Elmard R. Email & Phone Number

Kenya

Nairobi

Kenya

•Implemented client-centered and play therapy techniques to provide psychotherapy to adolescents and youth, addressing a diverse range of psychological issues, resulting in a 40% reduction in anxiety symptoms and a 60% increase in overall well-being.• Reduced the anxiety levels of children and young adults by 32%, restored social functioning in families, and performed crisis intervention, leading to a 25% reduction in suicide attempts.•Involved in the design and project implementation of the Youth Friendly Center safe space model which saw an increase in the number of adolescents and youth consuming health and help-seeking services by 66%.•Took part in relevant stakeholder and partnership engagements for multiple projects at sub-county, county, national and global levels.•Involved in tactical budget and timeline controls, ensuring team alignment and meeting schedule targets; successfully reduced project delivery time by 15% while maintaining budget constraints.•Analyzed and assessed project performance data, installed corrective measures and undertook the project frameworks, performance standards, and quality assurance requirements for quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports.

Nairobi, Kenya

•Worked with medical teams, patients, and families to implement effective treatment plans through capacity-building sessions.•Facilitated psychological assessments, and did counseling sessions, demonstrating an increase in patient wellness by 3.5x over 1 year.•Offered technical support and facilitated a reduction in average visit duration from 75 minutes to 37 minutes through the implementation of updated assessment and client management practices.•Described how patient behavior impacted their diagnosis and instituted individual and group psychotherapy by evidence-based practices.•Created individualized and time-limited treatment plans, and saw structured psychotherapeutic techniques to teach emotion regulation strategies and reduce problematic behaviors.

Bachelors, Social Sciences

Counselling Psychology, Psychology

Advanced Icdl