A Call for Empathic Mental Health Professionals

"We need more empathic professionals in mental health care. Not sales men. Remember, people are precious. Let's appeal to their emotions and mental well-being. If they don't know you, how will they trust you? He is already depressed looking at you all dressed up. Think about it. Come to their level. If they are on the floor, sit with them and be silent. Just listen. Mental illness is one of the most misunderstood illnesses." - Martha I. Iyengunmwena(Founder of Iro's Consulting & Counselling Services.

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