 |
 |
 |
PRASANNA
PANDITHARATNE
MAPS (AU)., MAIPC(AU), SLMC
Prasanna is a Founding Director of PBP CONSULTANCY
(1988) and has been Director of Marketing, Training
& Development and a Principal Psychologist of
the Practice, which has operated from the number
of specialist consulting suites at many part of
Melbourne for the past10 years.
Prior to his studies in Australia he has completed
Diploma in Psychology (Honors), Advance diploma
in Guidance and Counselling (Honors) at Institute
of Psychological Studies in Colombo (conducted by
University of Colombo). He worked as a Counselor
and Psychotherapist at the institute for number
of years. At Monash University Australia he has
obtained B.A/B.SC (Psychology), Post Graduate Diploma
of Psychology, Master of Counselling, Master Of
Psychology (Counselling) and currently continue
working on Professional Doctorate of Psychology.
Beyond his university training as a Psychologist,
Prasanna has gained specialist qualifications in
Solution Oriented Counselling (Diploma), Hypnotherapy
(Diploma), and has trained with and worked along
side many of the leading professionals in his field,
including Michael Yapko, Bill O’Hanlon, Steve
Lankton, Chloe Madanes, Jay Haley, Humberto Maturana,
Philip Greenway and Francine Shapiro.
He has published many articles on psychology related
matters ( please see ‘about us and publications’)
on local and international papers and journals.
And also he is the top rating psychologist who is
conducting many live TV programs in Sri Lanka.
Prasanna’s focus as a therapist has been primarily
informed by the more contemporary approaches to
counselling, embracing the solution oriented, Ericksonian,
cognitive behavioural, existential and mindfulness
ideologies and strategies. Whilst Prasanna’s
work in private practice has needed to encompass
the general range of presenting conditions and issues,
he has tended to specialize in such areas as: post
trauma; hypnotherapy; the anxieties including panic;
OCD and phobias; mediation; anger management; couples
counselling; addictions; and the supervision of
Probationary psychologists and counselors.
Prasanna has concentrated his efforts to research
and develop therapeutic approaches to the often
more complex and difficult to treat problems including
long term depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive
disorder, ADHD, brain injury, personality disorders
and eating behavior
Prasanna: “My
main motivation for doing the work of a psychologist
is to be a useful resource to others who want to
connect with the skills, the clarity and the courage
within themselves to live a full and authentic life.
I have seen that people naturally think and feel
better when their brains are well tuned and well
fed. The conversations and strategies for change
then become easier.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
