The Alternative Story is an Indian mental health collective which provides counselling services to individuals and organisations based in Bengaluru.

[1] It aims to provide mental health services that are affordable,[2] intersectional feminist, trauma-informed, kink-aware, queer-affirmative and caste aware.

[9] In 2022, The Alternative Story was one of 40 national and international organisations to collaborate with Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling in their degree course to provide work placements.

[10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, counsellors from the group spoke about the increased needs for their services, and the mental health impacts of the lockdowns and other pandemic measures[11][12] as well as anxiety when measures were lifted.

[13][14] Members of the Alternative Story have spoken about the impact on people in India and the lack of robust mental health infrastructure.