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Nairobi, Kenya · Mental health & wellness

FungukaA Safe Space to Open Up
Clinical Methodology

The Funguka Five-Part Framework

Preserved exactly across every workshop, training, and group therapy circle. Never reordered, never retitled, never delivered without structured time allocation.

01

Open

15 mins

Opening the room and setting ground rules. Creating psychological containment and zero-judgment boundaries.

Structured safety
02

Awareness

25–30 mins

Naming what is happening, without euphemism. Physiological and somatic indicators of chronic stress and trauma.

Structured safety
03

Insight

15–20 mins

Moving from the general to the personal. Connecting unexamined pressures and environmental cues to current struggle.

Structured safety
04

Tools

20–25 mins

Practised in the room, not handed out on paper. Grounding techniques, Stress First Aid check-ins, and boundary scripts.

Structured safety
05

Close

10–15 mins

Referral pathways and next steps. Down-regulating the nervous system, debriefing, and ensuring safe continuation.

Structured safety
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