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Ms. Saras Bhaskar

Ms. Saras Bhaskar has several years of Psychological Counseling and HR Management experience. Since her move back from US to India in 2002, she has combined her Counseling and Corporate experience to run her private practice successfully. Her belief is that every human being has the potential to succeed and her mission is to empower people to discover / rediscover their full potential, objectively guide clients, and assist them to incorporate the skills successfully in their daily walks of life. Her ability to work with the strengths of individuals combined with her strong foundation in Applied Psychology and Counseling has given her wide recognition in the field.

As a Counseling Psychologist, she has mastered in identifying psychopathology and offering necessary therapeutic guidance to clients and their families. As a private practitioner, she offers individual, family, pre-marriage and marriage counseling, handling clients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disturbances. Her vast experience in dealing with adolescents has made her one of the most sought-after psychologist in strengthening parent–child relationship. She incorporates many successful therapeutic techniques in her treatment modality.

She is well-recognized as a Corporate Consultant and her experience in design and implementation of proactive solution-based curriculums is multifold. As an objective problem solver, she is an expert in identifying organizational needs to design and develop customized solution-based programs. With her specialization in HR Management, she has the ability to empower all levels of personnel throughout the organization.

Ms. Bhaskar periodically facilitates need-based workshops and training programs for MNCs, private companies, NGOs, and Educational Institutions. She is an affiliate with the PPC a Worldwide that offers EAP to their clients by recruiting counseling professionals. Since 2009, she has been hired by Shepell.fgi, a Canadian-based company as an affiliate to extend expatriate employee assistance program to their clients. She appears on local television channels, and her interviews and expert comments appear frequently in The Times of India, The Deccan Chronicle, The Hindu and other Tamil newspapers and magazines.

Her vision to empower counseling professionals in the field of psychology gave birth to Chennai Counselors Foundation. Started in 2004, CCF provides a platform for counseling professionals to share knowledge, expertise, provide cross-referrals and train for growth and advancement. Saras Bhaskar offers multicultural counseling to foreigners in India for business or other purposes.

She consults by appointment at

Mrs. Saras Bhaskar
Counseling Psychologist & Coach
Menangudy Hospitals (India) Pvt. Ltd.
No: 19/1, 1st Avenue, Shastri Nagar,
Adyar, Chennai-600 020.

For Appointments please contact Phone : +91 44 2443 4444/5/6 (9am - 4pm) / +91-98841 14767 (5pm -10pm).

Educational Qualifications

• Currently doing her Phd at the University of Utrecht, Nederland.
• Master of Art in Human Services, St. Edwards University, Austin Texas.
• Master of Arts in Applied Psychology, the University of Madras
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, the University of Madras.

Paper Presentation

• Contemporary Society and the Challenges of Parenthood. The Need for Positive Parenting, Sep 2002.
• Cultural Competency, Feb 1999., Williamson County Juvenile Services, Austin, Texas

Professional Participation

• "International Symposium on "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder". - Nov 2007, National Institute of Mental health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
• "Parenting Today for A Better Tomorrow" - Feb 2006, Florida Adlerian Society, USA. in collaboration with CCF, Chennai.
• "Marital Success - An Adlerian approach" - Feb 2006, Florida Adlerian Soceity, USA in collaboration with CCF, Chennai.
• "SAMYUKTH" - 2006 - Jan 2006, Madras Dyslexia Association, Chennai
• "Adlerian Psychology": Theory & Applications - Jan 2005, Dept. of Psychology, University of Pune, India.
• "Cognition in Schizophrenia" - Feb 2004, Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai
• EEG Biofeedback Theory and Practise - Dec, 1998, EEG Sepctrum, UCLA School of Medicine, LA. CA.

Awards

• Promotion of Indian culture - April 2002, India Fine Arts, Austin, Texas
• Recognized for Outstanding Services to the Williamson County Juvenile Services, Austin Texas USA. (1995 -1999).
• Several trophies for dramatics, Tamil Sangam, Los Angeles, CA. (1990-1996)
• Best Outgoing Student Award - Queen Marys'College,Chennai May 1979 .
• Medals & certificates in Oratorical competitions - Queen Marys' College, Chennai, (1976 - 1979)

Professional membership

• Associate Member, Indian Association of Clinical Psycholgists.
• Indian Psychiatric Society - Associate life member.
• Chennai Counselors Foundation - Co Founder/Secretary.

Honorary Positions

• Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed College, Chennai - Member, Board of Studies (MSc Psy).
• Manormaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli - Member, Board of Studies (MPhil, MSc Edu).

Mrs. Rajani Nandakumar

Mrs. Rajani Nandakumar is a practising counselor in Chennai. She has a Masters degree in Psychology and has successfully completed a Diploma course in Counseling. Her mission is to promote the counseling profession and foster the psychological wellbeing in relationships.

Many in life go through stress unable to manage disappointments. They experience excessive worry, extreme sadness and sometimes are unable to handle inner and inter conflicts. Mrs. Rajani Nandakumar firmly believes that counseling process enables individuals to get in touch with their inner feelings. It also enables them to gain an understanding that they do have options with which they can arrive at informed decisions so that they can lead an enriched life. She consistently hones her skills by attending training, conferences and workshop and equips herself to offer solution focused therapy.

Since 2007, she is a full time consultant for Bharatmatrimony, handling pre-marital, marital and relationship issues. She also facilitates workshops at her office and handles in-house counseling. She writes article every day in the blog www.betweenus.bharatmatrimony.com .

Her experience includes:

• Private practice where she handles child, adolescent, pre marital, marital and family counseling.
• Offers professional counseling for couples who are undergoing infertility treatment.
• Conducts workshops on stress management, responsible parenting, relationship issues, grooming, corporate/email etiquette.
• Motivational speaker at Rotary club and NGO’s.

She is the Treasurer, Chennai Counselors’ Foundation, a registered body of practicing counselors. She is also the Life Associate member, Indian Psychiatric Society.

Rajani’s major strength is her multilingual proficiency. She can speak fluent English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada.