Trauma-informed counselling

Your healing journey starts here

I'm Nancy E. Lugano, a psychologist and trauma therapist walking with individuals, families, and communities toward healing, resilience, and emotional well-being.

“Restoring dignity. Building resilience. Inspiring hope.”

Nancy E. Lugano
Nancy E. Lugano — Founder
Trauma healing

Support for individuals navigating the effects of adversity.

Marriage & family

Guidance for couples and families through conflict and change.

Grief & loss

Group debriefing sessions for loss, grief, and transition.

Training

Workshops and mentorship for organizations and groups.

Nancy E. Lugano
About Nancy

A psychologist grounded in empathy and faith.

Nancy E. Lugano is a psychologist specialising in trauma, with ten years of experience supporting individuals from adolescence through their sixties. Her practice is grounded in empathy, respect, and the belief that every person has the capacity for growth and restoration.

Her work is shaped by her own journey through a traumatic health challenge, and by her conviction that healing draws on both evidence-based psychological care and spiritual support.

Academic qualifications

  • Higher Diploma in Counselling Psychology — ILU (formerly NIST)
  • Diploma in Business Administration — OUN
  • BA, Counselling Psychology (Marriage & Family) — CUEA
  • MA, Counselling Psychology (Trauma) — Tangaza University
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Hope

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Excellence

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Accountability

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Respect

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Transformation

Her story

A journey she now walks with others

Nancy E. Lugano

Family of origin

Born into a large family of eight, Nancy grew up connected to her family of origin, while quietly navigating struggles that shaped her early development.

A traumatic health challenge

A serious health crisis brought her to the edge of losing herself, testing her mental and emotional resilience.

Healing through safe spaces

Therapy in a non-judgmental, safe space helped her reconnect with her identity, self-awareness, and core values.

A calling to walk with others

That healing journey became the foundation for her work today — walking alongside others as they face family, health, and life-transition trauma.

What I offer

Services offered

Trauma counselling

Individual sessions supporting recovery from adverse experiences across family, health, career, and life-transition trauma.

Online & in-person

Marriage & family counselling

Support for couples and families working through conflict, communication, and connection.

Online & in-person

Drug & substance abuse counselling

Guidance for individuals and families affected by addiction, including recovery and reintegration support.

In-person only

Counselling for life transitions

Support through major life changes — career shifts, relocation, and personal transformation.

Online & in-person

Terminal illness & end-of-life support

Compassionate counselling for patients and families facing serious illness and end-of-life transitions.

In-person only

Aging & old-age challenges

Support for older adults navigating the emotional challenges of aging.

In-person only

Group debriefing — loss & grief

Facilitated group sessions for communities and organizations processing loss and grief.

In-person only

Trainings & mentorship

Workshops for churches, schools, and organizations on trauma-informed care and peer counselling.

On request
Trust & credibility

What clients say

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Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Through a phone call, text message, or email.

Yes, within set ethical guidelines.

Yes, in a structured online format.

Adolescents and above.

Reach out

Let's keep talking.

Whether you're seeking support for yourself, guidance for your family, or training for your organization, I'd love to hear from you.

Phone / WhatsApp
+254 722 497127
Email
nancylugano@gmail.com
Website