Monica Vega Ciompi (ESP)

Psychotherapist and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) specialist with extensive international field experience across Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, providing support to individuals and communities affected by trauma, violence, displacement, and gender-based violence (GBV) in both humanitarian and development settings. Working across these varied environments has shaped Monica's ability to understand, adapt to, and engage sensitively with a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and operational contexts, and to work professionally in several languages with diverse stakeholders and communities. Her approach is rooted in cultural humility and context-sensitivity and is built in close collaboration with local mental health practitioners, community health workers, and survivor networks, whose knowledge and frameworks are integral to her practice. A proven expert in trauma-informed, culturally contextualised, and gender-sensitive approaches, Monica has led training and capacity-strengthening initiatives across multiple countries that systematically transfer skills to local actors and reinforce national systems rather than substitute them. Her multisectoral collaborations with humanitarian partners prioritise locally-led solutions and the long-term sustainability of MHPSS services.