About me
Where literature meets therapy, reading assumes a purpose beyond information and entertainment. It becomes a space for reflection, emotional expression, meaning-making and human connection. This understanding lies at the centre of my professional and academic journey.
Zambia is not a country without readers. People engage with literature in classrooms, libraries, religious spaces, book clubs, digital platforms and everyday life. The opportunity, therefore, is not simply to promote a reading culture, but to broaden how reading is understood and intentionally used. Bibliotherapy allows literature to be recognised as a valuable resource for reflection, dialogue and mental wellbeing.
My aim is to advance awareness, research and dialogue on bibliotherapy in Zambia and to make it more visible as a counselling intervention that can complement existing mental-health promotion and prevention efforts. Despite the interventions already in place, individuals and communities continue to experience considerable psychological and emotional distress. Bibliotherapy deserves a clearer place within conversations about responsive and accessible approaches to wellbeing.
This website does not offer counselling, diagnosis or treatment, and it does not invite anyone to book a therapy session.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, Bibliotherapy University of Zambia
- Master of Science in Counselling University of Zambia
- Master of Arts in Human Resource Management Copperbelt University
- Bachelor of Library and Information Studies University of Zambia
- Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching Evelyn Hone College
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A shared conversation
Literature scholars, librarians, mental-health practitioners, educators and book lovers all have a place in this conversation. Their combined knowledge and experience can help explore how literature may be used responsibly to encourage reflection, strengthen emotional awareness and support mental wellness.
My vision is for bibliotherapy to become a recognised, ethically grounded and culturally responsive area of knowledge and practice in Zambia. I envision universities, libraries, counselling services and other institutions engaging with its possibilities through research, education, professional collaboration and carefully developed interventions.
By connecting Zambia’s reading culture and local experiences with the wider international bibliotherapy conversation, I hope to contribute to a future in which the country does not merely encounter bibliotherapy, but participates meaningfully in shaping how it is understood and developed.