Psychological Well- being of school counsellors

School counselling is an innovative recent educational endeavor in all over the world. There are now a number of trained school counsellors who are involved wholeheartedly in this mental health enhancement profession. The aim and objective of this research was to explore and understand the psychological well-being and the factors contributing to the psychological well-being of school counsellors. Towards this end, the researcher adopted the qualitative research method as it is appropriate to the counselling profession. Eight school counsellors from Government as well as private-run schools participated in this research. Data collected through in-depth interviews was analyzed through thematic analysis within the parameters of Interpretative Phenomenological Approach. The concept of psychological well-being was explored in detail and it was found that it was a state of mind, the totality of an individual and an integrated life. The contributing factors of psychological well-being are: the quality of life, intra-personal competence, inter-personal competence, society as provider, emotional stability, satisfaction in life, spirituality and physical health.