Ready When You Are
About Thriving in Safe Places
A Practice Built on Compassion, Evidence and Twenty-Five Years in the Field
We believe everyone deserves a space where healing, growth and self-discovery can genuinely take root. Here is the story of how that belief became a practice.
25+ Years
In public health & humanitarian work
Our Founder
Rose Nyakato Kiiza
Public Health Specialist, Counselling Psychologist and Sociologist, and the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Thriving in Safe Places.
Rose has spent more than twenty-five years in international development and humanitarian work, much of it in communities across Uganda where mental wellness support was scarce and often stigmatised. That work took her into boardrooms and rural homesteads alike, and in both places she kept meeting the same truth: people were carrying pain they had never been given room to put down.
She founded Thriving in Safe Places to build that room. Her focus throughout her career has centred on child protection, women's empowerment, mentoring and career coaching, and community led development, and those same priorities now shape how this practice treats every client who walks through the door: with dignity first, and judgement never.
Rose leads a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, social workers, medical doctors, career coaches and mentors, coordinating care that treats the whole person rather than a single symptom.
Mission
We believe mental wellness is a right for everyone, delivered with respect through holistic healing, professional collaboration and capacity building. We help individuals, families, institutions and communities turn challenges into resilience and growth, building this with the people we serve and empowering them as partners in creating safe spaces where every person can flourish.
Vision
A world where mental wellness is achieved by everyone, with respect and without judgement. Together we transform communities into safe places where every person can flourish.
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Confidentiality First
Every conversation stays within these walls, so trust has room to grow from the very first session.
Strategic Objectives
Where We Are Focusing Our Energy
Five commitments that guide every programme we build and every partnership we accept.
Empowerment and Resilience Building
Enable individuals, families, groups and communities to uncover and strengthen their inherent abilities to cope with complex personal, social and professional challenges, fostering resilience and self-efficacy.
Professional Network Development
Establish and nurture a strong, collaborative network of mental wellness and psychological professionals dedicated to delivering holistic, integrated support systems for individuals, families and communities.
Institutional and Corporate Capacity Building
Partner with institutions and corporate organisations to design and implement sustainable mental wellness frameworks, ensuring workplaces and service providers are equipped to support psychological wellbeing and care.
Workplace Wellness Programming
Develop and deliver comprehensive wellness programmes for employees to address stress, burnout and workplace pressures, while supporting post-employment transitions that help individuals rediscover their potential.
Community-Centered Healing Initiatives
Promote inclusive, community led healing approaches that integrate cultural, social and spiritual dimensions of care, ensuring mental wellness services are accessible, relevant and empowering across diverse populations.
Our Goals
What We Are Working Toward
Holistic healingFostering personal transformation that addresses mind, body and circumstance together.
Emotional resiliencePromoting mental wellness that holds steady under everyday pressure.
Purpose and balanceSupporting individuals and communities as they rediscover both.
Stronger systemsBuilding partnerships that strengthen mental wellness awareness and care across Uganda.
Who We Serve
Every Door We Open
Individuals seeking personal growth and healing
People recovering from drug or alcohol dependence
Individuals recovering from trauma
People facing post-employment distress and career challenges
Groups and families navigating emotional challenges
Institutions, companies and organisations building resilient communities
Young people and adults seeking mentorship and direction
Beyond the Practice
Where Our Work Has Taken Us
Community work, institutional training and quiet moments of growth, all part of the same commitment.
