Dr. Shireen Stephen (PhD)

Shireen has completed her Ph.D. in Health and Counselling Psychology. Over the last 14 years, she has worked in the capacity of a research scholar, counsellor and lecturer. Some of her areas of expertise are research, Christian counselling, coping with lifestyle changes and relationship counselling. To this end, she has conducted numerous online workshop modules on choosing the right life partner.She has worked almost exclusively with employees of the BPO industry by helping them understand and cope with the various unique health effects of working at odd hours. She uses a problem focused and action oriented approach to dealing with problems. She feels that if the way in which we think about a particular problem changes, then our behaviour will automatically change along with those thought processes. To this end, she uses Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques to help individuals deal with their problems. She strongly advocates positive psychology and holds the humanistic view that each individual has the potential for self-actualization and possesses the necessary tools to lead a satisfying life. She is very keen on helping these individuals to identify these tools and use them effectively. She is the author of Smart Guide for Awesome Memory, The 4-Week Memory Challenge, Train Your Brain and The Brain-Boosting Toolkit.