Mr. Darrel Daven Lourdes

Ordinary Board Member

Darrel graduated with certification in family therapy, trained and supervised by David Hong, a family therapist with 30 years of clinical experiences, graduate diploma in multigenerational family therapy, trained and supervised by the master family therapist, Prof Dr. Maurizio Andolfi from Italy. He is one of the co-directors and founders of Andolfi Family Therapy Centre, Kuala Lumpur, which was established in 2020 with the mission to promote multi-generational family therapy in Malaysia.

Darrel is an excellent trainer in relational and systemic work. He has been invited to be the speaker and trainer to conduct workshops on a range of topics on family therapy to the public, university students, medical professionals as well as employees from the corporate setting. His rich background as the Human Resource Director from big corporations such as Shell and Intell has made him a great family therapist, leader, strategist and advocate for organisational and systemic achievement. His heart for family roots strongly for the underprivileged communities by providing pro-bono family therapy services to them on a regular basis. 

Darrel is a loving father of three wonderful adult sons. He loves dog and misses his dog when he travels around the world for work. Working as a family therapist and learning how to do it better is his favourite hobby. Besides that, he also enjoys reading, diving, motorbike riding, working out, travelling, collecting and consuming wine, and having engaging conversations with friends and family.