Brenda Anyango Belgium/Kenya
Brenda Anyango is an independent clinical psychologist, behavioural therapist, speaker, and space creator working under the name SemaNami, meaning “talk to me” in her mother tongue, Swahili.
Brenda Anyango is an independent clinical psychologist, behavioural therapist, speaker, television personality, working under the name SemaNami - meaning “talk to me” in Swahili. As a Black psychologist, her work focuses on the intersection of mental health and social justice, supporting individuals who are systemically marginalized through a contextual, creative, and culturally responsive approach. She is the founder of Healing Movements, a holistic therapeutic practice that integrates talk therapy with body-based methods and collective healing.
Meet the other speakers
Jolien Posthumus
Jolien Posthumus has a background in applied arts, art history, and trauma-sensitive mindfulness, and supports organisations in developing cultures of care through arts-based interventions.
Tessa Kerre
Tessa Kerre is Head of the department Hematology and Full Professor at Ghent University Hospital, and a leading researcher in immunotherapy, stem-cell transplantation, and patient-centred care.
Nieke Koek
Nieke Koek is an interdisciplinary artist who works with the body as a source of knowledge in healthcare and research contexts, using art to deepen communication and insight in care.
Junior Akwety
Junior Akwety is a Belgian-Congolese multidisciplinary artist who works across music, theatre, and pedagogy, using collective creation as a space for care, memory, and community building.
@ The conference
Brenda Anyango will be present on Thursday afternoon during her workshop 'Healing Movement' but also on Friday morning during the welcoming Healing Movement session and the panel discussion together with Jolien Posthumus & others.
