, the beliefs you hold about your worth. We look not just at what is happening, but at why — with compassion, not analysis.
The present is always shaped by the past. We gently explore your history — early relationships, formative experiences, the moments that quietly defined how you see yourself and the world. This is not about blame; it is about understanding.
Gradually, the work shifts from understanding to transformation. New ways of relating to yourself and others emerge. Old stories lose their grip. You begin to respond to life from a different, more spacious place.
Therapy, when it works, eventually works itself out of a job. We regularly review your goals and progress. When the time comes to close, we do so with intention — honouring how far you have come.
Not a different life — a different relationship with the life you have.
You begin to see your patterns clearly — not to judge them, but to choose differently. The unconscious becomes conscious.
As your relationship with yourself shifts, your relationships with others shift too. More honesty. More boundaries. More genuine connection.
Many clients describe a gradual return of identity, purpose, and inner ease — not perfection, but a grounded sense of being okay in themselves.
Healing the invisible loyalties and patterns we inherit from those before us
"In every family system, love flows — but sometimes it gets tangled." — Bert Hellinger
Family Constellation is a therapeutic approach developed by German psychotherapist Bert Hellinger. It works from a powerful premise: we are not isolated individuals, but members of larger family and ancestral systems. And those systems carry both gifts and unresolved burdens — tragedies, exclusions, secrets, grief, and trauma — that can be unconsciously passed down through generations.
You might find yourself repeating patterns you don't understand. Struggling with feelings that don't quite match your own life. Carrying an unexplained heaviness, loneliness, or sense of failure. Family Constellation helps illuminate the hidden dynamics at work — and offers a path to release what was never truly yours to carry.
Sessions are conducted individually (without other family members present) and can be profoundly liberating — often creating shifts that other forms of therapy had not reached.
The work is simple on the surface — and profound underneath.
We begin with a gentle conversation about your family — who is in the system, what you know of the significant events, relationships, and perhaps the things that were never spoken of. You don't need to know everything. The system holds more than the conscious mind can access.
Using figures, floor markers, or simply imagination, we create a spatial representation of your family system. What emerges often surprises even the most skeptical participants.
Shivika gently facilitates movements, sentences, and gestures that align with what the system needs. Exclusions are acknowledged. Burdens are returned to their rightful place. Hidden loyalties are brought to light — and often, released.
The session moves toward a resolution image — a new arrangement that honours the truth of the system while allowing greater freedom and love to flow. This image is held in the body, not just the mind — and its effects often continue to unfold for days or weeks afterward.
We close with a grounding conversation about what emerged and what you might take with you. Some clients need time and silence before words come. That is always respected.
Often sudden. Always felt in the body. Lasting.
The weight of carrying what was never yours to carry begins to lift. You return the burden — with love — to where it belongs.
Patterns that seemed unbreakable — in relationships, career, health — often shift after Family Constellation work.
Many clients describe feeling, for the first time, that they truly belong — in their family, in their body, in their own life.
Accessing the deeper mind to gently rewrite what no longer serves you
"Hypnosis is not sleep. It is a state of focused attention — the most receptive state the mind can enter." — Dr. Milton Erickson
Clinical Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic modality that uses a state of focused relaxation — called a calm, focused state — to access the subconscious mind. It is nothing like stage hypnosis. You are fully aware, fully safe, and fully in control throughout. You cannot be made to do anything against your will or values.
The subconscious mind holds our deeply held beliefs, automatic responses, habits, and emotional memories — often formed long before we had words for them. Many of our most limiting patterns live here, beyond the reach of conscious reasoning. Hypnotherapy creates a gentle, receptive state in which these patterns can be explored and, with your full participation, transformed.
Shivika is a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, trained in evidence based approaches. Sessions are warm, guided, and always collaborative.
Calm, collaborative, and always with your full awareness.
We begin with an open conversation about what brings you here — what you'd like to change, release, or access. We clarify your goals and any questions about the process. There is no rush to begin the hypnotic work until you feel comfortable and informed.
Using guided language, breath, and imagery, Shivika gently guides you into a deeply relaxed but fully aware state. This feels similar to the moments just before sleep — many clients describe it as one of the most relaxing experiences of their lives.
In this receptive state, we explore the subconscious landscape. This might involve guided imagery, inner dialogue, regression to earlier experiences (always safely), reframing unhelpful beliefs, or installing new, supportive responses.
Gently, at your own pace, you return to full waking awareness — refreshed, clear, and often with a sense of something having shifted. We debrief together about what arose. Many clients receive personalised audio recordings to reinforce the work between sessions.
Often faster than traditional therapy for specific concerns.
Deeply held beliefs like "I'm not good enough" can be gently rewritten at the level where they live — in the subconscious.
Phobias, compulsive habits, and automatic emotional responses often resolve significantly within a focused course of sessions.
Clients frequently report improved sleep, greater confidence, reduced anxiety, and a sense of finally being able to access what they always knew was possible.
Rebuilding the bridge between two people — with honesty, care, and new understanding
"The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives." — Esther Perel
Every relationship has its seasons — times of closeness and times of distance. Couple therapy at Sabr is not about deciding who is right. It is about helping two people understand each other more deeply than they have been able to alone — and finding new ways to connect, communicate, and grow together.
Shivika holds both partners with equal care and respect. The relationship itself, its patterns, its history, its strengths and wounds, becomes the focus of the work. When helpful, couple work may also include individual sessions with each partner, so both people have space to explore their own emotions, histories and needs. This can support the joint work and create more clarity within the relationship.
Some couples come in crisis. Some come to prevent crisis. Some come simply because they know there is more depth available to them and they want to find it together. All of these are valid and welcome reasons.
A space where both of you can finally be heard — and begin to hear each other differently.
Shivika creates space for both of you to feel genuinely heard — individually and together. We map the cycle: how conflict escalates, what needs are underneath, what each person is trying to communicate, even when it comes out wrong.
Most relationship conflict, when you look beneath the surface, is about attachment needs: the need to feel safe, valued, understood, and wanted. We explore what each partner needs emotionally — and what happens when those needs go unmet.
Gradually, we begin to transform the way you speak and listen to each other — not through scripts, but through a genuine shift in understanding. When we know what someone is really asking for, we respond very differently.
As communication shifts, emotional safety returns — and with it, the possibility of deeper intimacy. This is not manufactured closeness; it is the natural result of two people finally feeling seen and secure with each other.
The final phase focuses on consolidating the gains — developing practices, understanding your shared values, and building the resilience to navigate future challenges together.
Not perfection — but genuine, earned closeness.
Where trust has broken, it can be rebuilt — slowly, honestly, with care. Couple therapy creates the conditions for this work to happen safely.
Couples often leave with a shared vocabulary for their emotional world — a way of talking about needs and feelings that felt impossible before.
Emotional safety and genuine understanding naturally deepen intimacy — physical, emotional, and relational — in ways that feel organic and lasting.
Strengthening the roots of your most important relationships
A family is an ecosystem. When one part is struggling, every part feels it.
Family counselling at Sabr holds the family as the unit of care — not just the individual who is seen as the "problem." Every family member brings their own history, their own needs, and their own experience of the family dynamic. Family therapy creates a space where all of these can be heard — and where new patterns of relating can emerge.
Shivika works with families across a wide range of situations: parent-child conflicts, adolescent mental health, grief and bereavement, the impact of a family member's illness or addiction, blended family challenges, and the quiet distance that can grow between people who love each other but no longer know how to reach one another.
A space where every voice matters — and every person is seen.
We begin by understanding each family member's experience — ideally with everyone present, but sometimes through initial individual conversations if that feels safer. The goal is to build a picture of the family system from every angle.
Family sessions can feel exposing or tense, especially early on. Shivika's first priority is establishing a space where everyone feels safe enough to speak honestly — and where speaking honestly doesn't lead to escalation.
Every member of a family is experiencing something different. Family therapy helps each person step briefly into another's perspective — and this shift alone can be transformative.
We begin to identify and work on the patterns that are causing harm — the cycles of conflict, the silences, the roles people play. These patterns are not one person's fault; they are the family's patterns.
The work moves toward new possibilities — new rituals of connection, new ways of navigating disagreement, new ways of expressing love that actually land for each family member.
Less distance. More honesty. A family that feels more like home.
Conversations that used to end in silence or conflict begin to feel possible — and occasionally even connecting.
The unhelpful roles, cycles, and dynamics that have organised family life begin to loosen, creating more freedom for everyone.
Family members often report understanding each other — and themselves — in ways they never had before. This understanding itself is healing.
A dignified, paced approach to healing — for those who have been through the unthinkable
"Trauma is not your fault. Healing is not optional. You deserve support."
Trauma Informed Therapy is not a single technique — it is a foundational orientation that shapes everything Shivika does. It means that at every stage of the therapeutic work, your safety, dignity, autonomy, and pace take absolute priority over any technique, timeline, or therapeutic goal.
Being trauma informed means understanding that many of the behaviours and symptoms that can seem confusing or frustrating — avoidance, dissociation, emotional numbness, hypervigilance, explosive reactions — are not signs of weakness or dysfunction. They are signs of a nervous system that adapted brilliantly to something overwhelming. And they can change.
This approach is particularly important for survivors of abuse, assault, or neglect; for those with complex or developmental trauma; for those who have been re-traumatised by previous therapeutic experiences; and for anyone who needs the knowledge that their "no" will always be heard.
Good trauma therapy is not a linear journey — but this framework guides the work.
Before anything else, we build safety — inside the therapeutic relationship, inside your body, and inside your daily life. This phase is never rushed. We build internal resources: grounding practices, window of tolerance awareness, self-regulation skills.
When you are ready — and only when you are ready — we begin to gently approach the traumatic material. Using trauma informed approaches (which may include Somatic Experiencing® or parts work), we help the nervous system process and integrate what it has been holding.
Healing from trauma is ultimately about reconnection — to yourself, to your body, to your life, to others, and to the future. In this phase, we focus on rebuilding meaning, identity, and the capacity for joy.
From surviving to actually living — this is possible.
Flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and dissociation reduce. The world begins to feel safer — because you are safer inside yourself.
Trauma often fractures identity. Healing restores it — not to who you were before, but to a more whole, integrated, and grounded version of yourself.
Perhaps the most moving transformation: the gradual return of hope, curiosity, and the capacity to imagine a future worth living for.
Understanding and deepening your bond with the animals who share your life
"Animals are not lesser beings. They are teachers, mirrors, and companions on the soul's journey."
Animal Communication is an intuitive practice that works with the understanding that all living beings communicate — not only through sounds and behaviours, but through a deeper energetic and emotional language that we can learn to access and translate.
Shivika trained in interspecies communication and works with companion animals — dogs, cats, horses, birds, and others — to understand what they are experiencing emotionally, physically, and energetically. This can be profoundly helpful when a beloved animal is unwell, behaving unexpectedly, experiencing a transition, or nearing the end of their life.
Animal communication is not diagnosis — it is connection. It opens a channel of understanding between you and your animal companion that can transform your relationship and bring peace to both of you.
A gentle, respectful process of connection and translation.
We begin with you — what is worrying you about your animal? What would you most like to understand or communicate? Your observations as their person are deeply valuable and always part of the work.
Using the animal's name, a clear photograph, or physical proximity, Shivika quiets the thinking mind and opens to the animal's energetic and emotional field. This is a learned skill of tuning into a different frequency of communication.
Information comes in different forms — images, feelings, physical sensations, words, or a knowing. Shivika translates this into language and shares it with you. Sometimes what comes through is startlingly specific.
Communication flows both ways. We also send your animal messages — of love, of understanding, of any changes in their environment or care. Animals often respond to being genuinely heard with shifts in behaviour and demeanour.
We close with a conversation about what emerged and any practical steps that might support your animal's wellbeing. A written summary of the session is provided.
Often moving. Always meaningful.
Many animals show notable changes in behaviour after being communicated with — particularly around fears, grief, or unexplained distress.
Understanding what your animal is experiencing — and knowing they have been heard — transforms the quality of the relationship between you.
For animals approaching the end of life, communication sessions often bring profound peace — to the animal, and to the people who love them.
Restoring balance in the subtle systems that underpin your health and vitality
"The body is not a machine. It is a living field of intelligence — and intelligence can be restored."
Energy Medicine is a healing modality that works with the body's subtle energy systems — the biofield, meridians, chakras, and other organising fields that traditional medicine is only beginning to acknowledge and study. These systems influence physical health, emotional wellbeing, and vitality in ways that conventional approaches sometimes cannot reach.
Experiences of trauma, chronic stress, emotional suppression, and environmental toxicity can create disruptions in the energy field — blockages, depletions, or areas of stagnation. Energy medicine works to identify and restore these disruptions, supporting the body's innate intelligence to heal itself.
At Sabr, energy medicine is offered both as a standalone modality and as an integrative complement to psychotherapy and somatic work. It is not a replacement for medical care, but it is often a profound support alongside it.
A deeply restful, whole-system experience.
Shivika begins by scanning and reading the energy field — assessing areas of depletion, congestion, or imbalance across the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual layers. This assessment is both intuitive and learned — developed through years of study and practice.
Stagnant or dense energy — accumulated from stress, trauma, emotional suppression — is gently cleared from the field. Many people feel a noticeable shift during this process — warmth, tingling, or a sense of lightness.
After clearing, depleted areas of the field are restored and supported. This phase often feels deeply nourishing — people frequently report a profound sense of being held and supported during this part of the session.
We close by grounding the energy — ensuring that what has shifted is integrated safely into the whole system. A brief conversation about what arose during the session, and any recommendations for home practices, completes the work.
Subtle. Cumulative. Unmistakable.
Many clients report a significant improvement in energy levels, sleep quality, and physical wellbeing following a series of sessions.
Emotions that have been stuck — grief that couldn't be cried, anger that couldn't be expressed — often begin to move and release.
Clients often describe feeling "more like themselves" — clearer, lighter, and more connected to their own sense of direction and purpose.
Evidence-based mental wellness workshops and programmes for teams and organisations across Delhi-NCR
India's workforce is navigating unprecedented levels of pressure. Burnout, performance anxiety, interpersonal conflict, and the erosion of personal boundaries are not individual failures — they are systemic challenges that demand systemic solutions. Sabr's corporate wellness programmes bring evidence based psychological support directly into the workplace.
Chronic overwork, lack of recovery, and the blurring of work-life boundaries leave teams depleted and disengaged.
Deadlines, performance reviews, and target cultures create sustained anxiety that erodes both wellbeing and productivity.
Interpersonal tension, communication breakdowns, and unresolved conflict silently damage team cohesion and morale.
When people don't feel psychologically safe or supported, they disengage — and eventually leave. Mental wellness is a retention strategy.
Each workshop is designed around real workplace dynamics — not generic motivational content. Every session is evidence based, engaging, and immediately applicable.
A deep dive into the neuroscience of stress — why it happens, what it does to the body and mind, and practical, evidence based tools to regulate it in real time.
Moving beyond "work-life balance" buzzwords to an honest, clinical understanding of burnout — what it is, how to recognise it in yourself and others, and how to genuinely recover.
Designed for managers and team leads, this workshop explores how psychological safety is built (or destroyed) by leadership behaviour.
The conversations we avoid are often the ones that matter most. This workshop builds the confidence and skills to have honest, caring, and productive conversations.
A gentle introduction to somatic intelligence — helping professionals reconnect with their bodies and develop simple body based practices for regulation and focus.
Understanding and working with emotions — your own and others' — is one of the most valuable professional skills there is. This workshop makes EQ practical, not theoretical.
Every programme is designed by a qualified psychotherapist with real clinical experience. The content is evidence based and psychologically rigorous.
No two organisations are alike. Every programme is customised after a discovery conversation about your team's specific challenges, culture, and goals.
In-person workshops across Delhi and Gurugram. Virtual programmes available for distributed teams across India and internationally.
We work with organisations to define clear outcomes and offer pre/post assessments of wellbeing, stress levels, and team dynamics where desired.
Beyond workshops, Sabr can provide ongoing support: regular team check-ins, 1:1 sessions for employees, and long term wellbeing programme design.
The Sabr ethos — patience, safety, genuine care — extends fully into corporate work. We do not deliver content at people. We create experiences with them.
A focused, standalone session on a specific topic. Ideal for team days, wellbeing days, or leadership offsites. Includes interactive elements and practical takeaways.
A structured programme running over 4–8 weeks. Creates sustained engagement and deeper skill-building rather than a one-time experience.
A long term partnership including workshops, 1:1 sessions, leadership support, and regular wellbeing check-ins. For organisations committed to making mental wellness structural.
Tell us a little about your team and what you're looking for. Shivika will come back to you within 24 hours to explore what's possible.
Shivika will review your message and be in touch within 24 hours to explore the right programme for your team.
Every engagement begins with a conversation. Reach out to discuss your team's needs and explore what might be possible.
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The proliferation of AI mental health tools raises important questions about what therapy actually is — and what it can never be replaced by.
New reflections, insights, and gentle guidance — written from practice, for the people doing the work.
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