Deborah Odumusi

Mental health and community support professional with over four years of experience working with children, youth, and adults experiencing trauma, psychiatric conditions, developmental challenges, and complex psychosocial needs. Background includes hospital, community, and residential-style environments, combining counselling training with frontline support delivery. Professional roles include Mental Health Counsellor, Trauma Counsellor, Youth and Community Support Worker, and current part-time Counselling Associate with Counselling For All. Experience covers behavioural observation, crisis intervention, care plan implementation, emotional regulation support, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, families, and external service providers. Holds a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Guidance and Counselling, with certifications in First Aid, Naloxone Administration, and trauma-informed care. Practice is grounded in trauma-informed, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented approaches, with consistent focus on safety, stability, and client progress.