Jhanille A. Brooks is a Licensed Associate Counselling Psychologist with fifteen years experience in the field. A mental health advocate and lobbyist, she is passionate about building awareness on the importance of being mentally healthy and is keen to see greater improvement in the treatment, care and support for the mentally ill.
She obtained her Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida after being awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. Her professional experience spans work in the areas of clinical therapy; counseling, behavior change; mental health; substance misuse prevention and rehabilitation; homelessness; community development; HIV/AIDS; as well as working with at-risk groups including youths.
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Psychologist, Advocate, Speaker, Author
Psychologist
Therapy is an opportunity to talk about whatever issues are important to the client in a safe, confidential space. Therapy is a collaborative process that requires an active role from both the client and the therapist for change to occur. Jhanille offers both individual and group therapy and has particular training and interest in substance misuse, HIV/AIDS, at-risk youth and boys/men.
Advocate
As founder of the Jamaica Mental Health Advocacy Network (JAMHAN), Jhanille has been heavily involved in lobbying for improved access to mental health services for all Jamaicans as well as raising awareness on mental health. She has worked alongside many non-profit and civil society organizations and government agencies to do so.
Speaker
Jhanille has spent many years educating persons on mental health by conducting training sessions, workshops, media interviews as well as lecturing and creating social media content. Follow her on social media or book her to speak at your next event.
Author
Jhanille has always loved writing, had her own blog, and has written many opinion pieces for local newspapers. Her first book- Metamorphosis, is a passion project birthed through personal experiences married with her professional expertise.
SEE WHAT MY CLIENTS HAVE BEEN SAYING...
Jhanille's advocacy is exemplary. She reached out to me when she saw that our goals were aligned so that I could lend my voice to a cause that I never knew was so important to me until I went through my own mental health challenges. I laud her for her commitment to this project over the years that she has been doing it and for her work to assist everyone with whom she comes in contact to improve their mental health for a better society and a better Jamaica.
In 2020 I lost a loved one and I had absolutely no idea how I was going to survive without them. I eventually reached out to Jhanille and when I say that she is a life saver, she is. She has listened to my issues and found solutions for me to understand my grief and to begin the healing process. Fast forward to four years later I am now able to speak about my grief a lot better than before. Thank you Jhanille for always being there for me!
Metamorphosis
A Practical Guide to Mental and Emotional Transformation
This book is for anyone who is in the cocoon of life; anyone who is hungry for growth, change and improvement. Our metamorphosis will be uncomfortable but this book helps to ease some of that discomfort and puts our pain into perspective. It is the catalyst for change in many areas that you didn’t even know you were struggling in. It matches real-life experiences with evidence-based practices and activities. The insight from a Psychologist is real and down to earth as she has made her fair share of mistakes along her journey and imparts guidance from failures and successes.
