Our Team

Narratives of Loss is an initiative by Dr. Susan Schlachter, née Kinyany.

Susan is a highly qualified Health & Counselling Psychologist (Chartered, British Psychological Society, BPS, UK and Full Member of Kenya Psychological Association) who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to support your unique grieving process, emotional well-being and life journey.

She is educated in Kenya, Switzerland, USA & UK.

Summary of Relevant Work Experience

Susan has worked in the UK as a Lecturer (Master’s Degree Programme in Refugee Care) at the University of Essex. She has also worked with the following organisations in the UK: The British Refugee Council in Brixton (Asylum Seekers & Refugees); (Homelessness); Helen Bamber Foundation in London (Survivors of Trafficking, Human Rights Abuses, & Torture); WGN Rape Crisis Centre (Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence), London; Positive East, (HIV+ Support) London; IAPT NHS (Anxiety & Depression), London.

Certificates & Diplomas

  • Susan has certificates and diplomas in French & German (Le Manoir, La Neuveville, Switzerland);
  • Executive Secretaryship (Ecole Lemania, Lausanne, Switzerland);
  • Reflexology (The Bayly School of Reflexology London, UK);
  • Palliative Care (Nairobi Hospice, Nairobi, Kenya);
  • Reiki 1,2 & 3 (Usui Shiki Ryoho, Nairobi, Kenya);
  • Grief Educator Certification (David Kessler Training, USA).

Awards and Degrees:

  • BA Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, (USIU-A, Nairobi, Kenya, 2004);
  • BA International Relations, Summa Cum Laude, (USIU-A, Nairobi, Kenya, 2004);
  • USIU-A Top Student in Psychology Year 2004;
  • MSc. Health Psychology, Distinction, (North Central University, AZ, USA, 2006),
  • MA Refugee Care, Distinction, (University of Essex, UK, 2010);
  • Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, CPsychol, (City University London, 2017).
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Susan’s partner and husband of 28 years Norbert Schlachter passed away from glioblastoma multiforme (terminal brain cancer) in 2013, after a harrowing 2 years’ experience, during which time she was his sole caregiver. 

He was 46 years old and left behind two teenage children, Gilles & Kyra; now young adults.

Susan is an avid reader, who also enjoys walking with her dogs, decorating, cooking and gardening during her spare time.