Counseling & mental wellness
In short
Psychology at AJ Subaitha Medical Centre in Egmore, Chennai provides confidential counselling for stress, anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulty, exam pressure, relationship problems and behavioural concerns, in both children and adults. Outpatient consultations run Monday to Saturday, 10am to 9pm.
If you are not sure whether this is the department you need, this is what it covers and what each of these conditions actually involves.
Anxiety is not only worry. It shows up physically — a racing heart, tight chest, disturbed sleep, stomach trouble — often convincingly enough that people look for a physical cause first. Counselling works on what keeps the cycle running rather than on talking you out of it.
Persistent low mood is not a character flaw and not something to be reasoned out of. Losing interest in what you used to enjoy, sleeping and eating differently, tiredness, and finding ordinary tasks heavy are the common signs. It is worth raising early — much of the harm comes from the months spent hoping it lifts by itself.
Trouble falling asleep, waking through the night, or waking early and unable to return to sleep can be a problem on its own or part of stress, anxiety or low mood. Because poor sleep then worsens all three, it is a useful place to start.
Academic pressure on students in Chennai is real, and so is what it does — sleeplessness, panic before exams, physical symptoms, going blank in the hall despite having prepared. This is a common reason young people are brought in, and it responds well to being addressed rather than pushed through.
Difficulties in a marriage, a family or between parents and children affect health directly, through sleep, appetite, mood and the ability to function day to day. A neutral space to work through them is a legitimate reason to come in.
Changes in a child's behaviour, mood, sleep, school performance or friendships are worth taking seriously rather than waiting out. Children often show distress through behaviour long before they can name it, and early attention is usually far simpler than late.
Not every symptom needs a specialist, and waiting is reasonable for a great many of them. These are the ones worth an appointment rather than another week of watching.
Bring any previous reports and the actual strips of the medicines you are taking — the packaging carries the strength, which the name alone does not. Tests ordered on the day are processed in the laboratory here, so most reports reach your consultant within the same visit.
AJSMC does not run a casualty or trauma unit. In a life-threatening emergency — an accident, chest pain, stroke symptoms or heavy bleeding — call 108 or go directly to the nearest hospital with a 24-hour emergency department.
The things people ask before booking. Still unsure? Our team is a call away on 044 2532 2021.
Yes. Counselling at AJSMC in Egmore, Chennai is confidential. It is available for both children and adults, Monday to Saturday, 10am to 9pm. Call 044 2532 2021 to arrange a session.
