Ms. Aparna Anna Mathew

Ms. Aparna Anna Mathew practises at Aster Medcity, Kochi, where the current role is Psycho in oncology, Onco-Counselling & Psychotherapy. She has 3 years of professional experience.

Her clinical interests include counselling and psychotherapy for paediatric, adolescent, adult & geriatric cancer patients. She also works in understanding and treating cancer by considering the psychological, social, spiritual, emotional and functional aspects of cancer.

Departments and Clinical Programmes

• Onco Psychology

Areas of Expertise

• ● Cancer care counselling and psychotherapy● Pre-treatment counselling (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, BMT)● Group therapy & Support group meeting● Psychological Assessments for Cancer patients● Caregiver...

Education and Training

• M.A. (Psychology)
• M.Phil (Psycho-oncology)

Awards and Recognitions

• ● Invited speaker for Manorama News ‘Kerala Can' 2023 live show on ‘Mental health issues in cancer patients'.● Invited guest speaker at INTAS Foundation, Kochi on World Cancer Day 2025.● Awarded Certificate of Excellence for being a ‘Symposium Speaker' during the Asia-Pacific Psycho-oncology Network (APPON) Meeting 2025.● Conducted webinars on mental health and well being and importance of psycho-oncology in cancer care in different organizations.● Awarded Certificate for Participation in Onco-Rehab Symposium during ISMPO ISOCON, 2022 (Chennai).● Awarded Certificate of Participation Psycho-oncology Tele ECHO Educational Programme 2022 & World No Tobacco Day Awareness programme, 2022 (Chennai). ● She has also presented several research papers in National and International conferences

Languages Spoken

English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil