Counselling Corner Newsletter – May 2025
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Rebuilding mental health resilience in earthquake affected communities
Counselling Corner Myanmar aims to improve mental health situation in Myanmar through individual counselling, awareness raising, training, preventive workshops and any other creative ways to help people staying mentally strong. In our newsletter we update you on our activities.
Two months after the devastating earthquakes in March, central Myanmar continues to face urgent mental health challenges. Displacement, trauma, and a lack of services have left many communities, especially working class families, experiencing ongoing emotional distress.
Counselling Corner has been on the ground, offering support and outreach. Recognizing the growing need for long term solutions, we are proud to announce the opening of our new branch in Mandalay.
Our new mental health centre in Mandalay
Our dedicated centre in Mandalay will provide trauma-informed care and a safe space for healing. Key services include:
- Confidential individual and group counselling
- Ongoing training and supervision for local counsellors
- A referral hub for CSOs, INGOs, and employers
- Community outreach and stigma reduction programs
This center will serve as a long term support system for communities, families, and the working population.
How this benefits your organization
As we expand our services, we’re also partnering with companies who want to invest in the well-being of their workforce. Here’s how your organization can benefit:
- Access to professional counselling support for your employees in Mandalay and beyond
- Tailored workshops and seminars on stress, trauma recovery, and resilience
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) for long-term well-being support
- Demonstrating corporate responsibility and care in post-crisis recovery
This is a unique opportunity to align your company’s well-being goals with a meaningful community initiative.
Responding to emotional unsafety after earthquakes
We’ve just released a powerful video featuring Nilar Aung, one of our counsellors, sharing essential tips on how to emotionally respond to crisis and displacement after the earthquakes. It’s a short yet impactful piece that’s already helping many understand emotional safety better
Have you seen our mental health billboards?
Our visibility campaign is now live across Yangon and Mandalay! We’re sharing daily mental health tips through billboards to reduce stigma and encourage conversations around emotional well-being.
We invite you to spot them across town and share them with your team.
Responding to the mental health crisis in Central Myanmar
Free MHPSS trainings – register now
Our next round of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) training is coming up soon.
Emotional Well Being Workshop
- Learn and practice emotional management techniques and activities
- Insight or a clear rational and emotional understanding of strengths and problems
- Develop self-care practices to support individuals mental health and wellbeing offer participants the opportunity to be active participants in a group
Clay Workshop
Clay workshop is a powerful way to express oneself. Both are also known as therapeutic and allow participants to show their ideas and thoughts freely without the use of words and can extend attention span, build imagination and boost self-esteem. As by researched, these therapies can reduce trauma, depression, anxiety, and tension, as well as enhance the emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and physical well-being.
Training more counsellors for child play therapy
Our specialized child play therapy training, in collaboration with Jacaranda, is equipping more professionals to work with children affected by trauma. Play therapy allows children to express complex emotions in a safe and age appropriate way, making it a vital tool for recovery.
We are proud to share that more counsellors are now being trained to deliver this unique approach in schools, clinics, and communities.
Let’s build resilience together
We would love to collaborate with you to support your team while contributing to community recovery.
Please do share / like and contact us if you have any questions or suggestions on the above or want to know more about our services. We want to make it easier for people to talk about mental well-being and we need help from all organizations in Myanmar to discuss mental well-being openly with your team and work on improving it.
For inquiries, please contact us:
Email: contact@counsellingcornermyanmar.com
Phone: 09 785 074 173, 09 784 509 916