Workplace Trauma in Kenya: What Happens When Your Job Hurts You
Fri, Aug 28, 2026
It does not have a name in most Kenyan workplaces. There is no box on the sick leave form for ‘I am afraid to go in.’ No HR category for ‘my manager has systematically dismantled my confidence over three years.’ No documentation for the meeting in which you were humiliated in front of your colleagues, […]
When Your Partner Won’t Go to Therapy: What to Do When You’re Ready, and They’re Not
Tue, Aug 25, 2026
She booked the appointment a month ago. She sent him the link. She explained what couples therapy was, why she thought it would help, how it was not about blame. She kept her voice steady. She had rehearsed it. He said he would think about it. He has been thinking about it for four weeks. […]
What Happens in Your First Therapy Session at Clarity: Exactly, With Nothing Left Vague
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Most people who cancel their first appointment do not cancel because they changed their minds about therapy. They canceled because they could not answer a simple question: what is actually going to happen in there? The unknown room. The unknown person. The fear of being asked something they are not ready for, or of crying […]
Anxiety in Kenya: The Difference Between Normal Worry and a Disorder Running Your Life
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
He has a reputation for being thorough. Colleagues describe him as meticulous. His boss trusts him with the high-stakes projects because he always prepares, always follows up, always has a contingency. What they do not see is what happens at 2 am. The replaying of conversations from three years ago. The mental simulation of every […]
September 2026 Intake: What You Need to Do Before Deadline
Fri, Aug 14, 2026
If you have been reading these posts for the last few weeks, thinking about the Certificate, the Diploma, or a short course, wondering whether this is the right time, this is the moment that separates the people who start in September from the people who are in exactly the same place in January. There is […]
Therapy for Kenyans in the Diaspora: Getting Support When You Are Far From Home
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Nobody warned him that the hardest part would not be the work. He had prepared for the work. The long hours, the proving himself, the slow accumulation of credibility in a place where nobody already knew what he was made of. Nobody warned him about the Sunday afternoons. The specific weight of a weekend with […]
Certificate, Diploma, or Short Course in Counselling Psychology Kenya: How to Choose Without Wasting a Year
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Three people walk into Clarity’s admissions office. The first is a primary school teacher. She has been the unofficial counsellor for her school for six years. She wants grounding for what she is already doing. She is not planning to leave teaching. She has four months before the September intake and she is not sure […]
Eating Disorders in Kenya: What Nobody Talks About, Who’s at Risk, & What Helps
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
94% of people with eating disorders are not underweight. Read that again. The image most Kenyans hold when they hear the words eating disorder is a very thin person who refuses to eat. Someone visibly unwell. Someone whose body announces the problem. That image describes 6% of cases. The other 94% look, from the outside, […]