Author Bio: Rabi Gorkhali – Psychosocial Counselor

Meet the Author: Rabi Gorkhali

Rabi Gorkhali is a psychosocial counselor and the primary author behind Anxiety and Depression Help. He writes educational articles, reviews self-help tools, and maintains the site’s commitment to clear, compassionate, evidence-informed mental health guidance.

Credentials & Education

• Psychosocial Counselor certified through Dubyabhumi College, Nepal
• Training affiliated with the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT)
• Formal coursework in psychosocial support, emotional wellbeing, and community mental health care
• Continual study of CBT-informed coping skills, psychoeducation, and supportive counseling practices

Professional Experience & Background

Rabi’s work focuses on helping people understand anxiety, depression, stress responses, and the practical skills that support emotional stability. In counseling-informed practice, he emphasizes empathy, clarity, and actionable next steps — the same principles that shape every article on this site.

As author and content lead for Anxiety and Depression Help, he:

• Writes and updates educational articles on anxiety, depression, panic, relationships, and coping skills
• Aligns content with guidance from reputable organizations such as WHO, NIMH, NHS, ADAA, and Mayo Clinic
• Reviews interactive self-help tools so they remain educational, safe, and useful
• Follows the site’s editorial policy for accuracy, transparency, and medical disclaimers

Why I Write About Mental Health

Too much mental health content online is either overly clinical or too vague to trust. Rabi writes to bridge that gap — explaining what anxiety and depression can feel like in everyday life, what established health organizations say, and which coping steps people can try while they seek appropriate care.

He believes stigma shrinks when people have language for their experiences: morning dread, chest tightness, emotional numbness, overthinking, loss of interest, or fear of disappointing others. Writing extends psychosocial counseling beyond the therapy room so more people can feel informed, less alone, and clearer about when to get help.

Editorial Standards

• Prioritize evidence-based information from reputable health organizations
• Clearly separate educational self-help from clinical diagnosis or treatment
• Include professional-help and crisis guidance where appropriate
• Review and update high-traffic articles periodically
• Keep advertising (including Google AdSense) separate from editorial decisions

Contact & Related Pages

• Author profile & full article list
• About Anxiety and Depression Help
• Editorial Policy & Content Standards
• Contact
• Mental Health Resources & Crisis Helplines

Content on this website is for educational and supportive purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health care.

How Rabi Approaches Writing

Every article on this site starts the same way: with a real question. Rabi keeps a running list of the questions people actually ask — in search queries, in comments, in the kinds of conversations that come up in psychosocial support settings — things like "why does my chest feel tight for no reason," "is it normal to feel nothing after a breakup," or "how do I know if this is anxiety or a heart problem." Articles are built to answer that real question directly, rather than padding out a generic overview of a diagnosis.

Before writing, he looks at what established health bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the UK's NHS, the Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA), and the Mayo Clinic say about the topic. Only after that research stage does the writing begin, and it is done deliberately in plain, everyday language rather than clinical terminology, because the goal is for a worried reader at 2 a.m. to understand it on the first read, not to sound authoritative for its own sake.

Structure Readers Can Trust

Most articles follow a predictable shape on purpose: what the experience can feel like, what is known about why it happens, what the evidence-based coping options are, and when it is time to speak with a doctor or therapist. That consistency is intentional — when a reader is anxious, a predictable structure is easier to follow than a bespoke essay.

Content Review and Update Process

Publishing an article is not the end of its life on this site. Content goes through the following process before and after it appears:

• Research stage — claims are checked against public-health guidance and reputable clinical sources before a single sentence is written.
• Draft & plain-language pass — the first draft is rewritten specifically to remove jargon and make sure a non-specialist reader can follow every paragraph.
• Safety review — every article is checked for appropriate crisis language, disclaimers, and links to Mental Health Resources & Helplines where relevant.
• Fact and link check — outbound references and helpline numbers are verified at the time of publishing.
• Periodic re-review — older, high-traffic articles are revisited on a rolling basis to correct anything outdated, broken, or superseded by newer guidance.

This process is described in more detail in the site's Editorial Policy, which also explains how corrections are handled if a reader flags an error.

What This Content Is — and What It Isn't

Because mental health content is sensitive, it matters to be explicit about scope:

• It is educational writing about common experiences of anxiety, depression, stress, and related emotional difficulties, informed by psychosocial counselling training and public-health sources.
• It is practical, general coping information — breathing techniques, grounding exercises, journaling prompts, and explanations of when and how to seek professional support.
• It is not a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or a substitute for an assessment by a licensed doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, or counsellor.
• It is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, please use the emergency and crisis contacts on the Mental Health Resources page rather than relying on any article here.

Who This Site Serves

Readers arrive from many countries, most commonly the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, along with Ireland, New Zealand, and beyond. Rabi is mindful that mental health systems, terminology, and helpline numbers differ by country — a "GP" in the UK, a "primary care physician" in the US, and a "family doctor" in Canada all refer to a similar first point of contact, for example. Where it matters, articles try to use language that works across these audiences, and the dedicated Mental Health Resources page lists country-specific crisis lines for the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand separately, rather than assuming one country's services apply everywhere.

A Standing Commitment to Crisis Safety

No article, tool, or self-help exercise on this site is designed to replace emergency care. Content that touches on topics like panic, hopelessness, or self-harm is written with an awareness that some readers may be in genuine crisis while reading, not simply curious. For that reason, relevant articles link out to the Mental Health Resources & Crisis Helplines page, and Rabi treats keeping that page accurate and current as a standing responsibility rather than a one-time task.

How to Reach Rabi

Readers are welcome to ask questions, suggest topics, report an error, or flag an outdated helpline number. The most reliable way to do this is through the Contact page, which routes messages to the editorial team. General site questions can also be found on the FAQ page, and full editorial standards are documented on the Editorial Policy page.