DATING DILEMMAS

by  Dr Sona Kakar   A few tips on how not to let the experience of dating get coloured by past experiences and anxiety. 1. Keep the monster out When you are dating someone, often anxiety and anxiety generating thoughts will accompany you into a potentially beautiful new experience. Thoughts…

WORKSHOP AND TRAINING

Dr Sona Kakar  has been attending regular trainings in therapy from international faculty and getting supervision to improve the quality of work. She has also taken lectures on psychotherapy and conducted hands on teaching workshops for mental health professionals in India. She has conducted workshops for stress management at various…

RAAZI – ARE YOU WILLING ?

Relationship between us and our will Raazi a movie released in May 2018 is an excellent portrayal of the importance of will in our lives.A young daughter who grew up with the family tradition of only obeying her father’s will is a dynamic and brilliant personality. However modeling her choices…

HOW CAN I OVERCOME DEPRESSION

HOW CAN I OVERCOME DEPRESSION Though the term Depression is now used  frequently the acknowledgement of its crippling presence in ones life as well as the acceptance of depression as a medical problem remains a major roadblock to its treatment.  IDENTIFY IT Recognize the symptoms.Use a checklist or mood inventory…

DIVORCE AND COPING WITH IT

COPING WITH DIVORCE When any relationship breaks down irretrievably it becomes very difficult to let go.World over the breakdown of a relationship can cause havoc in peoples life even though it is not the most discussed issue everywhere. A divorce or separation is often so painful that a lot of…

PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES

  SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY Psychotherapy could be Supportive by allowing people to just speak, reassure them, guidance recommending relaxation, building on interests etc.For example if a lady has a problem with her colleague at the work place,which has led to some psychological distress with symptoms of sleeplessness,irritability lack of concentration,reduced motivation,depressed…

RELATIONSHIP

MARRIAGE COMPATIBILITY who do i choose to be with –   so there is this dedicated hardworking,conscientious,predictable but slightly boring person(no spontaneity here) and then the likable affable ,adventurous, risk taking ,fun but highly unpredictable person(doubt alert). hey where are all the  mills and boons personalities ? would’nt we like…

GRIEF

GRIEF 22 years back i was an intern in the surgery department at St Georges hospital at VT station Mumbai.   IT was a Saturday the 13th of march , the morning after the bomb blasts and as i entered the hospital I found a long queue right up to the…

MY CHOICE

IT’S MY CHOICE BABY ,….. blog by Dr Sona Kakar I never liked the terminator series nor the iron man endless sequels but when my husband asked me if I would join him for IM-3 , I squirmed but thought it was ok to see it so that I could…

MARRIAGE COUNSELOR

Relationship counselors  or marriage counselors are often substituted for judges in our society to decide who is right or wrong and expect them to ask one of the partners who is “wrong” to compromise, to make the marriage work. Ironically, a person with no idea about the couples inner lives, emotions…