Most often, we fail to recognize the strong interdependence of our physical health and mental health. The end result is that we tend to ignore our mental health and gradually our general well-being. Â Emphasising on this key connect, we are here to help you unravel your potential, strengthen your mind and keep you well.
In addition, we have in-house experts to provide you and your children with a wide range of educational and environmental services. Our unique approach focuses on not just rendering the relevant knowledge but to integrate education and environment with the essentials of psychology. In the process, we give you an unforgettable experience and quality enrichment at the same time through our facilities.
Our flexible offline and online services are more CONVENIENT, FLEXIBLE and TAILORED especially for you!
Ms. Jolly Laha is a senior play therapist and psychotherapist in Kolkata with 25+ years of experience, specializing in child-centered play therapy. She runs her own institute, provides therapy for children, adults, and couples, conducts trainings in India and Nepal, and works with various NGOs while focusing on family and youth empowerment.
Chiranjeet Chatterjee is an environmental leader with ~20 years of experience, leading climate, conservation, and community programs at SAFE. He integrates environmental psychology to support resilience and well-being in vulnerable communities, and contributes to sustainability-focused initiatives, policy work, and holistic care as an advisor at Merak Institute.
Sreeja Sethia is a psychologist and psychotherapist with extensive experience across mental health practice and the social development sector. As Director at Merak Institute, she brings a strong commitment to creating accessible, ethical, and impact-driven mental health services.
She has worked extensively in child protection, serving as Program Manager for the Creating Protective Environment for Access to Child Protection Services initiative across 12 districts of West Bengal in partnership with UNICEF. Her field experience includes working with organizations such as Missionaries of Charity and the Society for Indian Children’s Welfare, where she provided psychological counselling to children in need of care and protection, as well as children in conflict with the law.
Sreeja has also contributed significantly to academia as an educator at Vidyasagar School of Social Work, Vidyasagar University, where she taught graduate and postgraduate courses and served as Course Coordinator for the PG Diploma in Psychological Counselling. She has been actively involved in designing and delivering training programs for educators and mental health professionals as a senior academic consultant.
Trained in multiple evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including REBT, CBT, and SFBT, she integrates diverse modalities in her practice. She is currently associated with a leading mental health clinic in Kolkata as a psychologist and career counsellor. At Merak Institute, she plays a key role in strengthening clinical services, training initiatives, and holistic mental health interventions.
Somasree Basu is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and social development professional with extensive experience at the intersection of mental health, gender, environment, and child protection. As Director of Merak Institute, she brings a holistic, community-centered approach, integrating evidence-based therapy with inclusive and socially responsive program design. She is also a faculty at Vidyasagar University, for the PG Diploma in Counselling course.
With over a decade of experience, she has led initiatives in collaboration with organizations such as UNICEF, the World Bank, UNAOC, UNEP, and the Government of West Bengal. Her work spans psychological counselling, psychotherapy, and capacity building, with a focus on children, adolescents, women, and vulnerable populations. She has trained counsellors, educators, and frontline workers, and conducted workshops on emotional well-being, anxiety management, gender, and life skills among other relevant areas.
She has also worked in sports psychology with a premier football club, integrating mental health with performance and resilience. A recipient of the Intercultural Innovation Hub recognition globally in 2024-25 and WomenLeaders India Fellowship 2022-23, she is committed to advancing accessible, culturally relevant mental health care.
At Merak Institute, she leads with a vision of nurturing minds, building resilience, and enabling growth, ensuring empathetic, inclusive, and impactful support.
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She has completed her M. Sc. and M. Phil. in Clinical Psychology from University of Calcutta. She is also a graphologist. She has 8
years of experience in the field of mental health. She has expertise in Psychometric assessment, neuropsychological evaluation and
psychotherapies across all age groups. Her area of specializations includes Adult and Child based CBT, Behaviour modification,
Mindfulness based therapies, marriage counselling and family therapy. Her areas of interest includes childhood externalizing and internalizing disorders, OCD, Personality disorders, ADHD, Mood disorder and
anxiety disorders. She has vast experience in the field of developmental disability especially autism spectrum disorder.
Attached with Manovikas Kendra, Mohor Handicapped center, 7th Sense, Neuromind
Registered Address:
A81, Kamdahari Purbapara, Garia Main Road, Kolkata-700084.
Clinic:
263, Canal St, Laketown, Lake Town, Kolkata-700048
