Theresa

Theresa Ekwale, PhD

Associate Counseling Psychologist

“I believe that meaningful change begins with awareness. Therapy is not about fixing individuals, but about understanding patterns, building healthier responses, and creating sustainable personal growth. Every individual has the capacity to improve their emotional well-being with the right structure, guidance, and commitment.”

About Me

I am a counselling psychologist committed to helping individuals, couples, and adolescents navigate emotional challenges with clarity, resilience, and purpose. As the author of My Mental Health, I bring both clinical expertise and a practical, experience-driven perspective to my work. I provide a safe, structured, and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts, understand behavioural patterns, and develop healthier ways of thinking and relating. I work with adolescents facing emotional and behavioural challenges, couples seeking to strengthen their relationships, and individuals dealing with anxiety, stress, trauma, and life transitions. My focus is to help clients move from confusion to clarity, from instability to control, and from survival to meaningful growth.

Approach

My approach is practical, structured, and tailored to each individual. I integrate: • Cognitive and behavioral techniques to reshape thought patterns • Schema-focused therapy to address deep-rooted emotional cycles • Emotional intelligence development to improve self-awareness and relationships Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. I guide clients through understanding their internal patterns while equipping them with tools they can apply in everyday life. Between sessions, I provide: • Practical exercises • Reflection prompts • Behavioral strategies This ensures therapy leads to measurable progress, not just conversation.
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Basic Information

Services

• Anxiety and emotional regulation • Adolescent behavioural and developmental challenges • Relationship and marital issues • Stress and burnout • Trauma and emotional healing • Personal development and identity growth • Conflict resolution • Parenting challenges

Services Offered:

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    Addiction Counselling

    Counselling specifically focused on substance use or behavioural addictions, addressing the psychological drivers and patterns of dependence.

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    Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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    Online Counselling

    Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.

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    Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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    Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

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    Social Work

    A profession that supports individuals and families with mental health, welfare, housing, and access to community resources.

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    Spiritual or Faith-Based Counselling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

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    Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

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    Rehabilitation

    Structured programmes that help people recover functioning after addiction, injury, or severe mental illness through therapy, skills training, and ongoing support.

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    Psychiatry

    A branch of medicine specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions, including the prescribing of medication.

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Works With:

  • •Adolescents
  • •All ages
  • •Adults
  • •Children
  • •Communities
  • •Couples
  • •Elderly
  • •Groups
  • •Parents
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

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    Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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    Depression

    A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.

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    Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

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    Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

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    PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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    Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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    Men's Issues

    Psychological challenges commonly experienced by men, including difficulty expressing emotions, anger, relationship struggles, fatherhood pressures, and societal expectations of masculinity.

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    Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

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    Young Adult Issues

    The unique psychological challenges of emerging adulthood (18–25), including identity formation, independence, relationship navigation, and finding direction.

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Professional Title:

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    Associate Counseling Psychologist

    A psychologist completing supervised practice toward full registration as a counseling psychologist.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctorate

Ignaitus Ajuru University of Education

Master of Arts in Educational Psychology

Masters

Ignatius Ajuru

Service Area

Nima Suites

In-person & Online

Rumuodomaya, Rivers

Nigeria

Also serving online:

Port Harcourt · Abuja · Lagos