After more than 50 years of international isolation, the recent history of psychology and counselling in Myanmar has been a tragic one. The country’s isolation had caused huge damage to higher education in Myanmar. The field of psychology suffered the most as it was relegated to a very low status. This might be because the government considered it as a threat to their authority. Thus, many citizens are not confident with the quality and integrity of the psychology field in Myanmar (Hwan, 2019). In short, the long period of isolation had made a huge impact on the profession of psychology, and the consequences are still very much evident today. Most of the documented psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions have been provided by various non-governmental and community-based organizations, often by lay providers or community health workers (Risso-Gill et al. 2014).