Dr Krystal-Jane Verasammy

Dr Krystal-Jane Verasammy is a globally recognised Counselling Psychologist in the field of humanistic and existential psychological therapies. She's the Founder and Managing Director at Therapeutic Spaces Counselling & Psychotherapy Ltd; and the Lead Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor for a team of mental health professionals. An expert in counselling and psychotherapy, she provides individual therapy to children, young people and adults; and offers psychoeducational workshops to communities, NGOs, and corporate agencies.

Dr Verasammy is also a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Commission which aims to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity through advocacy, education, and research initiatives.

• The British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Trinidad and Tobago Association for Psychologists (TTAP)

• Caring for the Patient with Pregnancy Loss: Clinical Tools for Compassionate Care (2021)
• Working Relationally with Divorce and Relationship Breakdown - The Link Center, London, UK (2021)
• The Clinician's Suicide Prevention Summit: Treatment Strategies to Inspire Hope and Save Lives, PESI, UK (2021)
• Suicide First Aid Through Understanding Suicide Intervention - City & Guild, London UK (2021)
• Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Trauma - Public Health England, London, UK (2020)
• The Psychological Effect of Social Distancing and Quarantine on Children - National Association of Social Workers, Tennessee, USA (2020)
• Trauma-related Disorders and the Covid-19 Pandemic - Cognitive-Behaviour Institute, American Psychological Association (2020)
• Self-injury in Youths: A Challenge to Parents - Dey Mar Associates Ltd, Trinidad, W.I. (2019)
• Working Together to Prevent Suicide: Suicide and Treatment Awareness Forum - Dey Mar Associates Ltd, Trinidad, W.I. (2018)
• Gestalt Therapy: Awareness, Contact and The Here and Now - The Minster Centre, London, UK (2018)
• Trauma Counsellors Toolbox: Exercises to Aid Recovery and Healing from Complex Trauma - One in Four (Specialized charity for survivors of child sexual abuse and trauma), London, UK (2016)
• The Dynamics of Suicide - The Minster Centre, London, UK (2015)
• Introduction to Play Therapy Skills - therapeutic interventions for children and young people - Roehampton University, London, UK (2015)
• Specialist Training in Loss, Complicated Grief and Traumatic Bereavement - loss by suicide, miscarriages, murder, abortion, multiple deaths - Wandsworth Bereavement Centre, National Health Service (NHS), London, UK (2014)
• Basic Counselling Course - domestic violence and child sexual abuse - Rape Crisis Society, Trinidad and Tobago (2013)
• Adolescent Suicide Prevention, facilitated by Michael McFarland, Director of Psychological Services, Florida National Guard on how to treat with suicidal teenagers in a therapeutic setting (2012)
• Traumatic Case Management and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) - specialized intervention for communities that experienced the same traumatic incident - Dolly & Associates Psychological Services, Trinidad & Tobago (2012)
• Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) - trained as a first-level respondent to trauma cases by Ragnhild Malnati - Applied Metapsychology International (2012)

• First Class Honours Postgraduate Award Scholarship for Doctorate degree (2013)
• First Class Honours Postgraduate Award Scholarship, for master's degree (2009)

• 3rd International Association of Suicide Prevention Caribbean Regional Conference, 2nd-4th May, 2019, Professor Gerald Hutchinson
• Down Syndrome Family Network, 21st March, 2018, Mr. David Egan, Self-Advocate
• University of Roehampton, Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation (CREST), 28th May, 2015, Professor Mick Cooper
• University of the West Indies, Sociological Division, 28th & 29th June, 2013, Dr. Ronald Marshall
• Down Syndrome Family Network, 21st March, 2013, Ms. Karen Gaffney, International Self-Advocate

• Professor Gerald Hutchinson, Psychiatrist, North Central Regional Health Authority, In-Patient Unit (Psychiatric Unit), 1-868-745-4268, gahrad@gmail.com
• Fitzherbert Glen Niles, CEO, Down Syndrome Family Network, 1 (868) 746-1618, gln669@yahoo.com
• Professor Mick Cooper, Researcher Supervisor/Lecturer, University of Roehampton, 020 8392 3741, mick.cooper@roehampton.ac.uk