Our team
Seeds of Hope and Healing is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the training, development and ongoing support of psychological trauma care teams among refugees and IDPs from the Burma conflict and those of the Burma diaspora.
Rev. Stephen Price, President and CEO
Stephen is pastor of 1st Baptist Church of Hyattsville Maryland USA. He is also a trained pastoral psychotherapist with over 40 years of experience working with perpetrators and victims of interpersonal and human inflicted violence and trauma.
Stephen’s first visit to Burma was to Chin State in 2019 when he taught workshops in pastoral care for Baptist pastors in Hakha and the surrounding area. Out of conversations with those pastors and church leaders came a growing awareness of the intergenerational trauma suffered by the ethnic peoples of Burma.
Kept by Covid and the junta activity from returning to Burma sooner, he spent time studying taking courses, and developing a model to deal with this trauma. Invited to return and work with both Chin and Karen refugees in 2024, he began fine tuning that model for this task.
Stephen believes that all trauma care is a conversation between the care giver and those being helped. Caregivers should be attentive and quick to respond to cultural, contextual and individual needs.
In creating Seeds of Hope and Healing he hopes that caring for those with severe human caused trauma will be an integral and lasting part of Burma’s next steps.
Tansy Kadoe, Associate for Karen Programs
Tansy Kadoe is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary Southwest in the State of Arizona.
Born and raised in Myanmar (Burma), she came to America for higher education, graduating from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and later from Grand Canyon University with a Master of Business Administration in Leadership.
Her impetus for entering the field of marriage and family therapy was driven by close association with refugees, who fled Myanmar to escape a repressive government, and found it difficult overcoming many challenges posed in their American homeland.
Tansy is passionate about helping people from all walks of life and believes that everyone has inherent self-worth and is divinely created for a purpose.
Hlalum Helen Thangmatu, Associate for Chin Programs
Hlalum Helen ThangMatu is a Licensed Social Work Mental Health Counselor. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Master of Social Work from Indiana University - University of Indiana (IUPUI), in the state of Indiana.
Hlalum was born in Matupi, Chinstate, Burma but moved to India at a very young age and came to the United States of America as a teenager.
Hlalum found her calling in mental health field when she noticed barriers in obtaining mental help within her Burmese community. This prompted Hlalum to pursue Master's program in Social Work - Mental health concentration. Hlalum began her professional career as a Mental Health Counselor after her graduation. She is now serving clients from diverse populations in Indianapolis, Indiana.
As a member of Seeds of Hope and Healing, Hlalum hopes to bring peace and healing to the minds of victims affected by the crisis in Burma.
