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Parenting styles

Some clients who come for therapy sessions believe that, had their parents  been demonstrative of their love and care for them as children,  they would be leading a much more happier life today. Other versions from clients when recalling their childhood  experience include parents not

Different approaches

A female client told me during our therapy session. “I had a fight with my husband last night over an issue. This morning he behaves as if nothing has happened and I seem to be stuck in the issue we were discussing last night. I

Patience and Trust

In the process of coaching a CEO, I saw him delegating a work to his subordinate. After explaining the result that he expected, he took a commitment from his junior officer about completion day and date. After taking instructions,  the officer went  to work.  The

Right effort

During my training programmes, a common question I have been asked by the participants is, “ immediately after the training programme the changes we make are effective and reflects in our performance. Few days later we slide back to our old habits...how and what should

Maximization and Minimization within relationship

During one of the couples therapy session, a wife complained that her husband never comes home at the time he has committed and this was bothering her a lot. She felt unimportant and unloved when her husband did not keep up his promises, particularly his

Emotional Mastery

Exercise 1 Recall  the times when you felt a discomfort because of either  Encountering  a situation or The  response  of another  person. Choose one area of discomfort and describe how you experienced it. What were your physiological or bodily reactions, thoughts, gestures?   Ask yourself

Empathy

Empathy may be defined as an act of kindness that demonstrates  understanding and  acknowledges the experience of the other person .   The validation of the other person feeling empathized could be observed through  Change in physiology of the other person Getting a psychological space to

Counselling Compass

A model to learn and integrate Counselling skills Counselling may be defined as, “ A professional exchange between the counselor and the client, both committed to learning  ‘about’ and ‘how’ to construct new experiences”. Geethan Counselling compass is a model that I have developed to

Common Complaints That Brings A Person To A Counsellor

Phobia: - This is derived from the name of the Greek God Phobos, who frightened enemies.  Phobia means a disrupting fear minded avoidance that is out of proportion to the danger posted by particular object or situation and is recognized by the sufferer as groundless.

Recovery, Rebirth, New Beginnings

Recovery, Rebirth and New Beginnings is a process of life experienced by individuals, couples, family, societies, countries etc…Receiving from Nature and Giving back to Nature has played an important in sustenance of many civilizations. Often the ability to Give and Receive has had an impact

Emotion

In our bodily reaction or experience we can feel sensation and emotions. Sensations are localized they don’t move where as emotion is felt as a moving energy throughout or in some part of the body. These emotions are like surging energies which makes us act