Maria Jose Kurian

As an enthusiastic trainee psychologist, I am adept at assessing and providing crisis intervention for complicated behavioral conditions and problems and trained in administering and interpreting case-based psychological tests before prescribing treatment.

I possess outstanding interpersonal and conflict management skills.

I primarily work with the therapeutic models of CBT, DBT and Gestalt therapy taking a client-centered, eclectic approach

I am dedicated to researching the psychology of masculinity and men, aspiring to form informed practices catering to men's mental health.

I am passionate about psychoeducation, mental health advocacy and student mentorship, striving to make a positive impact in student and working communities. I am eager to continue contributing to the advancement of psychology and mental health initiatives.

Best Outgoing Student of the Department of Psychology - Stella Maris College

Best Paper Presentation at the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology 28th International conference (Pondicherry, February 2024) for my master's thesis paper titled "The Mediating Role of Normative Male Alexithymia on the Relationship between Traditional Masculinity Ideology and Emotional Intelligence"

Member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association, and receiving mentoring under the student mentoring program.