Rate My Professor Indira Chanda

Indira Chanda is a Lecturer in Counselling within the School of Allied Health at Murdoch University. She serves as the Academic Chair for several postgraduate counselling programs, including the Master of Counselling (M1143), a two-year course that combines coursework with a solo research project to develop advanced counselling skills. She also holds the Academic Chair position for the Graduate Certificate in Counselling (C1111), providing foundational training in counselling principles and practices, and the Graduate Diploma in Counselling (G1055), which builds on prior qualifications for entry into professional counselling roles. These leadership roles highlight her significant contribution to counselling education at the university, ensuring programs meet high academic standards and industry requirements.

In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Indira Chanda is the unit coordinator for CSL582 Principles of Counselling 1, taught in Semester 1 2025 at the South Street Campus, with her office located in Building 460, Room 2.065. She has coordinated this unit in previous years, including 2022, 2023, and 2024, demonstrating consistent commitment to teaching core counselling concepts. Indira Chanda is a member of the Australian Counselling Association and participates in the university's Ally Network as an Academic Staff Member and Lecturer in Counselling, promoting diversity and inclusion. Her professional engagement supports the School of Allied Health's disciplines, which include Counselling alongside Exercise Science, Chiropractic, and Creative Arts Therapies.