I am a psychologist by profession. I’ve spent years motivating people, helping them feel good about themselves and boosting their confidence. I have always believed in finding the strength of people rather than working from the negative point of view of labeling. My aim is to constantly build on people’s innate strengths, creativity and resourcefulness. As I focus on the positive, the great and wonderful things, I am able to appreciate more the value of beauty and sense of optimism. Though I spent only four years in the counseling profession, my mission of helping and listening to people and friends continue to the present. As I write this, I am in the process of completing my thesis in the graduate study. It took me years to finally write my thesis. I want to make sure that it is something that is of real value to my passion – arts and psychology. I am developing an expressive counseling tool that would help an individual increase his/her capacity for self-direction and intensify the use of creative counseling in our country. As I relate these to emotional health, I am beginning to fuse art and psychology and hopefully come up with better ways of promoting creative potential and sense of achievement among young people.
Apart from this, I have also begun venturing into creative arts through designing and handcrafting ACCESSORIES! It started as a hobby which I considered therapeutic. I think the creation of art pieces is a powerful experience in and of itself as it takes another form of self-exploration and discovery. It is also equally therapeutic wearing the jewelry designs I have handcrafted myself. Yes, passion for what one is doing makes all the difference! I am amazed at how creativity is being nourished and developed as I keep my focus on it. Each piece I make is an outcome of my everyday experiences, mixture of emotions, & inspirations. I can always be proud that my piece breathes uniqueness!
I feel confident wearing the fruits of my labor and when people compliment it or ask where I bought it… I just smile and say “it’s a piece I made”!
