NASALIFYA
Nasalifya Namwinga
Founder, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Research Lead, PhD Student
Nasalifya Namwinga (She/Her) is a Zambian woman who was raised in the (Swansea, Wales) UK and (kirikiriroa/Hamilton) New Zealand and now resides in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). Her migration journey and lived experience of mental ill health inspired to pursue a mission to create spaces where those marginalised could access world-class mental health and wellbeing services. In 2018, she founded Pola Psychology (now Pola Practice).
Nasalifya provides consultation with a specialisation in culturally responsive mental health service delivery, executive coaching from an intersectional perspective and is pursuing a PhD exploring how generative AI can be leveraged to deliver training to mental health practitioners to more culturally responsive. She on boards for arts and health organisations and has a keen interest in the intersection between art and well-being.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Faculty of Information Technology | Monash University
Masters Degree in Applied Psychology (First Class) | 2016 | University of Waikato
Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology | 2016 | University of Waikato
Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Criminology | 2013 | University of Auckland
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