Joy Ruhigisha
About Author
Understanding that it is not uncommon for our lives to unravel in face generational trauma, oppression and or severe life stressors, Joy Ruhigisha Founded Family Life and Beyond, a non-for profit Organization whose mission is Empower individuals, youths, couples and families to be their best well-deserved version, find a healthy perception of themselves and strengthen their relationships, so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole and safe. This is done by providing counseling services and mental wellness workshops and seminars that focus on improving their quality of mental health and well-being.
Joy is a Mental Health and Family Psychotherapist with 8+ years of experience working with individuals, youths, couples families and groups. Drawing from a diverse array of educational, career and life experience, Joy uses a blend of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic therapy and mind-body approaches to support individuals in a whole-person, strength-based way, combining insight with action. She has expertise treating Anxiety and mood disorders, relationship and family issues, and personality disorders, self-harm/ suicidal ideation and trauma.
Joy also works as a seasonal college instructor at different colleges helping students to understand the complexities of human behavior.
Joy holds Bachelors degree in Legal Laws (LLB), a Master's in counselling Psychology and currently is Doctorate Candidate.
In her free time, Joy, being a lover of life, enjoys to travel, hang out with family and friends, full-time uber drive her kids, work-out to stay physically fit, read, eat and sleep.
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together, I am because you are…
