Counseling Psychologist/Registered Nurse
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I am an ardent, inventive mental health specialist, and health care professional whose greatest strength lies in providing a safe and interactive environment in which to tackle difficult subjects, deep-seated trauma, or just say the things you never thought you would say out loud. To establish practical and feasible goals together, I try to structure my relationships with clients around strength-based, trauma-informed, and person centered therapeutic approaches. I am competent in management, administration, and effective utilization of people skills, accompanied by a firm commitment to assure satisfactory client service. I relish my role as a clinician because I can reinforce individuals in rediscovering their strengths, embracing their humanness, and find their balance. In my ten-plus years of experience, I have established a keen knack for quality assurance in both organizational and clinical settings and supporting programs structured around GBV prevention/response, Loss and Grief, organizational counseling, Trauma debriefing, Psychological First Aid, protection services, strategic behavior change, clinical supervision, capacity building, policy, and advocacy. To cap on a Bachelor’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nairobi and a Nursing diploma from the Kenya Medical training college, I also have multiple certifications in Evidence-based management of SGBV, Economic Evaluation in Global Health, and Leadership and Management in Health from the University of Washington.
Clinical Mental Assessment, Screening of patients and formulation of treatment plans.
Team lead of the Sexual Gender Based Violence Recovery Centre.
Supported partnerships on GBV programming with Local Non-Governmental Organizations-Nairobi County.
Focal point person on child protection services, HEI, ASRH and GBV.
Conducted psycho-social assessment, livelihoods need assessment, prioritized assistance and guidance, group facilitation/counseling for patients within the program.
Coordinated psychotherapy and psycho education services to patients (inpatients and outpatients), &staff member.
Organized and attended to trauma and critical incident debriefing schedules for clients, staff and corporate clients.
Referral of patients to relevant specialists or institutions.
Member of monthly consultative/review board medical meetings and committees with Doctors to foster collaboration between Doctors and the counseling department.
Facilitate peer supervision .
Conducted trainings on psychological wellness and mental health to staff and Mater corporate clients.
Organized seminars and training workshops for the counseling department; training and supervision of psychologist trainees.
Provided expert, timely and relevant advice on psychological treatment for patients and staff members.
Facilitated and initiated formulation of standards of practice and policies in line with various thematic areas within the department.
Provided capacity building trainings on different thematic areas such as SRH/Mental health/GBV/HIV awareness.
University of Nairobi- Bachelor of Arts Psychology (Counseling)
Kenya Medical Training College- Diploma in Community Health Nursing
Amani Counseling Centre & Training Institute -Trauma and Debriefing
Amani Counseling Centre & Training Institute -Child and Adolescent Therapy
Christian Health Association of Kenya-Evidence Based Management of SGBV
University of Washington- Economic Evaluation in Global Health
University of Washington- Leadership and Management in Health
Kenya Pediatric Association- Pediatric Psycho-social Support
