When a couple come for counselling, they may come with a current crisis to be addressed or they might have many piled up and unresolved issues that have occurred over a period of time throughout their relationship.  Of course you …

Can unresolved issues and resentments be addressed in couple therapy? Read more »

If you think your child or adolescent is at risk of Suicide what can you do?  If your child talks about suicide and talks about not interested in living what can you do as parents? In today’s world it is …

Is your child at risk of Suicide? What can parents do? Read more »

As a counsellor and a therapist I usually tell my clients that there are no good or bad emotions. All emotions have survival value to us. Every emotion has a meaning, purpose, value and has a significant influence on us …

Is Anger damaging your relationship? Read more »

Disagreements arguments, conflicts, fights are an inevitable part of any relationship.  Especially in a very close relationship like a couple, who share their life time and space with each other, it is unavoidable. I usually tell my couple clients in …

How does parental conflict affect children? Read more »

You must be thinking – what is it about? In India the law says that, when it comes to age, the woman has to be 18+ and a man has to be 21+ to get married. So what is the …

When is the right time to get married?  How will you know? Read more »

  There will be many circumstances in life where you might have encountered other people who engage in specific behaviours in a repeated pattern towards you, that is unhealthy and perhaps abusive. Some of these behaviours could be specifically targeted …

Dealing with Verbally Abusive behaviour before it worsens Read more »

Bringing up a child in a safe and healthy manner is no easy task, especially in today’s world. We hear more and more about child trafficking, sexual abuse, exploitation of children etc almost everyday. Stringent laws, active policing, faster legal …

Code Words can enhance child safety – Kala Balasubramanian’s views featured on Deccan Herald Read more »

Conflict – what comes to the mind when we say the word conflict? Stress, tension, disagreement, argument, different points of view, escalation, communication breakdown, crisis and so on. So isn’t it better for us to avoid conflicts and not have …

Avoiding conflicts at any cost? You are damaging your relationship Read more »