Born and raised in Germany, she started out working in Uganda and Zimbabwe as a general medical doctor, later started and ran a home-based AIDS care team, and then specialized in psychiatry and psychotherapy to support church based global workers. First Level 1 training in EMDR in 1999. She moved to Kenya in 2005 to work with Tumaini Counseling Center. She co-organized the first Kenyan EMDR training in 2007. As a founding member of EMDR Kenya and the EMDR Africa Association, she serves as a member of the executive committee and heads the standards and training committee of the latter. She currently continues with online work from Germany. Her current project is getting African EMDR consultants trained as EMDR trainers.
Rev. Dismas is a psychotherapist and retired Mental Health Chaplain who served at Uganda's National Mental Referral Hospital, where he integrated spiritual care with clinical mental health services. Currently in private practice, serving as President of the EMDR Uganda Association and as a member of the EMDR Africa Executive Committee, Bwesigye has been instrumental in promoting Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy throughout Uganda and across the African continent. His unique background combining psychotherapy expertise with chaplaincy experience has made him a respected leader in advancing evidence-based trauma treatment in the country.
Alice has more than 35 years of psychotherapy experience, over 30 of them in Kenya. She is Director of the Courtyard Wellness Centre, integrating diverse therapeutic approaches to support mental health and wellbeing. As Co-founder and Chair of EMDR Kenya Association and member of EMDR Africa Executive Committee, Alice has been instrumental in expanding trauma treatment across Africa. An EMDR Consultant and facilitator for many years, she is passionate about building local capacity, raising professional standards, and empowering Kenyan practitioners to address growing community needs. Her work continues to shape the future of trauma treatment in Africa, blending compassion, expertise, and a vision for stronger, more sustainable mental health care.
Anne Dewailly is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and EMDR Europe consultant. As vice president of Trauma Aid France, she has facilitated and supervised EMDR trainings in many countries (Lebanon, Romania, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tunisia, Madagascar). She has been living and working in Africa for 14 years. Her clinical practice includes the treatment of psychological trauma with a focus on cultural adaptation, as well as issues related to exile and expatriation. She is a co-founder and member of the executive committee of the EMDR Africa association.
Suki Jaffe, M.A. Clin. Psych (UCT), is a Clinical Psychologist who has been in private practice in Cape Town since 2001. She specializes in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, parent–infant psychotherapy, and EMDR therapy. She is an EMDRIA-certified therapist and Approved Consultant, as well as an EMDR Africa Consultant. Suki is actively involved in supervising EMDR therapists across South Africa. She serves on the Executive Committee of EMDR South Africa and EMDR Africa and has facilitated at EMDR trainings since 2005. She has presented widely at conferences, professional interest groups, and teaching institutions on trauma, attachment, and parent-infant psychotherapy. Her work integrates clinical practice, teaching, and supervision, with a particular focus on dyadic and relational frameworks.
Clinical Social Worker EMDR Consultant and EMDR Institute Trainer Certified Play Therapist and Trainer of the Association of Play Therapists President of EMDR South Africa