Ms Pema Latsho
Associate Lecturer
Pema Latsho is an Associate Lecturer with expertise in counselling, mental health and student wellbeing. She holds a Master of Arts in Counselling and a Graduate Diploma in Community Counselling from the University of Canberra, Australia, and a Bachelor of Education in Primary Education from Paro College of Education.
She began her career as a schoolteacher in 2007 and joined Paro College of Education in 2014. Her professional practice includes individual and group counselling, helping students explore their needs and access appropriate support. Her work connects educational experience with counselling approaches that support students’ personal and academic wellbeing.
Her scholarly contributions address happiness, wellbeing and mental health in Bhutanese higher education within the framework of Gross National Happiness. She has contributed to frameworks, operational resources and evaluation planning for Happiness and Wellbeing Centres across the Royal University of Bhutan. Her publications and professional resources also encompass student wellbeing support and counselling and guidance training for education consultancy and placement firms in Bhutan.
