Know your Founder-Psychologist's Credentials and Work experience and her Sources of inspiration & positivity !

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PSYCHOLOGIST'S/COUNSELLOR'S CREDENTIALS : 

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Academic qualifications:

• M.Sc. Counselling Psychology

  • Case study Internships in PTSD, GAD, Mild Intellectual Disability with Mild ASD,

  • Substance Use Disorder (Alcohol De-addiction)​ and Other Psychological testing​

• M.A. Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (PM & IR with I/O Psych. papers)

  • Research dissertation work on Work-life Balance & Emotion Management

  • - A Study on "Attitudes & Emotions of Government Employees".

• M.Phil. Management (HR)

  • Research work in Work-life Balance & Emotion Management

  • - A Study on "Attitudes & Emotions of Corporate Employees” (MNCs)

• Completed Grade-3 in Carnatic Music from Annamalai University

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Certifications:​

• Certified Corporate Trainer, ILA

• Certified Soft skills Trainer, ILA

• Diploma in Life Coaching & Counselling ​(Upgraded with Internship)

• Certification in Basic & Advanced REBT Training under Dr.Mrs.Debbie Ellis (Co-founder of REBT)

• Certified NLP practitioner

• Certification in TA 1-0-1

• Certification in Digital & Substance Addiction Counselling using EI model 

• Certification in NIMHANS’ Neuropsychological battery and IQ Assessment Tests

• Certification in Career Counselling & Guidance

• iDC trained Career Counselor  - Certification from iDream Career

•Other Certifications :

• School Counselling

• Relationship Counselling – Marital Counselling and Family Therapy

• Mental Health counselling techniques and therapies from a team of Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists at Aangan Counselling.

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Internships :

1. Diagnosis of a case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), with a psychiatric history of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)- Therapeutic Interventions provided with Psychoeducation​.

2. Internship with orientation & remedial training provided to special people with Intellectual Disabilities with Mild ASD, training in communication , employability / interview skills, social skills and eliciting expressions and emotions through expressive arts therapy.

3. Psychoeducation and therapeutic intervention tools provided for Substance Use Disorder (Alcohol De-addiction).

4. Internship in counselling Interventions and Implementation of counselling tools and techniques from various therapies and theories ranging from Carl Roger's Person-Centred therapy, TA, CBT, REBT, SFBT, JPMRT into Integrated practices using EI model.

Work Experiences and Life lessons acquired:

• Suriyasre, the founder-psychologist at MindBalances Counselling Services, with 13+ years of experience in training and empowerment, started her career as a HR Exec.Trainee in a Corporate, worked across employees’ laterals recruitment & communication analysis.

• She then started as an independent trainer & tutor since 2009 till date, that gained her experience & expertise in personnel / soft skills training, implementing counselling techniques & motivational coaching which then helped transform her into a passionate Psychologist and a Life coach in later years, upon getting qualified herself for the same. 

• She also worked as a free-lance, Online Tutor for M.B.A. students, for Anna University Online Education, around 2009, outsourced by a private educational organization - Handled papers – Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour.

• She has conducted various training sessions to college students especially to those in final years preparing them for campus placements and also to corporate employees imparting various soft skills interpersonal communication, public speaking, , interview etiquettes, group dynamics, team building, leadership, behavioural management, attitude, emotion management & general social skills.

• Suriyasre, having been an experienced soft skills trainer & personnel coach for around a decade founded MindBalances Counselling Services by upgrading herself academically & professionally as a qualified Counselling Psychologist, Corporate trainer, Life Coach, certified in NLP, REBT, Mindfulness, Career guidance, relationship counselling, mental health techniques, by getting trained under various institutions /Psychologists.

• As a Counselling Psychologist & a soft skills / personnel trainer, she integrates various evident-based Psychological tools & theories in her counselling & empowerment / training sessions, helping clients strike a balance between thoughts, emotions & behaviour.

• She has been practicing subconscious mind power healing techniques for more than a decade in her Personnel/Soft skills training, later upgraded herself with further certifications & training as NLP practitioner.

• She is an empanelled campus to corporate soft skills trainer / facilitator to institutions across Tamil Nadu.

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Founder's source of feel-good hormones : Her passion - Sources of inspiration & positivity !

• Suriyasre is highly passionate about Music - Learnt Carnatic & Hindustani music for sometime, performed few concerts with her Guruji's on occasions - classical and semi-classical performances.

• Its scientifically proved that good music secretes feel-good hormones like dopamine & serotonin. Dopamine, being the reward-hormone, serotonin being the mood-regulator, both help keep us happy and balanced !!

• Suriyasre draws her energy from not only such active hobbies and passion but also from her beloved pet- her Canine friend- GSD Simmba ! Yessss! Pet is an important source of Oxytocin (by loving cuddles and hugs), that again serves as a therapeutic tool.

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Active hobbies & passion keep mind & body balanced - keep hormone balanced. 

• As said above, the founder's dopamine comes from singing (an amateur singer), writing eco-friendly and psycho-educating lyrics to film tunes !!

• Feels energized through her posts of her semi-classical fusion -video-songs on her Youtube Channel –  “dopaminemusic by Suriyasre”, that helps secrete her reward-hormone dopamine !

• She also runs a you-tube for his canine companion called "Canine Friend - GSD Simmba", uploading his cute videos. Simmba serves as the source of her Oxytocin - the hormone that reduces stress & anxiety, increases the social-bonding through his loving cuddles and hugs

​Intending to integrate Music Therapy & Pet therapy into the Counselling practices as an integrated approach in the future as both Music & Pet are not just the energy boosters but largely help balance one's emotions.