About EAPCI

Who We Are

The East African Professional Counselling Institute (EAPCI) is a professional mental health and training institution operating as a business with a strong social mission. We are committed to improving mental health and wellbeing by providing high-quality, evidence-based counselling, psychotherapy, and training services at friendly and affordable fees—making professional mental health care accessible in Uganda and beyond.

EAPCI brings together a multidisciplinary team of experienced professionals, including:

  • Counselling Psychologists
  • Clinical Psychologists
  • A Psychiatrist

Together, we work to bridge the gap between community-based mental health needs and specialized professional care, particularly in low-income and resource-limited settings. Our work is grounded in empathy, ethical practice, and cultural sensitivity and Utmost Confidentiality

EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya

Who We Are

The East African Professional Counselling Institute (EAPCI) is a professional mental health and training institution operating as a business with a strong social mission. We are committed to improving mental health and wellbeing by providing high-quality, evidence-based counselling, psychotherapy, and training services at friendly and affordable fees—making professional mental health care accessible in Uganda and beyond.

EAPCI brings together a multidisciplinary team of experienced professionals, including:

  • Counselling Psychologists
  • Clinical Psychologists
  • A Psychiatrist

Together, we work to bridge the gap between community-based mental health needs and specialized professional care, particularly in low-income and resource-limited settings. Our work is grounded in empathy, ethical practice, and cultural sensitivity and Utmost Confidentiality

EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya
EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya

Our Mission

To strengthen mental health systems and communities in East Africa by delivering accessible, ethical, and high-quality mental health services and training, while building local capacity for prevention, early intervention, and recovery.

Innovating Mental Health Care in Africa

EAPCI is advancing a sustainable, prevention-oriented model of mental health care that empowers communities while maintaining professional standards.

Our approach focuses on:

  • Strengthening community capacity to respond to mental health challenges
  • Training lay counsellors and frontline workers to provide early support
  • Promoting timely and appropriate referral to specialized care

By intervening early, we help reduce the unnecessary escalation of mental health challenges to costly specialist services, while safeguarding quality, ethics, and client safety.

EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya

Our Mission

To strengthen mental health systems and communities in East Africa by delivering accessible, ethical, and high-quality mental health services and training, while building local capacity for prevention, early intervention, and recovery.

Innovating Mental Health Care in Africa

EAPCI is advancing a sustainable, prevention-oriented model of mental health care that empowers communities while maintaining professional standards.

Our approach focuses on:

  • Strengthening community capacity to respond to mental health challenges
  • Training lay counsellors and frontline workers to provide early support
  • Promoting timely and appropriate referral to specialized care

By intervening early, we help reduce the unnecessary escalation of mental health challenges to costly specialist services, while safeguarding quality, ethics, and client safety.

Our Training Methodology

Experiential Learning That Builds Real Skills

All EAPCI short courses are grounded in experiential learning, combining sound theory with practical, hands-on application. This ensures participants not only understand concepts but can confidently apply them in real-world settings.

Participants gain:

  • Foundational counselling and psychosocial support skills
  • Practical tools for early identification and intervention
  • Ethical decision-making and clear referral pathways
  • Confidence to serve individuals and communities responsibly

Where appropriate, participants also receive clinical counselling supervision to support skill development and professional growth.

EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya

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EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya

Short Courses Offered

We offer flexible, short-term courses designed for professionals, community workers, and individuals interested in mental health and psychosocial support:

  • Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
  • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Grief and Bereavement Counselling
  • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Awareness and Psychosocial Support Referral
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Counselling
  • Integration of Mental Health and Peacebuilding
  • Timeline Therapy
  • Psychospiritual Therapies
  • Clinical Counselling Supervision
  • Mental Health and Addiction
  • Stress and tress Management at Work Place

Professional Services We Offer

As licensed mental health professionals, EAPCI provides affordable, client-centred services tailored to priority mental health needs, including:

  • Individual, couple, and family counselling
  • Trauma-informed care (conflict, displacement, sexual and gender-based violence, and disasters)
  • Child and adolescent mental health support
  • Support for depression, anxiety, and stress-related conditions
  • Substance use and addiction counselling
  • Psychological assessments
  • Psychiatric consultation and referral
  • Clinical supervision and capacity building for counsellors
  • Workplace and organizational mental health programmes
EAPCI Counselling institute in Uganda and Kenya

Become a volunteer

Join our Team

EAPCI operates as a business with purpose, balancing financial sustainability with social responsibility. Our friendly and transparent fee structure ensures that individuals, organisations, and communities can access professional mental health care without financial hardship.

Whether you are seeking professional mental health support, skills-based training, or partnership opportunities, EAPCI welcomes you. Together, we can promote healing, resilience, and healthier communities across East Africa.

Contact us today to learn more about our services, training programmes, or collaborations.

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Meet Our Expert Team

Clemence Byomuhangi

Mental Health and Psychosocial Counselling Psychologist, Clinical Counselling Supervisor & Executive Director EAPCI

Mark Madaba

Clinical Counselling Psychologist at the East African Professional Counselling Institute (EAPCI)