The story of Paul Boyle

Paul Boyle, a graduate of theology, came to Africa in his early twenties and spent much of his life here and in the Middle East working in conflict and war zones. (The Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi). Having seen, experienced and lived through the worst atrocities known to man for over 20 years, he succumbed to severe trauma and CPTSD. He returned to Europe, seeking interventions that could heal his fragile and vulnerable state of mind. None worked. He trained as a therapist himself in Ireland in 1997 and graduated in Development Studies in Kimmage, Dublin. He worked tirelessly towards creating a programme that would prove successful and have a lasting impact on those who need healing from trauma and PTSD. In 2001 he founded a Trauma Healing Programme for Leaders in North and South Sudan known as Healing the Healers: A New Hope for Africa, and in 2006 he launched Holistic Trauma Healing. Albain Company was launched in 2007 in Kenya.

The Wounded Healer

Paul provides training in stress management and trauma healing and awareness across the world. He has worked for SOS Children’s Villages International for 13 years in the East African Region (10 countries) as the Psycho-Social Support Consultant. He has also worked for Catholic Relief Services for nine years in six countries – Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, NE Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic. The vast majority of Paul’s time has been spent in Northern and Southern Sudan since 1992 with numerous organisations. Paul has worked with multiple organisations, corporates and governmental agencies worldwide, teaching and sharing his unique insight into the causes and effects of stress and trauma and how to deal with it. He has unique experience in dealing with the Syrian-Iraqi refugee crisis, having worked in Greece, Macedonia, Hungary and Serbia. He has also worked in Haiti, Latin America, Italy, Ukraine and the Middle East in Lebanon and Syria. 

Paul has tremendous experience in working with Ministries of Defense, Intelligence Staff, Police Officers and various other Security Actors and First Responders. He trains across the board from senior generals, military medical personnel and soldiers with various ranks and responsibilities. His leadership workshops are tailored to suit senior government officials, traditional chiefs and elders, government administrators, religious and civil leaders, as well as corporate executives, managers and supervisors. 

Over the last couple of years, he has gained tremendous insight in working with violent extremism in Somalia, Kenya and North Eastern Nigeria. Paul has had over 30 years of experience in this field and is a well-known international consultant in trauma healing and awareness.