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The idea of Relate began 30 years ago with David Zac and Theodora Niringiye, offering guidance to individuals and couples in their home. This grew into counselling and speaking work, and in 1999, together with friends, they launched Relate Magazine to share life stories for learning.<\/h4>\n

Since then, Relate has hosted seminars on topics like courtship, marriage, and family. Today, we are a trusted counselling practice dedicated to emotional well-being and fulfilling relationships, driven by the belief that living is loving.<\/h4>\n

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We are a team of highly qualified and experienced therapists committed to providing personalised and compassionate care. Our focus is on creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their challenges, develop coping skills and achieve their personal goals.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Marriage and Family Therapist<\/span><\/p>\n

Theodora is a compassionate therapist focused on empowering individuals, couples, and families to prepare adequately for life\u2019s milestones and navigate life\u2019s challenging situations. As a relationship, marriage and family therapist, Theodora\u2019s expertise includes investigating relationship principles to support clients in enhancing personal growth, marriage and family life.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is committed to working with individuals, couples, parents, families, groups and organisations to unlock their potential, build strong relationships and live more meaningful lives. Theodora has decades of experience leading clients through premarital counseling, family therapy, offering mental health support, guidance in parenting and adolescent issues and support through grief and trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n

Theodora is married, mother of three and grandmother of eight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Availability \u2013 In person and Online.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Child and Adolescent Therapist<\/span><\/p>\n

Harriet holds a PhD in Counseling and specializes in counseling children, adolescents, parents, adults, groups, and families presenting with various challenges and mental health concerns. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hattie has worked with clients in the United States and Uganda and has experience dealing with cross-cultural situations. She will provide support for clients dealing with anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, child-parent relationship challenges, impact of medical conditions on emotional wellbeing, adoption\/foster placement concerns, and challenges within social relationships. <\/span><\/p>\n

Availability \u2013 In person and Online<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trauma, Alcohol and Drug Addiction<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dismas is an EMDR Psychotherapist and consultant. He specializes in helping people struggling with traumatic episodes in their lives; addictions, suicidal tendencies; and impulse control difficulties and youth with adjustment issues. He handles individuals, groups and organizations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dismas served as chaplain at Uganda National Mental Referral Hospital Butabika for 14 years. He is married and a father of two.<\/span><\/p>\n

Availability \u2013 In person and Online<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mental Health Therapist<\/span><\/p>\n

June is a medical doctor and a trained counselor offering individual and group counseling services.\u00a0 She is available to offer school sessions. June specializes in adolescent issues, mental health, school and career guidance and dealing with addictions. <\/span><\/p>\n

June is mother to an adult son. <\/span><\/p>\n

Availability \u2013 In person and Online<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pastoral Counsellor<\/span><\/p>\n

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As a trained theologian and Pastoral Counselor Livia specializes in supporting clients handling grief and loss; relationship issues; anxiety and depression; transitions and decision making; faith issues and spiritual struggles and ethical dilemmas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Livia has had the privilege of working with people from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds. She offers personalized care and guidance with respect to one\u2019s spiritual beliefs and values. <\/span><\/p>\n

Livia is married and a mother to three. <\/span><\/p>\n

Availability \u2013 Online<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our dedicated Board of Directors are a team of experienced professionals passionate about guiding our mission to support emotional well-being and meaningful relationships. These are:<\/h4>\n

Dr. David Zak Niringiye – Board Chair
Titus Bitebekezi – Company Secretary
Patricia Rutiba – Board Member
Aryatungyisa Otiti – Board Member<\/h4>\n

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Relate Counseling and Relate Connect are divisions of Relate Communications LTD<\/span><\/p>\n

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54 Ntinda Road,<\/span>
Kampala, Uganda<\/span><\/p>\n

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