The people who shaped the Institute
From the founder who wrote Sri Lanka's first counselling syllabus to the leadership guiding the Institute today.
Prof. D.S. Ranawaka
Founded the counselling movement of Sri Lanka in 1968 and wrote the country's first professional counselling syllabus.
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Mr. Gayan Dodangoda
CEO and Senior Vice President, leading the Institute's strategic direction after a senior career in corporate leadership.
Read more →Executive Committee
The counsellors, academics and professionals who guide the Institute's work and uphold its standards.
Non-Voting Executive Members
H. Hemantha Uditha Kumara
Junior Executive Committee
Dr. Chamindra Pathirana
D.M.N. Buddhika Dassanayake
More than half a century of
building the profession.
From a single counselling circle to Sri Lanka's national professional body — this is the story of how counselling became a discipline here, and the man who started it.
Carrying the work forward
Over 1,000 counsellors trained, a recognised diploma, and a growing network of affiliated institutions. The mission Prof. Ranawaka began is now a national movement — and it is still growing.
