Grace Owino

Provide child and family therapy using a trauma-informed approach to strengthen family relationships and emotional wellbeing.

Assistant Family Counselor - Tushinde Children Trust - Kenya

(2025-01 - 2026-12)

Provide child and family therapy using a trauma-informed approach to strengthen family relationships and emotional wellbeing.

• Support children with complex life experiences using age-appropriate therapeutic techniques that build resilience.
• Work closely with parents and caregivers to improve communication, parenting skills, and healthy family dynamics.
• Utilize the Outcome Star tool to track client progress, identify growth areas, and set collaborative goals with families.

Counseling Psychologist - Hesed Africa - Kenya

(2023-01 - 2025-12)

Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions, creating safe, confidential spaces for healing and resilience.

• Conducted comprehensive psychological assessments and developed client-centered treatment plans.
• Delivered community outreach and mental health awareness programs in underserved areas.
• Facilitated staff capacity-building sessions on self-awareness, loss and grief, mental health, and vicarious trauma.
• Provided mental health education in schools across Eastleigh and Kasarani and at Kasarani Health Centre.
• Conducted household and field visits in collaboration with social workers to support holistic client care.
• Maintained accurate, ethical, and confidential client documentation and reports.
• Facilitated school health topics educating students on Menstrual health Hygiene and SRHR in schools in Kasarani and Eastleigh.
• Facilitated a Gender Analysis session in Nakuru and Kasarani to try and understand the cultural norms that perpetuate GBV and help mitigate it.

Youth Ambassador - She's The First Organization - Kenya

(2022-01 - 2024-12)

• Advocated for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in partnership with She's the First, leading outreach campaigns and building awareness.
• Engaged with a diverse undeserved groups of young women, facilitating workshops and dialogues to empower and educate them on reproductive health.
• Established connections with local organizations, enhancing collaborative efforts to support SRHR and educational rights for girls.

Counseling Psychologist - Mount Kenya University (2020-01 - 2023-12)

Career Essential Skills - ALX Africa (2024-01 - 2024-12)