Merlyn

Ms Merlyn Jose

Counseling Psychologist

“A client centered and passionate counselling psychologist with experience working with individuals striving to create change and growth. Contact via WhatsApp .”

About Me

As a Counseling psychologist, I am passionate about supporting individuals ready to explore new paths. If you're seeking to understand yourself better and build lasting change, we can work together. I create a client-centred space where your unique journey is respected. We’ll focus on your goals, helping you navigate challenges. This fosters personal growth at your own pace, ensuring sessions truly resonate with your needs.

Approach

When we begin, conversations move from exploring your story to shaping practical steps that fit your rhythm and priorities. In Kochi or online, in English, Hindi/Urdu or Malayalam, I pace sessions to suit adolescents, adults, couples and parents so each meeting feels focused and manageable. We use curious questions, CBT-informed experiments and clear between-session practices to address anxiety, self-esteem, relationships and life transitions, checking in together and adjusting as needed. Those seeking steady, practical support often find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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Professional Title:

  • Counseling Psychologist

    A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Counsellor Council of India

Qualifications

CHRIST (Deemed to Be University)

Service Areas

Ernakulam

In-person & Online

Ernakulam

Kochi, Kerala

India