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About Us
Integrating Behaviour, Economics, and Leadership
Founded in Botswana in 2000, Psychologists Botswana integrates clinical psychology, behavioural science, and applied economics to support individuals, organisations, and national development.
A Calling to Serve
Psychologists Botswana was built out of necessity.
In the mid-1990s, Botswana had no qualified clinical psychologists. At a time when the country was developing economically and institutionally, access to structured behavioural and mental health support was limited.
What began as academic curiosity became conviction.
While studying Economics and Business Administration at Yale University, Dr Kefentse Mzwinila encountered psychology as a new way of understanding life, decision-making, and human behaviour. Rather than abandon one discipline for the other, he pursued both, recognising that economic development and human development are inseparable.
In the earliest years, Dr Mzwinila worked in Botswana’s largest government hospital (Princess Marina Hospital) and served in the military. Soon after, individual, couples, family, and corporate engagements and services followed.
The work that was in the early days was primarily personal and direct:-
- Mental health assessment
- Behavioural and emotional assessment
- Trauma and crisis care
- Marital and relational support
- Family conflict intervention
- Financial Counselling
- Corporate – Transformation Impact Management
- Corporate – Organisational Restructuring
- Corporate – Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
- Corporate – Applied Research
- Corporate – Leadership Assessment and Development
Each case revealed something deeper. Emotional well-being was not isolated. It was interconnected with work environments, financial stability, leadership structures, and broader societal systems.
Then, Psychologists Botswana was formally established in 2000, grounded in this simple belief.
“If you strengthen the individual, you strengthen the nation.”
Clinical Psychology
Evidence-based psychological assessment and therapeutic support designed to strengthen emotional resilience, behavioural clarity, and personal stability for individuals, couples, families, and senior leaders.
Organisational & Leadership Advisory
Behavioural science applied to leadership development, executive decision-making, workplace dynamics, and institutional governance. Designed to support organisations navigating complexity, transformation, and strategic growth.
Applied Economics & Institutional Advisory
Integrating behavioural science with economic systems thinking to support organisational strategy, governance frameworks, research insight, and infrastructure performance.
Seeing the Larger Pattern
Over time, a pattern became unmistakable.
Many of the stressors and triggers individuals carried home each day originated in the workplace. Leadership instability, unresolved conflict, economic strain, and organisational dysfunction were shaping families and communities.
If psychology remained confined to the therapy room, its impact would be limited.
However, if behavioural science could be applied where both micro and macro economic decisions affect hundreds (or even thousands) of people, the societal impact could multiply.
Thus, Psychologists Botswana started to support corporate Botswana.
This was not a departure from service; it was an expansion of it.
Clinical Psychology
Evidence-based psychological assessment, therapy, and behavioural support designed to strengthen individual resilience and emotional well-being.
Behavioural Science
Applying scientific insight into human decision-making, behaviour patterns, and cognitive processes to improve personal and organisational outcomes.
Leadership Development
Structured psychological insight supporting executives and leaders to strengthen judgement, stability, and decision-making under pressure.
Organisational Transformation
Behavioural analysis applied to institutional systems, workplace dynamics, and governance structures to improve organisational performance.
Applied Economics Insight
Integrating economic thinking with behavioural science to understand how financial pressure, incentives, and decision environments influence human behaviour.
Financial Behaviour & Resilience
Supporting individuals and families to develop healthier financial behaviour patterns that reinforce long-term stability and wellbeing.
Integrating Behaviour, Economics, and Leadership
Psychological resilience could not be separated from financial stability, and this insight led to a critical expansion of the practice.
Bridget Mzwinila, with a background in accounting and financial advisory, joined the practice to strengthen the bridge between behavioural science and financial systems.
Bridget is a personal financial advisor and behavioural finance specialist bringing over a decade of experience supporting individuals and organisations in navigating complex financial decisions with clarity and confidence. Bridget’s works at the intersection of financial planning and human behaviour, recognising that sustainable financial health is as much about mindset and decision-making as it is about numbers.
Her expertise added a structured financial dimension to the clinical and organisational interventions already in place.
Psychologists Botswana evolved to operate at the intersection of:
The integration of these disciplines ENABLED the practice to support:
The guiding belief remains consistent:
When Behavioral Sciences, leadership dynamics, and Applied Economics are aligned, institutional performance improves exponentially.
As Botswana’s needs evolved, so did the practice.
Through leadership in national service, public policy, infrastructure development, and strategic governance, the principles of behavioural science have been applied at the national and international scale, shaping systems that influence daily life across Botswana.
Having supported individuals, organisations, and institutions across nearly every major sector of the economy, Psychologists Botswana has expanded into South Africa. The organisation serves a dynamic and complex market while maintaining the same foundational commitment of
Yet the foundation remains unchanged:
Empower the individual. Strengthen the institution. Advance the nation.
A Practice Built on Trust and a Track Record to Prove It
Since 2000, Psych Bots Consulting has partnered with some of Botswana’s most prominent institutions, from national government ministries and state-owned enterprises to leading universities and financial institutions. These aren’t one-off engagements. Many of our institutional partnerships have run for multiple years, with organisations returning for expanded scopes of work.
2016 – 2017
Botswana Housing Corporation
Psychosocial & financial counselling during restructuring
2017 – 2022
Mascom Wireless
5-year Employee Assistance Programme
2018
Botho University
Transformation & retrenchment counselling
2020 – 2021
SEZA & Geoflux
EAP & group counselling
2022
Ministry of Green Technology
1-year EAP contract
2022
Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund
EAP — individual, group & psychoeducation
2024
BIHL Group (via YPBC)
Comprehensive employee wellness programme
"Displayed a high level of professionalism, commitment and willingness to go the extra mile."
Botswana Housing Corporation
"Their service has been satisfactory — appointed on a five-year contract to serve employees throughout Botswana."
Mascom Wireless
Trusted by
Botswana Housing Corporation
Botho University
BTC
Mascom Wireless
Geoflux
Botswana Housing Corporation
Botho University
BTC
Mascom Wireless
Geoflux
Ministry of Green Technology
Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund
BIHL Group
SEZA
Ministry of Green Technology
Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund
BIHL Group
SEZA
Ministry of Green Technology
Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund
Our Leadership Team
Professionals bringing together clinical psychology, behavioural science, economics, and financial insight to support individuals, organisations, and national development.
Founder & Principal Psychologist
Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila
Clinical & Organisational Psychologist · Executive Development Coach · Senior Economist
A clinical psychologist and senior economist operating at the intersection of behavioural science, economics, governance, and institutional leadership. His practice has supported over 15,000 individuals and 50+ corporate mandates since 2000.
Formerly Member of Parliament, Minister of Lands and Water Affairs, and Acting President of the Republic of Botswana — experience that deeply informs his executive coaching approach.
"When human factors are aligned with tangible economic variables and institutional strategy, sustainable success follows."
15,000+
Individuals supported
50+
Institutional mandates
25+
Years in practice
2000
Practice established
Our Advisory Team
Professionals bringing together clinical psychology, behavioural science, economics, and financial insight to support individuals, organisations, and national development.
Andy Newman
SEO
Alicia Keys
Marketing Director
Mike Divor
Finance
Patricia Ralph
Designer
Empower the Individual. Strengthen the Institution.
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