Consulting, Training & Program Development
Supporting Mental Health Systems and Humanitarian Response
Alongside my clinical practice, I work with international and local organizations to strengthen Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) systems in humanitarian and development contexts. My focus is on designing contextually grounded, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive programming that bridges global frameworks with local realities.
Drawing on over a decade of experience in MHPSS, art therapy, and program design, I support organizations to translate mental health theory into practical, field-ready tools that promote wellbeing, resilience, and dignity.
My consulting and advisory work integrates clinical insight with systems thinking. I approach psychosocial support not as a set of interventions, but as a framework for human connection, one that values safety, creativity, and collective care.
For more information about my collaborative and systems-level projects, visit www.kutwa.org.
Project Examples
1. Technical Guidance & Toolkit Development
Development and adaptation of MHPSS technical notes, toolkits, and facilitation resources that help organizations deliver high-quality, survivor-centered care. This includes drafting global guidance for agencies such as Oxfam and UNICEF, ensuring alignment with standards.
2. Capacity Building & Training Design
Development of training curricula and modular capacity-building programs for practitioners, educators, and frontline workers. Content emphasizes trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, and healing-centered engagement, using participatory methodologies that foster co-regulation, confidence, and compassion in care providers.
3. Program Evaluation & Strategic Advisory
Design and implementation of evaluation frameworks, learning tools, and strategic guidance to strengthen the quality and sustainability of MHPSS programming. This includes conducting needs assessments, MEAL tool development, and qualitative analyses to inform adaptive, evidence-based programming and systemic resilience.
“When society itself becomes traumatizing, therapy alone is not enough. Healing must extend into our communities, our policies, our workplaces, and our schools.”
– Gabor Mate