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Kathryn Inyani

@kathryninyani

Counselling psychologist specializing in trauma-informed MHPSS, safeguarding, and evidence-based mental health programming for vulnerable communities.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to continue leading trauma-informed counselling and MHPSS programming with strong safeguarding, risk assessment, and survivor-based case management—where I can improve reporting efficiency, build community capacity, and deliver measurable outcomes.

I’m a counselling psychologist with 10+ years of experience delivering psychosocial assistance, trauma-informed care, and protective interventions across humanitarian and educational settings. I provide personal and collective counselling, complex case portfolio management, and mental health program design grounded in evidence-based practices, risk assessment, and survivor-based models.

My work has addressed 100+ safeguarding and mental health matters, delivering counselling and support to 5,000+ people. I’ve supervised training and awareness initiatives reaching 15,000+ community members and students—strengthening participation in support systems and improving how cases are reported and managed.

I focus on measurable, quality outcomes. Through my practice, I have enhanced mental health systems, raised efficiency in responding and reporting cases by up to 35%, improved emotional well-being and coping outcomes by 40%, and decreased safeguarding risk of case escalation by 30% through timely, protocol-led interventions.

I also bring strong coordination and implementation experience: I’ve led multi-agency and stakeholder collaboration, protection investigations and case management processes, and community outreach that improved engagement rates and service utilization by 30–45%. I’m driven to help organizations build safer, more responsive mental health and protection pathways for the most vulnerable populations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Child Rights & Safeguarding Officer

Plan International Kenya

Apr 2025 - Jun 2025 (2 months)

Managed safeguarding reporting systems for 50+ cases per month, ensuring 100% documentation accuracy and increasing case monitoring efficiency by 35%. Performed safeguarding risk analysis across 10+ projects and facilitated timely referrals of 100+ protection cases, improving response turnaround time by 30%.

Reporting Systems Case Documentation Referral Coordination Child Protection Campaigns Child Protection Reporting

Child Protection & Safeguarding

Finn Church Aid

Aug 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Supervised and recorded 100+ protection and child protection cases with 100% conformance to reporting protocols, reducing case resolution time by 35%. Guided 20+ safeguarding and misconduct investigations and delivered child protection training to 10,000+ students, increasing awareness and early reporting rates by 40%.

Case Management Safeguarding Investigations Community Sensitization

Counsellor & Safeguarding Officer

Windle International Kenya

Jan 2017 - Jul 2022 (5 years 6 months)

Delivered 1,000+ trauma-affected clients individual and group counselling, improving follow-up emotional stability and coping outcomes by 40%. Coordinated safeguarding and child protection reporting systems across 5+ education programs, increasing reporting efficiency and speed by 30%.

Trauma Informed Care Reporting Systems

Student Counsellor

Kisii University

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 11 months)

Provided personal and group counselling to 300+ students annually, improving emotional well-being and academic focus by 40% in follow-up assessments. Delivered structured career advice to 500+ students and led a 50+ member peer counselling club, improving readiness and student interest by 35%.

Career Guidance Program Coordination

Research Assistant

I Choose Life Africa

May 2012 - Jul 2012 (2 months)

Assisted data collection and analysis for 3+ research projects, implementing structured data management systems to improve data accuracy and reporting efficiency by 30%. Interviewed and surveyed 50+ participants and supported literature reviews to strengthen evidence quality, contributing to a 35% increase in research result credibility.

Data Collection Data Analysis Data Management Systems Report Preparation

Attaché (Counselling Psychology)

Kenyatta National Hospital

Aug 2007 - Feb 2008 (6 months)

Provided psychosocial support and counselling to 100+ patients and families, improving emotional adjustment and coping outcomes by 35%. Assisted with 50+ psychological tests and crisis interventions, enhancing early detection and treatment of trauma, anxiety, and depression by 30%.

Psychological Testing Crisis Intervention Trauma And Anxiety Support