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Acrophile Foundation
Acrophile Foundation
Human-centred mental wellbeing for young people, families, and communities.

About Acrophile Foundation

Acrophile Foundation is a Section 8 non-profit organisation committed to making mental wellbeing care more human, accessible, 

and grounded in psychological science.

Our work integrates Human First Therapy with wellbeing education for children, adolescents, and communities — 

supporting both healing and healthy development.

Why We Exist

Mental health care often feels clinical, rushed, or disconnected from real life.

Acrophile Foundation was created to respond to this gap — by offering care that sees the person before the problem, and education that nurtures emotional understanding before distress escalates.

We believe that meaningful mental wellbeing support must be:

  • compassionate

  • developmentally informed

  • evidence-based

  • accessible

Founder & Director

Himadri Sekhar De

Founder & Lead Practitioner
Acrophile Foundation is led by Himadri Sekhar De, a mental wellbeing practitioner with a background in psychology, positive psychology, and developmental psychology, and a sustained focus on adolescent and youth mental health.
He holds two Master’s degrees — one in Psychology and one in Business Administration — and is currently pursuing doctoral research focused on resilience in adolescents in the context of the 21st century. His academic grounding informs his work, while his management training supports the ethical design, governance, and sustainability of the programmes he leads.
His practice spans counselling, group facilitation, education-based interventions, and immersive programmes for adolescents and young adults. He is also the developer of the ACRO assessment framework, designed to understand emotional patterns, strengths, and wellbeing needs in young people.
Acrophile Foundation reflects his belief that mental wellbeing work must be evidence-informed, developmentally grounded, and deeply human — guided by understanding, care, and responsibility rather than urgency or labels.

As part of our outreach and education efforts, we also host The Young Mind podcast — a space for reflective conversations on youth mental health, parenting, emotional development, and the everyday struggles families face.

This keeps the podcast framed as public education, not content marketing.

🎧 The Young Mind — Podcast on Spotify

Our Values

Human First

Every individual deserves to be seen, understood, and respected.

Science with Compassion

Evidence guides our work; empathy shapes how we deliver it.

Dignity & Agency

We support people to understand themselves and move forward with confidence.

Access & Inclusion

Mental wellbeing care should not be a privilege.

Acrophile Foundation continues to evolve through learning, reflection, and collaboration — guided by the belief that mental wellbeing begins with being human.