Ancy Joe Abraham is an ordained minister and psychological counselor. She helps individuals, couples and groups to build up self-esteem and deal with mind issues through the biblical principles and prayer in achieving spiritual, emotional and physical well-being.
She has ministered in many local churches and para-church organizations more than two decades. She was a solo practitioner as a Counselling Psychologist in India for seven years and conducted workshops and seminars for high school students and college students in different cities of India.
She co-founded Glorious Living Ministries (a non-profit organization, India) with her husband Joe Abraham and conducted camps, retreats, campus tours and training sessions for teens and youth for 10 years. She was a field staff at Inter Collegiate Prayer Fellowship (a Christian organization) and served under her parents for the pastoring ministry in their local church in India.
EDUCATION
Ancy has a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Global School of Counselling, Bangalore (affiliated to Martin Luther University, India) with the academic excellence award and Bachelor degree of Pharmacy from K.L.E. College of Pharmacy, Bangalore (affiliated to Bangalore University, India). She has done supervision by Vinod Victor, CAT Practitioner and Marriage & Family Therapist,
Thesis: “Parenting styles and Social Networking behavior of adolescents” as thesis for post graduate degree certification.
Certificates: Culture and Psyche: Sudhir Kakar’s Contribution to Indian Cultural Psychology and Psychoanalysis (hosted by Christ University, Bangalore), Wholeness or Holiness? Carl G Jung & James E Loder (organized by St. Andrew Centre for Human Resource Development and Counselling, Coonoor), Trauma Informed Care (hosted by LAMb International CANADA and USA, Institute for Human Services, USA), Serve Leadership seminar (conducted by Chick-fil- A in association with Leader Impact and Lead International) and S.M.I.L.E symposium (hosted by Drishti, Bangalore).
Seminars: Biology of the mind, counselling those with sexual and relationship brokenness, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, learning disabilities, ADHD, trauma counselling, pastoral care and counselling, art therapy, human trafficking, guidelines for residential care, scriptural interpretation of counselling, addiction, school counselling, health psychology and received certificates.
CREDENTIALS
Psychology intern: At psychiatry department of Bangalore Baptist Hospital with Psychiatrist Dr.Darlin Dkhar and did psychiatric assistance at disability assessment camp and a destitute home for management of psychiatric illnesses and at United International School, Bangalore, India.
Accredited facilitator: Prepare-Enrich India.
Ordained minister: Ordained by Christian Life International Fellowship of Churches and Ministries and is authorized to do all the work as a minister of the Gospel.
Publication: Article on ‘Parenting and Social Networking behavior of Adolescents’ was published in Truth Alive Magazine (Oct 2015) and in Christian Metro blogs (Oct 2016).
