About MERAK

Why choose MERAK?

We as a society are constantly searching for fresh ways to improve our general well-being. However, we most often end up emphasizing on our physical health and end up ignoring our mental health without recognizing their strong interdependence on each other. 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!

Our Team

Sreeja Sethia

She is a psychologist and psychotherapist by profession who has also worked extensively in the social work sector working as Program Manager for Creating Protective Environment for Access to Child Protection Services in 12 Districts across West Bengal in Partnership with UNICEF in the capacity of Program Manager. She has worked with various government and non-governmental agencies like Missionaries of Charity and Society for Indian Children’s Welfare, as a psychological counselor tending to children who are in need of care and protection and also children who are in conflict with law. She has also been an educator teaching Graduate and Post Graduate courses of Social Work in Vidyasagar School of Social Work, Vidyasagar University and as course coordinator in their PGD in Psychological Counseling course. She also has many years of experience designing and developing courses for teacher training organizations and as a senior academic consultant teaching various live courses. She is trained extensively in various forms of psychotherapy and is a practitioner of REBT, SFBT and CBT among other therapeutic interventions. At present she is also attached with a leading mental health clinic located in Kolkata city as a psychologist and career counselor.

Somasree Basu

She is a practicing psychologist, psychotherapist, Play Therapist and a social worker with an experience spanning over 10 years. She is a WomenLeaders India Fellow by Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices Global Network in 2022-23, selected from among 50 leaders from across India. She has also been recognized among India’s top 9 Mental Health Advocates by Woxsen University, Hyderabad in 2022. She has been a trainer for UNICEF & Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking, and State Child Protection Society, Govt. of West Bengal. She has conducted capacity building of Counselors and Program Coordinators in Open Shelters of West Bengal. She has also led Workshops on gender, child psychology, sports psychology and POSH for many institutes and organizations PAN India. She has also been a consultant sports psychologist for Peerless Sports Club (Calcutta Premier Division).