ኤልያስ በኢትዮጵያ እና ካናዳ በጤናው እና የማህበረሰብ አገልግሎት ዘርፎች የካበተ ልምድ ያለው በስነ-ልቦና ቴራፒ እና በጤና ተቁዋማት ክትትልና ምዘና ላይ የሚሰራ ባለሙያ ነው። ኤልያስ ከዋተርሉ ዩኒቨርሲቲ BSW እናከዊልፈርድ ሎርዬ ዩኒቭርሲቲ MSW እና ሰርትፊኬት በTF-CBT አግኝቱዋል። በተለያዩ አለማቀፍ ተልኮአዊ እና ሰባዊ እርዳታ ላይ የሚሰሩ ድርጅቶች ውስጥ በበጎ ፍቃደኝነት እና በሰራተኛነት ከ10 ዓመታት ለዘለሉ ግዚያትአገልግሉዋል።

Ann Muraya is a trainer, coach and consultant, with a background in strategic management, psychology, and education.

She brings a wealth of skill and knowledge accumulated over twenty-five years working with international, corporate, and faith based organisations. Ann’s pursuit is to empower leaders to thrive in their life and calling, and co-create healthy organisations.

Ann has facilitated leadership and management development within diverse multicultural settings that have included senior Church leaders, development co-ordinators, educators, senior government leaders, professionals and people in business.

Her scope of work has included, but not been limited to the facilitation of strategic planning, organisational change management, the development of relevant organisational systems and structures, review of organisational culture, as well as recruitment and selection of senior management.

Ann thrives on discovering quaint cafés, traveling, being around nature, and walking.

Ben has a MA in psychotherapy from Denver Seminary and a Masters certificate from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma.  He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the United States and an Accredited Psychotherapist with the British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in the UK.

Ben has lived and worked in conflict and post-conflict zones for over 10 years, both as a practitioner in psychosocial interventions with war-affected communities, as well as a staff care expert to international humanitarian and governmental organisations.

Ben founded and directed The Recreation Project, an adventure-based therapy program for former child soldiers in northern Uganda from 2009-2016. He has provided staff care advice and support services to a wide range of INGOS in: East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, the Balkans, Western Europe, and the USA.

Ben’s clinical specialism is in trauma therapy, and he is also a certified Life Coach (BCC). Ben is passionate about supporting aid and mission workers in phases of transition and “re-entry”.

Before joining Thrive Worldwide, Ben worked as a Senior Trainer and Psychotherapist at InterHealth Worldwide.

Ben lives in Cambridge, UK with his wife and two children. He enjoys distance running along the Cam while listening to a good podcast.

Graham is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and one of the founders of Thrive Worldwide serving as Director of Psychosocial Services until August 2023

He has over 30 years service in missions and humanitarian work including service delivery in Africa and Eastern Europe with YWAM and Medair with a long standing interest in the management and prevention of stress arising from the work setting.

He has provided organisational stress management consultancy to a range of agencies including World Vision and Save the Children Fund with multiple associated field trips throughout Africa, Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe. He has also served at Board level for many organisations including Tear Fund and Interhealth, lectured in refugee and staff mental health and advocated at the UN in Geneva and New York.

He has over 20 years experience in the UK NHS including work with severe and enduring mental health issues, veterans and the aftermath of terrorist attacks.  He was latterly professional lead for NHS adult mental health services in the East End of London.

I am a Senior Psychologist and Staff Care Specialist at Thrive, specialising in Staff Wellbeing, Perinatal Grief Management, General Grief and Loss, Childhood Trauma, Maternal and Paternal Mental Health, Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Depression and Anxiety. I journey with clients to find healthy perceptions of themselves, experiences and strengthen their resilience so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole and safe.

There’s no single approach that is right for one individual, and so I have been trained in a range of modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Person Centred Therapy and Trauma focused approaches to the management of trauma, depression and anxiety. 

For over 6 years I have been specifically supporting professionals and organisations through therapy, training/facilitation and advocacy hailing from national NGOs, INGOs, humanitarian and corporate sector globally such as Medecin Sans Frontieres South Sudan, Concern Worldwide South Sudan, Light for the World Uganda, Avenue Hospital Nairobi, UNICEF, International Stillbirth Alliance and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine just to mention a few. I am an active advocate of Mental health in Kenya through research contributions and media programs. This has contributed to the breaking down of barriers related to stigma in mental health in Kenya and exploration of culturally relevant psychological approaches to support diverse communities in Africa and globally.

My educational background includes an ongoing M.A in Clinical Psychology from United States International University Africa and a B.A in Psychology from Moi University, Kenya. I have a graduate certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural Activation Psychotherapy from Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors and Psychologists and an Associate Counsellor certification from Kenya Counselling and Psychological Association.

I’m a daughter, sister and a friend who is in love with people, nature, books and a home brewed Kenyan tea. I currently reside in Nairobi, Kenya.

Having worked for 20 years in fragile and conflict affected states, including the DRC, Sudan and now Nigeria, I understand the challenges, stresses and rewards faced by frontline humanitarian workers and people working in international and development organisations. As well as undertaking research into the mental health effects of humanitarian work, I have a global practice providing support to humanitarian and development professionals, human rights defenders and diplomats – as well as to their partners and families.

I have worked in a range of mental health organisations providing therapy, supervision, and training. These include the NHS, MIND, and the Samaritans in the UK. During 25 years of years living and working in South Africa, Nigeria, Thailand, DRC, and Sudan I have provided individual counselling as well as training and facilitation to organisations in the sector including UN agencies and INGOs. I spent two years as  a visiting lecturer in the School of Psychology at the Ahfad University for Women in Omdurman, Sudan where I trained counselling students.

I have a BSc in Psychology from the Open University as well as a Professional Diploma and Masters Degrees in Counselling and Psychotherapy from York St John University and a Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Supervision from the University of Derby.  I am trained in EMDR (trauma) therapy and in Online therapy. I am registered with and accredited by the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).

I am married with two grown up children who lived with us in different countries, changing schools and homes regularly; they have taught me a lot about resilience.

Nanci Hogan is a transformational coach for leaders, senior managers and CEOs and other members of staff, who are undergoing either professional or personal transitions in the humanitarian aid and mission sector.  Her niche specifically involves helping people in transition to align their career goals with their personal vision and values, so they are doing the things that gives them meaning and significance in life. She also specialises in helping people work towards work-life integration so that thriving---physical, emotional, and spiritual—becomes their norm.

Nanci is specifically trained in ICF recognized individual and organizational depth coaching and specifically uses NLP tools in her coaching to get at the underlying beliefs and values that hold  people from achieving their goals. She is also trained in ORSC systems coaching, which are tools she uses as a coach and consultant to build thriving teams and organisations.

Claudia is an accredited counsellor (BACP) with over 12 years’ experience supporting individuals with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, workplace stress and well being. Her counselling approach is holistic applying an integration of the principles of person centred, psychodynamic and CBT. She aims to create a safe collaborative space to explore  issues and  find a way forward to feeling better and building personal resilience.

Claudia has worked as a secondary school chaplain and counsellor in the UK and a Crosslinks mission partner in South West Uganda.  She is able to provide support to parents with secondary school aged children coping with anxiety, depression and stress.  

Claudia is passionate about supporting mission partners including TCK's  as they prepare for transitions and re-entry, as well as supporting individuals preparing and involved in Christian ministry and mission in the UK.

Kevin Vikilu is a Psychologist and Wellbeing Facilitator with a passion for guiding individuals toward thriving and maintaining optimal mental health. With a Master's Degree in Psychology  and over 5 years experience, he specializes in providing support in trauma and healing. His areas of expertise include: Grief and Loss Counseling; Trauma-Informed Therapy; Leadership Psychology and Organizational Wellbeing. 

Kevin is committed to bridging the gap between effective leadership and organizational growth and bringing a comprehensive understanding of psychological well-being.

Kevin adopts a person-centered therapeutic approach, which values the individual's unique experiences and perspectives. His counseling style is marked by empathy, active listening, and a genuine connection. Kevin also integrates Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into his practice, recognizing its effectiveness in addressing specific challenges and fostering positive behavioral change.

Based in Nairobi, Kevin leads a fulfilling life alongside his wife and raising their twins.

In the face of accelerating turbulence and change, individuals, business leaders and policy makers need new ways of thinking to sustain performance and growth.

Philip is a trusted source for stimulating ideas and a thought leader who provide new mental models to address changes in leadership, strategy, execution and individual growth. He has interacted with transformational content from diverse disciplines which has given him profound understanding of leadership, teamwork, change, execution, productivity and their implications to the corporate world. He offers Leadership Strategies, Consultancy, Executive Coaching, Trainings and Developing Tools that help executives and individuals respond to the challenge of change and growth in the 21st century.

Philip's mission of growing and developing authentic leaders who will be agents of change globally has become his obsession, calling and where he draws meaning and purpose. He is also a mentor to those who choose to be the extraordinary.

Philip has worked with companies like Success Signature Limited, Civsource Africa, AAR Insurance, Thrive Worldwide, SCMI Kenya, Lead Consulting, Will to Win.

Philip is a father of two and a husband of one wife.

Helen has an MA in Gestalt Psychotherapy from the University of Birmingham as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision from the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Glyndwr University.  She is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist with over 20 years’ experience in private practice and 6 years working as a Primary Care counsellor in the NHS.   

In her work as a Clinical Supervisor, Helen uses the Seven-Eyed Supervision model developed by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet in 1985. She also brings to her work her significant experience as a counselling lecturer to students at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels and her experience of working and delivering workshops and training in an international, multi-cultural missions organisation.

Mimi Breneman is from Argentina, among other places. She is a Licensed Mental Heath Counselor working from a Narrative Therapy perspective - an approach that equips us to tell our stories in transformative ways. She has nearly 30 years of professional experience starting in Argentina, where she worked with young adults and families at a General Hospital and coordinated a non profit Family Center. In the United States she was a bilingual clinician at a mental health clinic supporting people from immigrant communities and got her license and training in Narrative Therapy in Massachusetts. Now in Costa Rica she has developed Espacio Pausa, an entrepreneurial project that helps people to grow in personal wellbeing and relationships. She also teaches counseling and facilitates workshops.

Mimi has experience working with debriefing, conflict management, transitions and cultural adjustment. She also enjoys participating in community projects and growing through cross-cultural experiences. She is passionate about nature, from gardening to camping in the mountains, likes board games and cooking without a recipe. She lives with Jim, her partner in life, adventures and dreams.

Jess is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), a Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Practitioner Psychologist and a Member of the Kenya Psychological Association (KPsyA).

With a background in Sport & Exercise Psychology, Jess’s approach focusses on optimising health and wellbeing alongside working towards achieving goals and outcomes. Jess has developed a mind-body-environment framework to her practice, supporting clients to cope with psychological health from a holistic perspective. This approach is beneficial for people living with:

In her 19 years of working in the psychology field, Jess has worked to support individuals and teams; in performance environments, on personal development and leadership programmes, in prisons, hospitals and clinics, recovery units, the education system and in the humanitarian context. She has grown up in Kenya and has worked in South Africa, the UAE, Europe and the UK. Jess’s wider interests include exploring remote locations (ideally on horseback), freediving, marine conservation, hiking, literature and cooking

Diana Chepkosgei ni Mshauri Mshauri Mwandamizi na Mtaalam wa Huduma ya Wafanyikazi huko kufanikiwa. Yeye ni Mtaalam wa Saikolojia ya Maombolezo na maumivu na uzoefu na miaka 5 katika tasnia ya utunzaji wa Afya ya Akili. Ana Shahada ya Sanaa ya Saikolojia kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Moi, Kenya. Diana amethibitishwa na Chama cha Washauri na Wanasaikolojia wa Kenya. Diana pia amethibitishwa na Chama cha Washauri wa Kitaalamu wa Kenya katika Tiba ya Utambuzi wa Tabia, Uamshaji wa Tabia. Yeye ni Mtoaji wa Upimaji VVU na Ushauri wa NASCOP. 

Diana ana shauku ya kutoa msaada, kuwawezesha na kuwaelimisha kisaikolojia wateja na maarifa yanayofaa ambayo wanahitaji kupitia masuala ya maisha. Ana uzoefu haswa katika Usimamizi wa Huzuni wa Perinatal, Huzuni ya Jumla na Upotevu, Jeraha la Utotoni, Afya ya Akina mama na Baba, Usimamizi Mzito na Mkubwa wa Kisaikolojia kupitia Tiba iliyozingatia Kiwewe na Tiba, Tiba ya Tabia ya Utambuzi na Matibabu ya Mtu wa Unyogovu na Wasiwasi, Saikolojia ya Kliniki na Saikolojia ya Kampuni, Utafiti, Utetezi, Ushauri, Maendeleo ya Maudhui na Mafunzo.

Diana anaishi Nairobi Kenya. Yeye anafurahiya kutumia wakati na familia na marafiki, kwenda kwa matembezi ya asili na kusoma.

Arlete Castro, has a degree in Pedagogy and in Psychology. Her Masters programme was in Psychology of Counselling from Universidade Autónoma in Lisbon. She is a member of APPCPC-Portuguese Association of Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counseling. She is also Member of Portuguese Psychologists Association. Arlete provides support to individuals, families and groups in a variety of areas including cultural adaptation, families in transition, conflict resolution, anxiety disorders, sadness and depression. Arlete is also a writer, with 5 published books. She lives in Portugal. 

Анастасия Томас имеет большой опыт работы и волонтерства в международных миссионерских организациях в Украине и других странах и культурах на протяжении более десяти лет.

Она имеет степень магистра экономики бизнеса, сертификаты по социальным инновациям, консультированию и лайф-коучингу, проводит дебрифинг для межкультурных работников и является сертифицированным фасилитатором по этническому примирению.

Анастасия стремится идти рядом с людьми, особенно с теми, кто приспосабливается к изменениям и переходным периодам в жизни, помогая им обрести стойкость, прояснить свое видение, личные и профессиональные цели, реализовать своё жизненное призвание и преуспеть в этом.

Она любит путешествовать, быть на природе, а также различные виды искусства. 

Анастасия - украинка, проживает на Маврикии.

Mimi Breneman es argentina y de varios lugares mas. Es psicóloga con especialidad en Terapia Narrativa, un abordaje que nos equipa para contar nuestras historias de maneras transformadoras. Tiene cerca de 30 años de experiencia profesional comenzando en Argentina, donde trabajó con jóvenes y familias en un Hospital Público y coordinó un Centro Familiar para una ONG. En Estados Unidos se desempeñó como psicóloga bilingüe en una clínica de salud mental acompañando a personas inmigrantes y obtuvo su licencia y entrenamiento en Terapia Narrativa en Massachusetts. Ahora en Costa Rica ha desarrollado Espacio Pausa, un emprendimiento que ofrece estrategias para crecer en bienestar personal y relaciones interpersonales. También es docente y facilitadora de talleres.

Mimi tiene experiencia trabajando con evaluación de procesos personales, manejo de conflictos y adaptación a nuevas culturas. Disfruta de participar en proyectos comunitarios y crecer a través de experiencias transculturales. Le apasiona la naturaleza, desde la jardinería hasta acampar en las montañas, disfruta de los juegos de mesa y de cocinar sin recetas. Vive con Jim, su compañero de vida, aventras y sueños.

Анастасія Томас має великий досвід роботи та волонтерства в міжнародних організаціях та місіях в Україні та інших націях і культурах протягом більше десяти років.

Вона має ступінь магістра з економіки бізнесу, сертифікати із соціальних інновацій, консультування та життєвого коучингу, проводить дебрифінг для міжкультурних працівників і є сертифікованим фасилітатором з питань етнічного примирення.

Анастасія прагне йти поруч з людьми, особливо з тими, хто пристосовується до життєвих змін і перехідних періодів, допомагати їм підвищити внутрішню стійкість, прояснити своє бачення, особисті та професійні цілі, виконати своє життєве покликання та процвітати в ньому.

Вона любить подорожі, перебування на природі, та різні види мистецтва.

Анастасія є українкою та проживає на Маврикії.

Joanne has a masters degree in Dramatherapy from the University of Derby and a qualification in providing psychological interventions for displaced populations from the Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. With over 9 years of experience supporting people in the humanitarian, mission and public sector Joanne brings experience in devising creative interventions to help people to heal. 

As a therapist Joanne employs a psychodynamic approach to her work, using the expressive arts and creative models alongside more traditional cognitive debriefing tools and active listening to remain person centred. She has a passion to support people who have been affected by relational challanges, natural and manmade disasters,  sexual assault and childhood trauma. 

She worked in the UK with Looked after Children and within University settings before moving into the humanitarian sector. Joanne has spent the past 5 years living and working in South Sudan, Philippines, Thailand and Bangladesh. Her work included supporting the wellbeing of individuals and in providing training and creative sessions for teams and communities. Joanne is also actively involved in a number of Thrive training programmes, including co-developing a peer support training as well as running psychological first aid, family liaison training, and stress and resilience.

Joanne is also able to work with children between the ages of 5 and 13 to include work with childhood fears and trauma, disability, transition issues and Third Culture Kid (TCK) responses. She supports adolescents experiencing attachment issues, and is also able to support parents with advice regarding their children.  

During 2022 Joanne received specific training in couples counseling exploring ways to support couples in their relationships through various mediums.

Joanne has recently moved to rural France with her husband and two daughters and is enjoying working within the beautiful countryside.

لينا حاصلة على درجة الماجستير في علم النفس الإكلينيكي وعلم النفس التربوي. هي معالجة نفسيّة ومدرّبة في مجال الصحة العقلية والنفسيّة والتربية النفسيّة.

 تقيم لينا حاليًا في فرنسا وهي من أصل لبناني. لديها خبرة في دعم العملاء في مجالات مثل الصدمات ، والصدمات غير المباشرة ، وإدارة الإجهاد ، وحل النزاعات ، وقضايا التكيف ، والحداد.

 عملت مع منظمات غير حكومية مختلفة في لبنان والعراق وسوريا والأردن والكونغو وجنوب السودان والسنغال والنيجر.

تقدم لينا الدعم لموظفي المنظمات.

Lina holds a master's degree in clinical psychology and educational psychology. She is a psychotherapist and trainer in mental health. Lina currently resides in France and is originally from Lebanon. She has experience supporting clients in areas such as trauma, vicarious trauma, stress management, conflict resolution, adjustment issues and bereavement. She has worked with various NGOs in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Congo, South Sudan, Senegal and Niger.

Lina offers support to employees of organizations

Jeeda is a compassionate and experienced counselling psychologist with over 12 years of experience in mental health and related fields. She holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education.

Jeeda has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in providing therapy and training professionals at organizations in the global humanitarian sector, non-profit, private, and public healthcare organizations. She is also a published author and researcher in the field of mental health. As a staff care psychologist, she is committed to providing culturally responsive and sensitive therapy to individuals from diverse backgrounds whilst also promoting social justice in her practice. She supports clients in topics such as self-care, trauma, vicarious trauma, stress management, and conflict resolution.

When she is not working, you can find her hosting friends at home or walking in the wilderness. She also enjoys watching movies, dancing, listening to podcasts, and practicing yoga, in her spare time.

جيدا اخصائية علاج نفسي واجتماعي ذات خبره تمتد 12 سنه في مجال الصحة العقلية والمجالات ذات الصلة.

هي حاصله على دكتوراه في علم النفس الارشادي ودبلوم دراسات عليا في العلاج النفسي والارشاد ودبلوم دراسات عليا

في التدريس بالتعليم العالي. لدى جيدا ثروة من المعرفة والخبرة في اجراء العلاج النفسي والتدريب للمتخصصين في

المنظمات الإنسانية والمنظمات الخيرية والمؤسسات العامة الخاصة للرعاية الصحية. هي ايضا مؤلفه وباحثه في مجال

الصحة النفسية.

بصفتها أخصائية نفسيه في رعاية الموظفين فهي ملتزمة بتوفير علاج حساس ومتجاوب ثقافيا للأفراد من خلفيات

متنوعة. جيدا ملتزمة بتعزيز العدالة الاجتماعية في عملها وهي تدعم الموظفين في مواضيع مختلفة مثل الرعاية الذاتية،

الشفاء من الصدمات، والصدمات غير المباشرة، والتعامل مع الارهاق النفسي، وحل النزاعات في العلاقات الاجتماعية.

خارج عملها جيدا تحب ان تستضيف اصدقائها في المنزل والاستمتاع بالمشي في الهواء الطلق. تستمتع ايضا بمشاهده

الافلام والرقص والاستماع الى البودكاست وممارسه اليوغا في اوقات فراغها.

Yasemin got a BA degree in Psychology from Bogazici University, Istanbul in 2006. After that she received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Istanbul Bilgi University. As for her dissertation she studied the subject of shame in psychoanalytic treatment.

After completing her studies, Yasemin worked as a clinical psychologist in a preventive mental health project that was carried out in the Child Care Institute affiliated with the Ministry of Family and Social Policy in Turkey. Here she worked with children mainly on issues focusing around abuse, neglect and loss. She also gave support for the families and staff responsible for children. There she had the opportunity of observing children’s cognitive and emotional development more closely. Throughout her career she worked in various NGOs in Turkey doing research on social policies and contributed to the publication of reports. At the same time, she practiced individual psychotherapy with adults. In her practice she mainly utilizes a psychodynamic/psychoanalytic approach. Relational problems, depression, general and existential anxiety, adaptational problems, anger, loss, self-esteem issues and immigration are some of the subjects that her clinical work focuses upon.

Allison est psychologue clinicienne et coach de vie/carrière. Elle a travaillé et vécu dans différents contextes humanitaires où elle a aidé à mettre en place des programmes de santé mentale. Elle a de l'expérience dans divers contextes culturels et a appris que le soutien psychosocial peut prendre de nombreuses formes différentes selon le contexte. Elle trouve de l'énergie lorsqu'elle travaille dans un environnement qui ose apporter de la couleur dans les tons gris, qui croit en la connexion et la collaboration et qui représente la sincérité, la croissance et l'autocritique. Aujourd'hui, elle souhaite s'investir pour aider les individus, les équipes et les organisations à devenir plus sains afin qu'ils puissent s'épanouir au travail.

Allison peut offrir les services ci-dessus en anglais, français et néerlandais.

Elle vit au Kenya avec son mari et ses 2 filles adolescentes où elle profite d'une randonnée ou d'un week-end de camping dans la magnifique nature sauvage du Kenya.

Dr Ghassan Assaf is a psychoanalyst and a psychotherapist specialized in trauma, group dynamics and human relations.

Ghassan started his career in 2006 as a psychotherapist with humanitarian organizations where was in close contact with the challenges faced by staff working and living in stressful environments. He developed an understanding of the needs of humanitarian workers and, in 2012, he decided to make a shift in his career and became a staff counsellor for different organizations across the Mena region. He supported staff through onsite missions in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan. 

Ghassan earned his PhD in clinical psychology in 2017 from the Lebanese University and is a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association and the European Psychoanalytical Federation.

He is based in Lebanon and has his practice in Beirut. He values his time with his family and appreciates cooking, reading, swimming and fiction writing.

Dr Ghassan Assaf is a psychoanalyst and a psychotherapist specialized in trauma, group dynamics and human relations.

Ghassan started his career in 2006 as a psychotherapist with humanitarian organizations where was in close contact with the challenges faced by staff working and living in stressful environments. He developed an understanding of the needs of humanitarian workers and, in 2012, he decided to make a shift in his career and became a staff counsellor for different organizations across the Mena region. He supported staff through onsite missions in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan. 

Ghassan earned his PhD in clinical psychology in 2017 from the Lebanese University and is a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association and the European Psychoanalytical Federation.

He is based in Lebanon and has his practice in Beirut. He values his time with his family and appreciates cooking, reading, swimming and fiction writing.

မပန်းနီဟာ Doh Zat ကို တည်ထောင်သူတစ်ဦးဖြစ်ပြီး စိတ်ကျန်းမာရေးဆိုင်ရာ အစီအစဥ်များအတွက်

တာ၀န်ယူထားသူ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ တန်းတူညီမျှမှုကို ယုံကြည်သူ ဖြစ်တဲ့အတွက် ဖီးမီးနစ်တစ်ဦးအဖြစ် ဂုဏ်ယူစွာ

ရပ်တည်နေသူပါ။ လိင်စိတ်တိမ်းညွတ်မှူ တစ်သတ်မှတ်ထဲ မရှိသူ (queer) အမျိုးသမီး ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

အစိုးရမဟုတ်သော အဖွဲ့အစည်းများနှင့် အရပ်ဖက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းတွေမှာ စိတ်ကျန်းမာရေး၊ လူငယ်၊ အနုပညာ၊

ကျားမနှင့်အခြားလိင်စိတ်ခံယူမှု ကွဲပြားခြင်းနှင့် တန်းတူညီမျှရေး၊ တာ၀န်သိသော စီးပွားလုပ်ငန်းများ၊

နိုင်ငံရေးဖလှယ်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ အရေးတွေမှာ  ၉ နှစ်ကျော် အတွေ့အကြုံရှိသူ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ မြန်မာစာနဲ့ ဘွဲ့ရထားခဲ့ပြီး

အရပ်ဖက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများရဲ့ အရေးပါမှုကို ယုံကြည်သူ တစ်ဦးပါ။ ရာသီသွေး၊ ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာအသွင်အပြင် အပေါ်

ကန့်သတ်ခံထားခြင်းတွေအတွက် မေးခွန်းထုတ် ကျယ်ကျယ်လောင်လောင်ဆွေးနွေးနေသူ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

အနုပညာလက်ရာ ဖန်တီးသူ၊ လူငယ်၊ အကြမ်းဖက်မှု ကျူးလွန်ခံနေရသူ/လွတ်မြောက်လာခဲ့သူတွေအတွက်

စိတ်ပိုင်းဆိုင်ရာ အထောက်အပံ့ပေးခြင်း၊ မိမိကိုယ်ကို စောင့်ရှောက်နိုင်စေရန် သင်တန်းများပေးခြင်းအတွက် နာရီ

၄၀၀ ကျော် လုပ်ကိုင်ထားသူ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ ကောင်းမွန်တဲ့ ပြောင်းလဲခြင်းတွေအတွက် စတင်တတ်သူ၊ ကျန်းမာတဲ့

လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်းကို တည်ဆောက်နိုင်ဖို့ ယုံကြည်တဲ့သူ ဖြစ်တဲ့အတွက် တစ်ကိုယ်ရည်မှာလည်း ပတ်၀န်းကျင်ကို

စောင့်ရှောက်ဖို့ရာ အပင်များ အခြေခံ စားသုံးခြင်း၊ တာ၀န်ရှိ လုပ်ငန်းများမှ​ ထုတ်ကုန်များကိုသာ သုံးစွဲခြင်းကို

ကျင့်သုံးသူ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ ၂၀၂၂ ခုနှစ်အတွက် Rotary Peace Fellowship ဆုနဲ့ Peace, Resilience, and Social

Justice ကို University of Bradford မှာတက်ရောက်ရင်း အပင်များစိုက်ခြင်း၊ တရားထိုင်ခြင်း၊

ယောဂကျင့်ခြင်းများနဲ့အတူ စာရေးခြင်း၊ ပုံဆွဲခြင်းအပါအ၀င် အနုပညာအခြေခံ ဖြေးနှေးသော နေထိုင်မှုကို

နှစ်ခြိုက်သူ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

Hilary is a consultant clinical psychologist, registered with the HCPC and an accredited CBT therapist, supervisor and trainer. She has worked in the NHS for about 20 years within secondary care adult mental health, specialising in psychosis and PTSD. Prior to this, she worked in youth and community work, counselling training in the UK and Uganda and developing a whole person health care community project in East London.

She has trained in ecotherapy, art therapy, using writing therapeutically and spiritual accompaniment. She is particularly interested in psychospiritual development and also the value of nature and creativity for well-being. These interests have led her to develop Holistic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (HCBT). This is a strengths-based version of CBT, exploring people’s identity, potential and purpose. She has published books, including a personal development course, based on the HCBT model, called ‘Free To Be Me.’

Hilary teaches trainee psychologists on spirituality and psychology at various universities, is an honorary lecturer at University College London on their CBT pathway and teaches at Waverley Abbey College. She is the former chair of the National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum and former British Psychological Society Spirituality lead. She is a trustee with a charity that provides whole-person health care, in particular developing GP chaplaincy and staff wellbeing support.

Hilary’s husband was from Grenada and worked for the Church of England and together they were both involved in various aspects of church life. Before his death, they set up a non-profit in Grenada, where Hilary now lives. Hilary is developing a retreat house in Grenada that will offer a therapeutic, creative and spiritual space for wellbeing retreats. Hilary loves spending time with her son and daughter who are based in the UK, being out in nature and following a contemplative way of life.

Depending on the time of day, Karen is a partner, a mother to a very energetic 8 year old,  a counsellor, a facilitator, a health and wellbeing systems developer, an expressive arts therapist, and a humanitarian. 

She started her journey in Canada as a trauma therapist and then was fortunate to be offered a role with Medecins Sans Frontieres in 2005.  Since that time, she has worked in many different areas of the world first focusing on developing mental health programmes and now concentrating on designing systems and offering direct support to build the resilience and wellbeing of those doing humanitarian and development work.  She is passionate about finding ways to sustain holistic health and balance.

Karen holds an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy and Psychology from the European Graduate School in Switzerland as well as degrees in Art Therapy and Anthropology.  She has been a practising therapist for over 20 years and is a registered counsellor/psychotherapist and art therapist.

Allison is a clinical psychologist and a life/career coach. She has worked and lived in different humanitarian settings where she helped set up mental health programs. She has experience in a variety of cultural settings and learned that psychosocial support can take many different forms depending on the context. She gets energy when working in an environment that dares to bring colour in the grey shades, that believes in connection and collaboration and that stands for sincerity, growth and self-criticism. Today she wishes to invest in helping individuals, teams and organisations become healthier in order for them to thrive at work. Allison can offer the above services in English, French and Dutch.

She lives in Kenya with her husband and 2 teenage daughters where she enjoys a challenging hiking trip or a camping weekend out in the beautiful wild nature of Kenya.

Kevin Vikilu is a Psychologist and Wellbeing Facilitator with a passion for guiding individuals toward thriving and maintaining optimal mental health. With a Master's Degree in Psychology  and over 5 years experience, he specializes in providing support in trauma and healing. His areas of expertise include: Grief and Loss Counseling; Trauma-Informed Therapy; Leadership Psychology and Organizational Wellbeing. 

Kevin is committed to bridging the gap between effective leadership and organizational growth and bringing a comprehensive understanding of psychological well-being.

Kevin adopts a person-centered therapeutic approach, which values the individual's unique experiences and perspectives. His counseling style is marked by empathy, active listening, and a genuine connection. Kevin also integrates Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into his practice, recognizing its effectiveness in addressing specific challenges and fostering positive behavioral change.

Based in Nairobi, Kevin leads a fulfilling life alongside his wife and raising their twins.

Erin has an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counselling from Denver Seminary, US. As a therapist, she specialises in trauma and cross-cultural transitions, with experience working in the arenas of immediate crisis response and long-term relational trauma, including extensive experience in Psychological First Aid, trauma and stress management, sexual assault, and developing resilience. Erin lives in the USA with her husband and five children.  

Claudia is an accredited counsellor (BACP) with over 12 years’ experience supporting individuals with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, workplace stress and well being. Her counselling approach is holistic applying an integration of the principles of person centred, psychodynamic and CBT. She aims to create a safe collaborative space to explore  issues and  find a way forward to feeling better and building personal resilience.

Claudia has worked as a secondary school chaplain and counsellor in the UK and a Crosslinks mission partner in South West Uganda.  She is able to provide support to parents with secondary school aged children coping with anxiety, depression and stress.  

Claudia is passionate about supporting mission partners including TCK's  as they prepare for transitions and re-entry, as well as supporting individuals preparing and involved in Christian ministry and mission in the UK.

Kristen Guskovict is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has dedicated her professional life to supporting refugees, human rights defenders and other people in need, through direct service and by supporting those who care for them. Through individual and group counseling, teambuilding, organizational assessments and program development, she has worked with a variety of organizations, from those as small as a local Bhutanese Community Organization to those as large as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Kristen has worked in many different contexts including: Ukraine, Bangladesh, Greece and Burkina Faso.

Kristen is committed to helping people heal from and move through challenging or traumatic experiences. Kristen uses a variety of trauma informed approaches such as: EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Experience Therapy.

Kristen holds an M.S. in Global Affairs with a concentration in Humanitarian Assistance from New York University and an M.S.W. from Florida International University. Beyond her professional experience, she is an active member of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Association of South Florida, the National Association of Social Workers and the New York University Alumni Association of South Florida.

Language: English & Kiswahili. Teddy has an MA in Counselling Studies from the University of Durham. He has over fourteen years experience in counselling and training with a particular focus in trauma support. His work has taken him to South Sudan, Somalia and across Kenya. 

Nalini is a consultant psychologist based in Chennai. Her approach focuses on emotional management counselling, integrating EFT and other counselling techniques, to support individuals in managing depression, anxiety, phobias, trauma and work stress.

With 17 years of experience Nalini has worked with children and adolescents, adults, asylum seekers and survivors of natural disasters, (specifically flooding and the 2004-05 tsunami). She has also supported survivors of sexual abuse using art therapy and she currently runs an NGO for rural education and mental health awareness.

Nalini has a postgraduate diploma in specific neurological learning disorders. She is a life member of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Association of Indian Psychologists and the Association of Tamilnadu Psychology Association. She has a passion for learning new languages, reading, and travelling.

Nalini is a consultant psychologist based in Chennai. Her approach focuses on emotional management counselling, integrating EFT and other counselling techniques, to support individuals in managing depression, anxiety, phobias, trauma and work stress.

With 17 years of experience Nalini has worked with children and adolescents, adults, asylum seekers and survivors of natural disasters, (specifically flooding and the 2004-05 tsunami). She has also supported survivors of sexual abuse using art therapy and she currently runs an NGO for rural education and mental health awareness.

Nalini has a postgraduate diploma in specific neurological learning disorders. She is a life member of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Association of Indian Psychologists and the Association of Tamilnadu Psychology Association. She has a passion for learning new languages, reading, and travelling.

Teddy has an MA in Counselling Studies from the University of Durham. He has over fourteen years experience in counselling and training with a particular focus in trauma support. His work has taken him to South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, DRC Somalia and across Kenya. 

Kim is an experienced clinical psychologist with more than 14 years of expertise in mental health and related fields. Holding a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, he has delivered therapy and training across various contexts, including public and private clinics, wards, human rights and humanitarian organizations, as well as both non-profit and governmental sectors.

Over the last two decades Kim has actively engaged in activism, work, and research dedicated to supporting refugees. Academically, as a research fellow and lecturer at the University of Haifa, his work in the Observing Minds Lab focuses on developing range of mental health interventions for refugees and displaced persons.

In his role as a Staff Care Psychologist, Kim offers guidance, supervision, and workshop facilitation in a culturally aware manner, emphasizing social justice in his practice. Specializing in staff care, trauma and burnout management, conflict resolution, and resilience building, Kim provides support to individuals and teams in various settings, including multinational staff and conflict-affected environments.

Outside of work, Kim enjoys hiking with friends and family and reading.