I am a Developmental Psychologist, narrative and somatic practitioner, and EMDR therapist from Hyderabad, India, living and working in Nepal (and other parts of Asia) on and off since 2008. I always wanted to work in the humanitarian mental health field with marginalised communities. I found my way to Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2008 working for […]
We are living in extraordinary times. A global pandemic has affected every corner of the globe, and the Australia-New Zealand region had a unique perspective as it locked itself off from the world. We have also faced unprecedented climate-related disasters in recent years. But humanity is resilient, and we move forward with progressive movements such […]
Today, for International Spotlight, I interview Abel Learwellie. Abel is an ISSTD Member from Liberia. I felt incredibly privileged to have this time with Abel, who works with the most extreme trauma, with very little resources, yet gave me a couple of hours out of his very busy day to talk about his work in […]
Photography by Erdenemunkh Richinnyam In April 2019 I had a brief but unforgettable visit to Mongolia. I was stunned by the beauty of the country, the wilderness, the vast empty space and the straightforward friendliness of every person I’ve met. Speaking with people- shepherds, taxi drivers, US educated lawyers and two British school teachers I […]
My “news” on trauma work in South Africa includes a brief picture of the current situation, with reference to some of my own experiences and work in the field of trauma counselling. South Africa is a country with a history of political violence and politically related trauma as well as trauma resulting from challenging socio-economic […]
(An earlier edition of this article was published in ESTD News, 2016. We thank ESTD for permission to publish this updated version.) Introduction: Background history In 1989 I found myself professionally isolated twice over. Firstly, as a result of being at the centre of the 1987 Cleveland child abuse crisis, in which the medical diagnosis […]
Of all current Australian members of the ISSTD, when I last checked, it seemed that I had been a continuous Society member for longer than anyone else bar one, which does tend to position one as an active participant in the field in this country, before there really was one. Whilst there had been the […]
