Penelope Curling

Penelope Curling is a clinical psychologist. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of traumatic stress, humanitarian aid work, community psychology as well as clinical psychology and psychotherapy. After many years working as a UN staff member and in NGOs, Penelope is currently working as an international consultant in the field of staff care in the international aid work sector. She provides coaching and consultations on staff welfare, facilitate trainings and workshops with a particular focus on traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, stress management and resiliency building, providing mission support to field offices and individual counselling including post-disaster trauma interventions, as well as writing of policies and guidelines of practice.

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ……. We are all meant to shine, as children do. ….. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same …...”

– Marianne Williamson

Penelope Curling