Mangaluru , KARNATAKA :
Mangaluru:
A woman from Dakshina Kannada district got an international certificate in transactional analysis psychotherapy. She is reportedly the third Muslim woman in the world to achieve this feat.
Forty-two-year-old Haseena Abdulla, daughter of K Abdulla Parkala of Manipal , received the certificate by the International Transactional Analysis Assoication at the conference hosted by SAATA – a South Asian Association in September. Transactional analysts from many countries witnessed the event and examiners were from Germany, UK, Japan, South Africa, US, and India. This award is an appreciation for her eight years of effort in exploring the world of psychotherapy.
P K Saru, the former president of SAATA and founder director, ASHA Counselling and Training Centre, Coimbatore and Fuson, provisional teaching supervising transactional analyst from Turkey are the only two Muslim women, to have got this certificate before Haseena Abdulla.
Haseena said she is very passionate in discovering the frames of relationship and initiating empowerment efforts for many. “As an ardent learner of human behaviour, my journey of seeking knowledge led me into the world of transactional analysis.
It was a road less travelled for Muslim women, and I am the third Muslim woman transactional analyst in the world, and second in the country to earn this certificate,” she said proudly.
Haseena, who was trained under P K Saru, is a post graduate in psychology and sociology. She has also been trained in hypnotherapy, gestalt therapy and psychodrama. She is a master practitioner in NLP trained by Dr. Richard Mc Hugh, USA. Currently she is a practising psychotherapist and has a clinic in Manipal. She is also a visiting practitioner at Calicut, Kerala.
“Transactional analysis is a most advanced discipline in psychotherapy arena, which empowers the patients with awareness and the power to heal. It has a strong evidence based, effective diagnosis and participatory treatment plan for patients with psychiatric problems. Consulting a psychologist is still a stigma in the community and labelling the client as psychotic, sometimes even by the practitioners caused this unfortunate situation. Discovering the unknown part of the self is essential in completion of a healing process. Transactional analysis psychotherapist helps the client to achieve this by not being labelled,” Haseena said.
“The concepts in transactional analysis could be readily applied in our lives from the moment we are exposed to them. It believes that the power to cure and heal is in the patient. Therapist is just a facilitator to the patient to think and decide. Application of TA has also been instrumental in organizational success and educational excellence,” she added.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City News> Mangalore / Vinobha KT / TNN / October 05th, 2016