Educational Qualifications And Work Experience

I have a BSc in Psychology, and MSc in Psychology (Clinical Specialization), both full-time regular degrees from
University of Calicut (State University). I have also done DCMH from NIMHANS. I am registered with the National
Health Authority. I have also worked in the capacity as Head of Department of Psychology and Assistant Professor
in College (under University of Calicut). I am a trained and qualified Practitioner Psychologist, and hold the title of a
Psychologist. Being a qualified Psychologist I am entitled to provide a Diagnosis if required, conduct Psychological
Assessments wherever necessary, deliver Counselling and Psychotherapy treatments on the basis of ongoing issues
or disorders. Additionally, apart from being a Practitioner Psychologist, I am also a proud member of both
American Psychological Association (APA), and British Psychological Society (BPS) since past 12 years. I have a
total of 13+ Years work experience in the areas of Counselling Psychology / Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy,
18 years as a Counsellor, and have successfully or partially treated more than 1060 clients till date. I have have given
psychotherapy to clients through various means, such as in person at my private practice, via video, telephone, and
e-mail. I also supervise/train Psychologists in the field of Psychotherapy. I’m well versed with multi-cultural
Counselling, and have treated clients from various backgrounds.

Approach Towards Psychotherapy/Counselling

I have an Integrative stance towards Psychotherapy. What that means is that I might be using various
perspectives in my approach to treatment during various phases of Psychotherapy as per a given situation and needs
of the client, such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (focuses on past and childhood issues), Cognitive Behavioural
Psychotherapy (focuses on present issues), Existential Psychotherapy (focuses on past issues and future), Client-
Centered Psychotherapy (focuses only on issues which the client wants to discuss), Family Systems and Couples
Psychotherapy (focuses on family issues and relationship issues), Positive Psychological Psychotherapy (focuses on
improving strengths of client), Transpersonal Psychotherapy (focuses on spiritual issues, dilemmas, and paradoxes)
etc., etc. Also, I might simultaneously at a time deal with the clients past issues since childhood, as well as the present
issues which are of major concern to the client. All Counselling and Psychotherapy services provided, all of which
are within the purview of Mental Health strictly adhere to high quality of evidence-based practices as outlined by the
Profession, its Professional Standards, Frameworks, Scopes of Practice, Competencies, Ethics, and Guidelines, all
from USA/UK respectively. I have a very systematic, thorough, detailed, and time- consuming approach to
rendering Counselling and Psychotherapy services, and take more than the usual amount of time and effort when
addressing concerns of the client, and give enough time needed to any and all necessary concerns. I may frequently
also sound repetitive in my explanations, owing to the fact that Psychologists/Psychotherapists often have this
tendency due to their training along with specific psychotherapeutic theoretical orientation, which reflects evidently
when they explain concepts, indulge in discussions, and explore within analysis, all using diverse sentence
construction.