This year one of the members of our international team of TOS volunteers graduated with a Master's degree in mental health counselling. She says that her theosophical philosophy is immensely helpful as a background in this new work.  Ananya Rajan, a board member of the TOS in America and current editor of its publications, plans to do her best to assist those who come to her to recognise and develop their divine potential, no matter what their outward circumstances.

In 2010, Ananya published a book entitled Get Real! Fighting the Mythic Woman, Finding Your Authentic Self to facilitate self-awareness.  The book also incorporates theosophical ideas.

Bravo, Ananya.  We wish you all the best in your counselling work.

Nota bene: We published an interview with a mental health counsellor last year – Linda Jo Pym – in which she explains how her theosophical philosophy helped her through a long career without ever becoming a source of proselytising.  You can find the interview here
http://international.theoservice.org/articles/201204-jopym.html 

In 2014 we will bring you an interview with a third Theosophist in the same profession – Barbara Bradley Hebert.