Marian Parayil

Founded and operated a private therapy practice delivering online individual therapy for anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and offering anger, stress, and emotion regulation interventions to a diverse clientele.

Instructed BA students in Developmental, Social, and Introduction to Psychology; created course materials and exam papers, coordinated departmental activities, and led mental health awareness initiatives increasing student engagement in wellbeing programs.

Supervised student fieldwork by conducting twice-weekly site visits and weekly supervision meetings to support therapy case conceptualization and evaluated fieldwork performance each semester.

Provided psychometric testing, supervised and trained psychologist trainees, and delivered individual and group therapy including DBT skills training for clients with borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression.

Managed psychological testing and individual psychotherapy for in-patients (handled testing for 10 patients and therapy for 12+ patients) and coordinated 10 group therapy sessions focused on anger management and relaxation skills.

Conducted personality and intelligence assessments for out-patients (15 assessed), developed individual treatment plans using CBT and REBT, and prepared detailed assessment reports including Rorschach, TAT, MMPI, MISIC, and WAIS.

Assisted teaching underprivileged children for three months, delivering readiness skills and organizing art and craft sessions to support developmental learning.

Activities and societies: Provided personality development, career planning and soft skill training to undergraduate students.

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with final-year research on locus of control, academic entitlement, and grit among adolescents with and without learning disabilities.

Activities and societies: Student editor of college magazine Vageeshwari; runner up 'Best Student Award' 2017-2018; presented two research papers at the Bombay Psychological Association National Multidisciplinary Conference 2018.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; ranked 1st in college and in Psychology in the final year and presented research at a national conference.

Activities and societies: Provided personality development, career planning and soft skill training to undergraduate students (associated with Maniben Nanavati Women's College/SNDT University).

Affiliated institution for undergraduate and postgraduate psychology studies and training activities.