About Us
MANAS Counseling Services was started by Dr.R. Suryakumar – Counseling Psychologist & Work-Life Balance Coach and Kalpana Suryakumar – Counseling Psychologist with the aim of providing professional guidance, support, and therapy to individuals, couples, families, or groups who are seeking help with various personal, emotional, or mental health challenges.
They are trained and experienced professionals who use their expertise to assist clients in exploring their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and work towards personal growth, improved well-being, and resolving specific issues.
MANAS Counseling Services specialize in areas such as individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy and specific modalities like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), REBT, Transactional Analysis, NLP, Mindfulness-based therapy etc.
MANAS Counseling Services provide a living room setup, which gives a friendly atmosphere for the clients to open up easily. The overall goal is to create a safe and confidential space for clients to express themselves, gain insights, develop coping strategies, and ultimately lead happier and more fulfilling lives.
R.Suryakumar
Dr. Suryakumar Rajarathnam is an ICF-PCC TRAINED Work Life Balance Life Coach and a Psychologist.
- He has done PhD in Psychology. His board of research was on the topic Work Life Balance.
- He has undergone in-depth training in Advanced Transactional Analysis which is a method of Psychotherapy for personal growth and change.
- He is a Life Coach and a Consultant Psychologist to several Corporates in Chennai. He has conducted several programs on ‘Assertiveness at Work’, ‘Occupational Stress’, `Work –Life Balance’, ‘Rationale Behind Counseling’ etc.
- He has taken sessions and presented research papers in several National and International Psychology conferences.
- He is the President of TA Study Circle – Madras and also, he is in the Board of Management of a reputed group of schools in Chennai.
- As a mental health professional, he is highly committed to make a difference to human beings so that they can lead an extraordinary life.
Kalpana Suryakumar
Kalpana Suryakumar is a Counseling Psychologist and the Co-founder of MANAS Counseling Services. She has specialized in Marital, Family and Relationship Counseling.
- She has conducted several sessions on Stress management, Work Life Balance, Assertiveness, Relationships, Parenting, Psychological hygiene and Importance of Mental health during pandemic for Corporates and educational institutions like colleges and schools.
- She is the former President of Chennai Counselors’ Foundation, a life member of Indian Psychiatric Society and the executive committee member of TA Study Circle (Madras).
- She has participated in talks, interviews and debates in Lion’s club, NDTV, Raj TV, Chennai Live FM Radio, Deccan Chronicle, Puthiya thalaimurai, Kellys talk etc.
- She has secured state first for girls in her 12th standard exams in Pondicherry.
- Her technical paper on Parenting won an award in the MILT (McGrath Institute of Leadership Training) National Convention.
- Tamilnadu Arya Vysya Mahila Sabha – Madras unit presented her the Adharsa Mahila Award (The Role Model) in Jan 2021.
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Pre-marital & Marriage Counseling
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Personal & Corporate
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