Indian Institute of Psychodrama(IIP) Faculty & Trainers
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Dr. Magdalene JeyarathnamMagdalene Jeyarathnam, is the Founder and Director of East West Center for Counselling and Training and Indian Institute of Psychodrama which is the first formal psychodrama training institute in India. Magdalene Jeyarathnam, has worked more than 30 years as a Counsellor, Counselling Supervisor, Group therapist, later past 13 years as Expressive Arts therapist and Psychodramatist. She has worked as consultant to several governments as WHO and UNICEF consultant. She is the primary trainer in Indian Institute of Psychodrama which she founded in 2009 and formally registered in 2013 since then, she has bringing world class psychodrama trainers to India since 2009. Magdalene has presented psychodrama workshops in many cities in India and internationally, Malmo, Thessaloniki, Iseo, Pescara, Cairo, Melbourne, Sapporo, Istanbul, Antalya, Tbilisi to name a few. She has been awarded by American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP), served as board member of International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes( IAGP)for 7 years, presented at the Russian Association of Psychodrama in November 2025 and she will be presenting at Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations(FEPTO) in 2026, |
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Dr. Jorge BurmeisterDr. Jorge Burmeister, Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist, of Spain and Switzerland. Jorge is trained in Psychodrama, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Analytical-Pair Therapy, Family Therapy, Guided Day-Dream Technique, and Jungian Analysis. He is the founding member, FEPTO (Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations, www.fepto.com ).He is Past President of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes(IAGP). He is dean, International Summer Academy for Trans-cultural Group Work (Granada, Spain). Jorge has been teaching in India since 2014 as faculty of IIP. |
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Professor Maurizio GasseauMaurizio Gasseau, University professor in Aosta – Italy. Co-chair of IAGP Education Committee, and FEPTO Task Force for Peace Building and Conflict Transformation. Director of IPAP – Institute of Analytical Psychology and Psychodrama, Main interests are dreams and working on trangenerational topics. He developed the Jungian Psychodrama theory in 1980 and Psychodramatic SDM in 2004. He is leaded training groups in 46 countries. FEPTO Excellence Award in 2017. He has been teaching in India since 2019 as part of the IIP faculty. |
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Dr Peter C HowiePeter is a past President of ANZPA (www.anzpa.org), also Director of Training at Brisbane Campus of Psychodrama Australia and a regular contributor to several professional journals.Since commencing his training in psychodrama and group work in 1985 in Sydney, Peter has continued designing and running group programs from 1992. Peter is extending and building on a strong professional methodology that was developed in the early 20th century Dr J.L. Moreno and has been taught and practised extensively since then throughout the world. These methods are professional, researched, practical and learnable which is why Peter continues to use them, teach them and learn about them. For the past twenty years he has specialised in leadership development, adult learning processes and learning interventions. Peter is qualified as a Psychodrama Trainer Educator and Practitioner through the Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association Inc. (ANZPA). He has been part of IIP faculty since 2019. |
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Marcia KarpMarcia Karp, M.A. TEP is Fellow of American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) Lifetime Achievement Awards ASGPP and British Psychodrama Association (BPA); Past Honorary President BPA, Member of UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP); Honorary and Founding member Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organizations (FEPTO); Distinguished Fellow, Past Board of International Association of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP; Co-Editor Handbook of Psychodrama; Psychodrama Since Moreno; and Psychodrama: Inspiration and Technique; International Trainer Supervisor; online private practice. Marcia was a student of Dr JL Moreno and dear friend of Zerka Moreno and Anne Schützenberger. Marcia has been coming to India since 2018 teaching students of IIP. Marcia has been responsible for training several psychodramatists in the UK. |
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Eva Fahlström BorgEva Fahlström Borg is a senior licensed Swedish psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer of psychotherapy. She is also a teacher and trainer of psychodrama, Sociodrama, bibliodrama, playback theatre and theater without manuscript.She is a trained Lacanian psychotherapist but works more ecclectic. She trains Restorative Justice and Social Transformations. Eva Fahlstrom Borg has been working with groups for more than 50 years, She is presently Board Member of IAGP and is the Chair of Trauma and Disaster Intervention Team.She has been awarded “Life Time Achievement” by FEPTO (Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations), Her motto: Don’t ask for permission to change the world”!, Eva has been coming to teach in India since 2020.
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Dr. Manuela MacielManuela Maciel (Portugal) is a Clinical and Social Psychologist, and Psychodrama Director for 32 years. She is experienced individual, group and educational therapist. She was the Chairperson of the Psychodrama Section of the IAGP -International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes (2003-2009). Member of the board, supervisor and teacher in the Portuguese Psychodrama Society (SPP). Manuela was trained in Psychogenealogy by Anne Schützenberger and has additional training in cognitive-behavioral therapy and EMDR. She was Founder and Consultant of International Sociodrama Conference (2007-2020) and Founder of International Transgenerational Conference (2007).. She wrote and edited books and articles in Psychodrama, Sociodrama and Transgenerational Therapy. |
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