About Us
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“I am because you are.”
Baho Smile Institute (BSI) is a psychotherapeutic and research center promoting healthy relationships, positive parenting, and purposeful living. BSI advances culturally sensitive approaches to wellbeing and breaking the cycle of trauma.
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Our story
Who we are
Baho Smile Institute (BSI) is a psychotherapeutic and research center founded in 2019 by a psychologist and psychotherapist committed to promoting healthier, more fulfilling lives. BSI believes that healthy relationships, positive parenting, and a strong sense of purpose are essential foundations for positive living, emotional well-being, and resilience in the face of stress and trauma.
BSI is dedicated to being a catalyst for culturally responsive and community-based approaches that promote healing, strengthen families, foster personal vitality, and help break the intergenerational cycle of trauma. Through psychotherapy, research, and community engagement, BSI supports individuals, families, and communities in building healthier relationships and thriving lives.
Our Vision
To have a community where people feel happy, resilient and have the purpose in life.
Our Mission
To be the activists of positive relationships, positive parenting and positive growth.
Our Motto
Nothing in life makes sense without a smile.
Our work
Foundations for a flourishing life
Healthy relationships, positive parenting and a strong sense of purpose guide everything we do — from caring for individuals and families to training professionals and serving communities.
Psychotherapy, psychiatry and neuropsychology, telemedicine, and psychological assessment for persons, couples and families.
Premarital Preparation Program, Love & Flourishing Retreat and Love & Life Purpose Therapy to help couples flourish together.
Our Gratitude Parenting Program and pre- and postpartum counselling help parents raise happier, more resilient children.
CPD recognized by Rwanda Allied Health Professionals, postgraduate programs and trainings in psychotherapy, parenting science and family well-being.
Research on trauma, relationships and digital interventions, and workplace wellbeing programs for institutions and companies.
Public education and awareness campaigns that reduce stigma and connect families with the care they need.
What to expect from us?
We provide romantic relationship skills, positive parenting skills, work stress management and trauma healing.