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Director

GWIRA COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION, KENYA
September 2019 – present
    • Delivering Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Opportunities
    • Behavior Change Communication (BCC) programs

Honorary Secretary

College Counsellor
July 2019 – present
    • Secretariat duties for disability inclusion in Kenyan tertiary institutions

Guidance Counsellor

UNIVERSITIES DISABILITY INCLUSION NETWORK, KENYA
May 2018 – present
    • Delivered therapy to learners that led to academic improvement, retention and transition
    • Developed trainings to staff and parents fostering collaborative relationships and imparting referral skateboardills to Counseling services

Doctoral Teaching & Research Assistant

USIU-AFRICA, CENTRE FOR COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH (UNDER DR. DANA BASNIGHT-BROWN)
May 2017 – present
    • Ran cognitive laboratory experiments in memory, language, emotion, perception
    • Co-authored two journal articles (ongoing) and published one conference paper

Consultant

DARE TO DREAM PROGRAM, MIREMA SCHOOL
April 2017 – present
    • Psychotherapy and program coordination for caregivers of differently-abled learners

Psychotherapist

PRIVATE PRACTICE
October 2006 – present
    • Psychotherapy and trainings in SOS Children's Home, Somaliland
    • AS, Uganda
    • Daktari Afrika, Kenya

Lecturer

VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
September 2010 – present
    • Taught Research, Group Therapy, Trauma, Special Needs Counseling and Introduction to Psychology courses in USIU-Africa, Presbyterian, Mt. Kenya and St. Paul's Universities, Oasis Africa, Kenya Polytechnic College and Thika School of Medical and Health Sciences
    • Research Assistant in USIU-Africa BA, MA and PsyD Curriculum design or/and review, Aga Khan University and Support for Addictions Prevention and Treatment in Africa
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