“A person’s real need, a most terrible need, is for someone to listen…not as a ‘patient’ but as a human soul. To listen well is to respond to a great human yearning."- Carl Rogers
Mental health issues can severely curtail an individual’s ability to lead a fulfilling life. They can cloud relationships, family lives, and careers. Counselling involves helping people to make necessary changes in ways of thinking, feelings, and behaviours. It is a collaborative goal-oriented process involving a non-judgmental supportive counsellor who assists clients in expressing their issues, developing viable goals, and developing strategies to achieve these goals.
Today, there is a dire need for counselling, in diverse populations of children, adolescents, families, health care, and correctional institutions. A two-year intensive Master's degree programme in Counselling aimed at holistic professional and personal development is the right option for those who are passionate about working towards the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. The programme is designed to train aspiring practitioners who seek advanced training in counselling. The programme incorporates current counselling patterns and prepares students to provide, develop, and sustain high-quality societal service.
Eligibility for Admission:
Any bachelor degree with a paper in Psychology – BA, BSc, BHRD, BBM, MBBS or Diploma in Counselling/ 2 years’ experience in Counselling.
Year of establishment of the Department of Counselling 2007
| FULL TIME FACULTY | GUEST FACULTY |
| Dr. Audrey Pinto (01-07-2007 and reached superannuation on 31 May 2018) |
Ms. Anu Moncey (1 July 2015 to 30 April 2016) |
| Ms. Rosa Nimmy Mathew (1 July 2014 till date) |
Ms. Rashmi Shetty (1 July 2019 to 31 October 2019) |
| Dr Wilsy Francis (10 July 2017 till date) |
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| Ms. Jennifer Carlo (10 July 2018 till date) |
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| Ms. Krishna Menon (1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019) |
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| Ms. Priya Parvathy (11 November 2020 till date) |
