Your Dost Review
Your Dost is a reasonable option. Sessions are on the lower side at ₹1,000 and confidentiality is backed by a signed contract, but therapists average only 2 years in practice and there is no clear policy on switching therapists.
YourDOST is an online mental-health platform based in Bengaluru. It provides one-to-one counselling, anonymous chat and audio support, and self-help tools, often through employer or educational institution programmes, with services available in many Indian languages.
The verdict on Your Dost
What works
- Priced below market at ₹1,000 a session, against a ₹1,450 average.
- Confidentiality is backed by a signed contract, not just a privacy policy.
- Priority slots are available if you need to start quickly.
Worth knowing
- Therapists average just 2 yrs of practice, which is junior for complex work.
- No clear policy on switching therapists, so confirm this before you commit to a package.
- No instant online booking, so expect a form or a call before your first session.
- Narrow service range, Individual Therapy, Self-Help Tools only.
Choose Your Dost for
keeping the cost per session down.
Look elsewhere if
you may need medication, there's no psychiatrist here; being able to change therapists easily is important to you.
How Your Dost scores
The same five measures we apply to every platform, each marked out of 100. Weighted together they come to 67 out of 100, which is 4.2/5 on our 5-point scale. See how the scoring works.
Is Your Dost good value?
That's 31% below the ₹1,450 average across the 41 platforms we track. At this price the thing to check is therapist qualification, Bachelors is what they advertise as a minimum.
What Your Dost offers
Meet the founders
Richa Singh, Puneet Manuja, Prakhar Verma, Satyajeet Nandekar
YourDOST was founded by Richa Singh, Puneet Manuja, Prakhar Verma, and Satyajeet Nandekar. Richa’s experience losing a friend to suicide helped inspire the service, while the founding team built an anonymous emotional-support platform that evolved into a broader workplace wellbeing provider offering counselling, expert access, and preventive programmes.
Contact & links
Your Dost vs the alternatives
The closest comparisons by location, services and approach, scored on the same five measures.
| # | Platform | OTI score | Price | Experience | Services | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Safe RoomBengaluru | 4.8/5 | ₹1,200 | Not stated | Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy +3 | Review |
| 2 | Your DostBengaluru | 4.2/5 | ₹1,000 | 2 yrs | Individual Therapy, Self-Help Tools | Review |
| 3 | UntangleBengaluru | 4.2/5 | ₹2,200 | 0.5 yrs | Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy | Review |
| 4 | Thought PuddingMumbai, Bengaluru | 4.0/5 | ₹2,500 | Not stated | Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy | Review |
