Panelists:
- Pastor (Dr.) Ibifubara Omewah is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a Senior Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Heaven’s Glorious Embassy, Plano, TX. Dr. Ibi Omewah has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry and Psychology from Elmira College, Elmira, New York (1979), a Post Graduate Diploma in Theology from Christ the Redeemer Bible College, Nigeria (2003), a Master of Arts Degree in Community Counseling (2009) and Doctorate degree in Counselor Education and Supervision (2015). She is also Certified as a Child Daycare Specialist (2010). She is licensed by Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and is a member of the National Certified Counselors and the American Association of Christian Counselors. In the United States, Dr. Ibi has worked in organizations such as HeadStart of Greater Dallas, Nexus Recovery Center, Hope’s Door- Domestic Shelter, LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare Center (now known as Metrocare), Zoom Counseling and Rehab, and Abundance of Hope Counseling Center as Counselor intern /Counselor and as an Adjunct Instructor in the RCCGNA Bible College and Seminary. Pastor Ibi is dedicated in counseling, preaching, teaching, and mentoring. Dr. Ibi currently owns a private practice – Odein Counselling and Rehab LLC – a practice that incorporates faith-based counseling to those that desire Christian Counseling. She is a multicultural counselor that works with children, teens, men, and women with assorted mental health issues, including clients recovering from substance abuse, the mentally ill and the homeless (since 2008). As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Dr. Ibi uses a holistic approach – integrating mind, body, and spirit in applying a Cognitive Behavioral Methodology to treat Depression, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Anger management, Grief & Loss, Self-Esteem Issues, Stress management, Christian Pre-marital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Parenting, Addiction, Domestic violence, ADHD, etc. Dr. Ibi provides outpatient services in a safe and quiet office environment and in-home psychotherapy to children and families, especially children in foster care settings
- Pastor Tunde Adenola, a civil engineer, is the senior pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Living Waters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pastor Tunde is also a licensed mental health counselor supervisor (NCLCMHC-S) and has a private practice, Rehobeth Family Counseling Services in Greensboro. His focus of practice includes marriage and family counseling; anxiety and depression; grief and loss issues; anger management and post-traumatic stress disorder issues.
- Catherine Anyaegbunam started as a registered Nurse from Nigeria and has been working as a RN, starting from nursing home, working with geriatrics, and then moved to Mental Health Nursing in the US. She is currently employed at the Behavioral Hospital in Fort Worth Texas, a position she has been holding for 6 years. She currently graduated as a Psychiatrist Mental Health Nurse practitioner and her vision is to enlighten people in the community and make mental health accessible to many people.
- Dr. Funto Oyewole is a licensed clinical psychologist with Hopestead Counseling Services She has over ten years of experience working with at a special division of a women’s jail, a state psychiatric hospital, and a university. Dr. Oyewole is also an ordained minister at RCCG, International Chapel, Long Island, New York.