Meera Vohora: Humanity First; Working with Refugees

Meera Vohora is a pluralistic counsellor, grief and loss specialist  and refugee support volunteer with Care4Calais. She holds a Master’s in Refugee Care from the University of Essex, where her training was rooted in a psychosocial approach — one that views psychological wellbeing as inseparable from social, cultural, political, and relational contexts. Born in Kenya of Indian heritage and later moving to the UK, Meera’s own experiences of identity, belonging, and cultural dislocation inform her professional work. Her practice today centres on trauma-informed, relational approaches that recognise grief, resilience, and the full humanity of her clients.

 

To register for Meera’s NCPS Lunchtime Learning webinar: Events | NCPS

 

Further Reading / Influences:

Boss, P (2010) Bereavement Care: Ambiguous Loss: Learning how to live with Unresolved Grief. https://www.bereavementjournal.org/index.php/berc/article/view/778

 

Doka, K. J. (1999). Disenfranchised grief. Bereavement care, 18(3), 37-39.

 

Papadopoulos, R. K. (2002). Refugees, home and trauma. In R. K. Papadopoulos (Ed.), Therapeutic Care for Refugees: No Place Like Home. London: Karnac. Tavistock Clinic Series.

 

Zephaniah, B (2011) Refugee boy. Bloomsbury Publishing

 

UNHCR: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. Unhcr.org

 

Care4Calais: care4calais.org

 

Refugee Action: refugee-action.org.uk