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WHO WE ARE

You can see IAN INTERNATIONAL'S structure, executive committee, board members and member country chairpeople here

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DR. MARIO MARRONE / INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE CHAIR / IAN FOUNDER

Dr Mario Marrone founded the International Attachment Network in 1992 having been directly supervised by the founder of Attachment Theory, John Bowlby at the Tavistock Clinic in London. He remains an active member of the IAN Executive Committee.

 

Mario was a co-founder of the Journal for Attachment and Human development and has published and lectured extensively across the world on the subject of attachment theory.

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His training spans multiple disciplines, having trained in group analysis at the Institute of Group Analysis (London), in psychodrama in Buenos Aires, and in psychoanalysis at the Institute of Psychoanalysis (London). He has also trained in family therapy, tantra and meditation in the UK and has participated in multifamily therapy groups in (Elche) Spain.

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Formerly a hospital psychiatrist in the NHS Mario is now a psychotherapist in private practice.

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MANISH SHEKHAR DASGUPTA / VICE-CHAIRPERSON

Hello! I am Manish, a Psychotherapist and a part-time teacher. I am also one of the Co-founders of Gulmohar Mental Health. I employ Humanistic-Existential and Psychodynamic therapy in my practice. I like to move alongside the client in therapy, using metaphors and elaborate imagery to understand and communicate, I like to employ an experiential modality. 

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I love learning new things, reading, watching films and plays. I love travelling solo and meeting new people. I enjoy walks, cycling and gaming. I am quite fond of the outdoors- the mountains and skies, all the more if I am in the driver's seat.

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PRINCY JAIN / CHAIRPERSON 

Princy is an individual and group psychotherapist with specialized training in attachment-informed work, systemic constellation work, group analysis, and mentalization-based work. Currently, she is pursuing training in somatic experiencing through the Somatic Experiencing International modality. Additionally, she is trained in queer affirmative practice by the Mariwala Health Initiative and is a member of India's Group Analysis cohort.

Princy adopts a relational approach using a psychodynamic lens and has served as guest faculty at institutions like St. Joseph’s College, Montfort College.  She also organizes and facilitates training workshops for therapists, schools, colleges, and corporate organizations.

In her free time, Princy enjoys being with loved ones, reading fiction, exploring the mountains, and spending time with furry companions.

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MEMBERS

PRATHITHA GANGADHARAN

RHEA MATHEWS

SARIKA PANDIT

TANVI KANKAN

VARSHA LAKSHMINARAYANAN

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