Vinaya Baligar PhD

Vinaya Baligar Quick Facts

Main Areas: Cognitive therapy, eclectic counselling, life coach, soft skills training, yoga, meditation, teaching
Career Focus: Psychotherapist, Soft Skills trainer, Teaching, Author
Affiliation: Professional Membership: Member, Association of Clinical Psychologists, New Delhi. Life Member, Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, Bangalore. Member, Delhi Psychiatric Society, New Delhi. Member, Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Chennai.

PhD in Psychology from University of Delhi. Independent practice as a Consultant psychotherapist from the past 15 years. I primarily use the cognitive therapy approach to counselling However, as and when appropriate, I use the approaches of other therapeutic interventions- e.g. gestalt therapy, existential therapy, person-centered therapy, spiritual psychology, in order to maximally and effectively help my clients.

 

Soft Skills Trainer:
I am an experienced soft skills trainer and have designed and conducted several workshops. I have trained executives of various organizations.
Previous Experience:
Professor in HR and Organizational Behavior at Alliance Business School, Bangalore.

Corporate Trainer at the Alliance Business School, Bangalore.

Visiting Faculty, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore. 

Visiting Faculty, T John College of Management,Bangalore.

Visiting Faculty, Banjara Academy of counselling, Bangalore.

Educational Consultant for the Amber Valley School, Chickmagalur, Karnataka. I developed the Life Skills Curriculum for classes 1 to 12. 

Head of Student Solutions at Eduquity Career Technologies, Bangalore, in charge of providing Career Solutions to college students. 

Counselor, Sanjivini Society for Mental Health, New Delhi.
Sanjivini runs a counselling centre where volunteers provide supportive services to those in emotional distress. As a counselor I handled work- related and relationship problems. 

Publications:

Mother and Girl Child: Reconstructing Attitudes (1999) Jaipur: Rawat Publications

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