Teen StirUps!

Mental health support designed for youth! Teen StirUps is a unique approach to groups with no set agenda or themes. Welcome to a world of free flowing conversations in a small group curated as per your goals/phase of life.

  • Small groups, hand-picked for you.
  • No set agenda/theme
  • 75-minute online weekly sessions
  • Led by a mental health expert
  • Weekly space to have honest and real conversations

How it works

1. Find your group
As per the information shared on your signup form, we will place you in a group with others who are in similar situations and who’ll get you.
2. Weekly video meetings
Meet your group, guided by a professional facilitator. Everyone in your group is going through a similar situation and is there to share, listen – and feel better.
3. Get nonstop support
Its an amazing space to explore your own thought process and get support and perspective from others. And, you can cancel anytime if you get busy or think there isn’t a fit.

Who is it for?

Teen StirUps is designed for adolescents in age range of 11-19.

It is a space for teenagers who are going through the typical challenges of life such as nervousness & anxiety, motivation and engagement at school and at home, screen time habits and usage, academic stress, sadness but who may not need therapy or counseling right now.

For teenagers currently engaged in individual therapy, StirUps can be complementary, a place to practice new skills and learnings.

Attend 75-minute sessions each week from the privacy and comfort of your own home.

All StirUp facilitators come with required training and experience around group work but more importantly we choose them for their personalities, their warmth and their quirk.

When you signup, we ask you to fill out a short form to help us get to know you. We use this info to hand-pick your group. You’ll find that in your groups, there’ll be common threads relating you to others, but also diversity that allows for fresh perspectives.

● Check In.
Members check-in with each others’ feelings and intro to this week’s session.
● Conversation.
Your facilitator will guide the group in a free-flowing conversation—with the goal of authentic sharing, deep emotional connection, and personal insights for each member.
● Check Out.
Members share what they’re taking away from the session.

Learn from us & from each other

It was comforting to hear that other people went through similar things. And hearing what was good, what was bad, and what they would change.

Adit 14, Bengaluru

I’m a secret introvert and was afraid I’d keep my guard up and not share. But, as folks started to be vulnerable, it made me want to share, and at the end of 75 minutes, I thought, ‘That was really fun!’

Naman 13, Indore

I felt energised and relieved. My group helped me think differently—and clear some hurdles—that I had in my mind.

Savya 16, Hyderabad

Meet your Facilitator

Malavika Mirchandani

Malavika has an M.A. in Psychology (Clinical) (India) and an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental health (UK). She has been working as a School Counsellor in a prominent South Mumbai School (Cathedral and John Connon Middle School).

She specializes in working with children, adolescents, young adults and parents.
Specialist in Child Psychology, Behavioural Psychology for adolescents & young adults.

FAQs

StirUps is a unique approach to groups. At StirUps, you’ll meet people who get what you’re going through and might be living some of the same realities. People looking for extraordinary conversations, just like you.

✔️ Small groups of people, hand-picked for you

✔️ Every meeting led by a kickass therapist

✔️ Weekly 75-minute online video sessions

✔️ Membership as low as INR 1000/month

Members say that they feel understood, more in control, and that you’ve got people rooting for you. By talking about your emotions and what’s going on in your life, you’ll realise that you’re not alone and get ideas for how to improve your situation.

1. Sign up. Join by providing your contact information and filling out a short questionnaire about yourself.

2. Fill out an application. As part of the application, you’ll tell us all about yourself – life situations and stressors.

3. Notification. We’ll let you know via email if the group is a good fit for you. Groups are starting every week! Once you get the email, you’ll officially be in the group.

4. Get ready for your group! Before your first session, we’ll email information about your group and facilitator.

Membership costs INR 1000/month if you register for 1 year; INR 1500/month if you register for 6 months or INR 2000/month if you register for 1 month. Please note that if you’re unhappy after attending 4 weeks, we’ll refund the membership fee.

By participating in each of the first four (4) weekly conversations in your group, we urge you to give StirUps a month’s worth of testing. If StirUps isn’t the right fit for you, we’ll be pleased to refund your membership fee.

Not sure about groups?

Book a 1-on-1 conversation with a Peer instead!

Get Started