Oorvai did not begin as a business idea.
It began as a discomfort — with how quickly people were being labelled, how often therapy was rushed, and how much mental health work felt disconnected from the lives people were actually living.
experience
We Wanted to Practice Differently
Built from discomfort. Guided by intention.
We wanted to practice differently. Led by RCI Registered Clinical Psychologists who together bring 10+ years of experience, you can be assured that we take our work seriously — so you don't have to carry it alone.
Every decision at Oorvai begins with one question: are we doing this responsibly? That question shapes how we structure sessions, how we conduct assessments, and how we train the next generation of therapists.
We are still building. But we are building with intention.
Our Beliefs
What we
hold true
These aren't brand values. They're the convictions that led us to build Oorvai the way we did.
Cannot be reduced to techniques
Mental health work requires more than protocols. It requires presence, context, and a willingness to sit with complexity without rushing toward resolution.
Cannot be rushed into conclusions
Labels and diagnoses can bring clarity — but only when arrived at carefully. We resist the pressure to categorise before we truly understand.
Cannot ignore cultural realities
Context matters — especially in India. Imported frameworks rarely account for the specific textures of lives lived here. We work from within.
People are not problems to be solved
They are experiences to be understood. This single belief shapes every interaction we have — with clients, with each other, and with the field.
The People Behind It
A Word from
Our
Founders
Apoorva Krishnan
Co-Founder & RCI Registered Clinical Psychologist
Her presence within Oorvai brings balance, clinical depth, and space for multiple ways of understanding psychological work. She believes that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the foundation on which all good work rests.
Isha Karan
Co-Founder & RCI Registered Clinical Psychologist
Isha's work is reflective, steady, and rooted in helping people make sense of complexity — rather than rushing toward solutions. She brings an ethically grounded perspective to every clinical decision Oorvai makes.
What We're Building
Three things we're
creating with
care
01
Therapy that feels human
A space where sessions don't feel like transactions, where the pace is set by the person — not the clock, and where being heard is genuinely possible.
02
Assessments used responsibly
A system where psychological assessments are conducted carefully, explained clearly, and used to guide rather than to label.
03
Real clinical training
A learning environment where early-career therapists are trained for the actual complexity of the work — not just theory, but how to think through what's in front of them.