Family counselling · Kochi, Kerala
Hello, I'm Sheela Mariyam Oommen, a qualified family counselling therapist who has been helping couples, families, adolescents and individuals through difficult times since 1985.
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
The name
means togetherness, or support.
We at Oppam focus on building a confidential and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their inner world, evaluate their belief systems and understand their problems.
We believe this helps them gain self-awareness and make meaningful sense of past (and present) events, so that they can learn to accept themselves as a whole and make the changes that truly enrich their lives.
It is our right to discover the inner world of thoughts and feelings, and the power of light, hope, love and beauty.
Understanding counselling
Counselling is a tool that helps us tackle a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, anger, relationships, self-improvement and career growth.
It is built on a professional therapeutic relationship in which a trained counsellor offers a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for the client to work towards insights and solutions to their problems.
A counsellor is an empathetic listener who creates a safe space and draws on her theoretical orientation and counselling tools. Together, client and counsellor understand the problem and set goals for therapy.
The client explores and understands their patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and uses these insights and their own strengths to make the change they want — with more insight into themselves and a better ability to manage difficult emotions.
To find the missing ingredients in our mind's awareness, desires, beliefs and actions. Counselling helps bring about change in the ways we act — our coping, decision-making and relationship skills — leading to more responsible, fulfilling lives.
How I can help
About me
I have been working in counselling and social work since 1985. I have worked with the Family Court, Ernakulam; the People's Council for Social Justice, Ernakulam; the Juvenile Justice Board, Ernakulam; and the Child Welfare Committee, Ernakulam. I have wide experience in handling family issues, behavioural problems, adolescent issues and effective parenting.
People need a safe and non-judgmental space to talk about the difficult and unpleasant parts of their lives — to have the awkward conversations that are otherwise held back by fear, and to understand their own motivations, thoughts, feelings and actions without judgement.
As the psychologist Carl Rogers said, people only seriously consider change when they feel accepted for exactly who they are. I aim to hold that space for my clients, so they can see themselves as a whole — including the broken, unpleasant and neglected parts — fully accept themselves, and heal.
Contact
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