About us
Who we are
We are a non-profit humanitarian organisation specialising in MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support). We see our task as encouraging people and communities burdened with experiences of flight, migration or violence so that they can regain their agency. For this purpose, we have developed a short-term intervention – Value Based Counseling (VBC®) – which has been tried and tested in many different contexts and subsequently evaluated. VBC® is culturally sensitive and intracultural and therefore suitably scalable. It is suitable for use in resource-poor settings in conflict and crisis areas as well as in activity areas whose health and social systems are overloaded.
In keeping with the sustainability strategy of our humanitarian work, we are also committed to developing effective medium- and long-term structures and skills that will really improve mental health in conflict, crisis and disaster areas and develop context-, situation- and needs-based solutions.
We are convinced that internal peace must always be promoted when re-establishing and strengthening civil society. Help us to create a world where everyone’s well-being matters, where resilience thrives and a better future for vulnerable people comes within reach.

Our values and our stance

We regard all human beings as being “born equal and free with regard to dignity and rights” and that human dignity as well as human rights are “inviolable”, regardless of cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds, nationality, religious affiliation and beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation, skills, and much more.
We are oriented by the humanitarian principles of humanity, independence, impartiality, and neutrality: alleviating human suffering is the guiding principle of our actions.
We consider freedom, freedom of thought and freedom of expression to be fundamental to our work. We are committed to the right to health and that also means the right to mental health.
We are committed to the right to cultural self-determination. We operate with respect for local beliefs, culture and values and treat them all with esteem. We promote empathy and mutual understanding and combine them with our professionalism.
Ipso’s MHPSS Pyramid

Our “Value Based Counseling” method
Timeline
Our Locations
IPSO Care Center Berlin
Hohenstaufenstr. 31
10779 Berlin
+49 (0)30 55077203
Contact persons:
Paul Dunkel
E-Mail: p.dunkel@ipsocontext.org
Maryam Gardisi
E-Mail: m.gardisi@ipsocontext.org
IPSO Care Center Thuringia
Schillerstraße 26
99096 Erfurt
Contact person:
Susette Schubert
Phone: +49 (0)361 3468909
E-Mail: s.schubert@ipsocontext.org
IPSO Care in the Falkenried Clinics in Hamburg
Psychosomatics, psychiatry and psychotherapy
Falkenried 7
20251 Hamburg
Contact persons:
Alia Zein (Arabic, English)
E-Mail: a.zein@ipsocare.org
Phone: +49 (0)178 1692417
Nahid Mehran (Dari, Farsi, German)
E-Mail: n.mehran@ipsocare.org
Phone: +49 (0)177 8534127
Head Office
IPSO gGmbH
Münsterplatz 13
DE-78462 Konstanz
+49 (0)7531 2820231
info@ipsocontext.org
Office Berlin
IPSO gGmbH
Geisbergstr. 28
DE-10777 Berlin
+49 (0)30 21945830
info@ipsocontext.org
Our Team
Management, Administration, Central Tasks
Inge Mißmahl-Grusche | Founder and Managing Director |
Maryam Gardisi | Managing Director |
Dr. Birte Brugmann | VBC® & Advisor to the Board of Management |
Marcus Paul | Head Administration and Finance |
Khatol Sediq | Finance Manager |
Thomas Brüggemann | Finance Consultant |
Ina Rossmann | Human Resources Management |
Alba Antolín Blanco | Human Resources Management |
Dr. Andrea Bärnreuther | Project and Organisation Development |
Andreas Borutta | IT Product Developer |
Sven Perbandt | IT Developer |
Nabeel Sultan | IT Developer |
IPSO Care
Susette Schubert | Project Management |
Matthias Freund | VBC® Counselor / Project Management |
Hussein Alalo | VBC® Counselor / Project Management |
Paul Dunkel | VBC® Counselor / Project Management |
Dr. Tahereh Orang | VBC® Counselor / Project Management |
Zuka Abo Saadi | VBC® Counselor |
Dr. Emaldaldin Ahmadi Sartakhti | VBC® Counselor |
Almafaalani Abed Alnaser | VBC® Counselor / Training |
Ahmad Alseijari | VBC® Counselor / Training / Supervision |
Mohammed Reza Amiriam | VBC® Counselor |
Pedro Carapeto | VBC® Counselor |
Ahmad Chahabi | VBC® Counselor / Supervision |
Ksenia Dagis | VBC® Counselor |
Anna Demianova | VBC® Counselor |
Sifana Elrifaei | VBC® Counselor / Supervision |
Wafa Gazawi | VBC® Counselor |
Dawit Ghebretsadik | VBC® Counselor |
Thalil Olad Hassan | VBC® Counselor |
Atal Hewad | VBC® Counselor Quality Management IPSO International |
Frishta Hewad | VBC® Counselor |
Dr. Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini | VBC® Counselor / Supervision |
Serhii Hryshkan | VBC® Counselor |
Olga Kalgina | VBC® Counselor |
Maria Karagicheva | VBC® Counselor |
Chavin Khalil | VBC® Counselor |
Elena Korchagina | VBC® Counselor |
Olena Lysenko | VBC® Counselor |
Nahid Mehran | VBC® Counselor / Supervision |
Maryna Molchan | VBC® Counselor |
Vira Mysak | VBC® Counselor |
Yuliia Rudakova | VBC® Counselor |
Masoud Sardabi | VBC® Counselor / Supervision |
Aous Shaheen | VBC® Counselor / Supervision |
Yukta Singh | VBC® Counselor / Project Management |
Dr. Jacky Talonto | VBC® Counselor |
Oskana Verkhovod | VBC® Counselor |
Iryna Vseliubska | VBC® Counselor |
Alia Zein | VBC® Counselor / Project Management / Training / Supervision |
Shainaz buggle | VBC® Counselor |
IPSO Academy, Evaluation & Quality Management
Inge Mißmahl-Grusche | Training, Quality assurance of all services |
Pelle Bernhold | Evaluation/Studies |
Georgia Koutsouradi | VBC® Counselor / Project Management |
Lothar Dunkel | VBC® Counselor / Training / Supervision |
Dr. Isabelle Azoulay | VBC® Counselor / Training / Supervision |
Rike Wiens | VBC® Counselor /Project Management / Training / Supervision |
Anna Krap | Project Manager |
Wim Piels | Project Manager |
Stefano Marcucci | VBC® Counselor / Project Management / Training / Supervision |