Dr. Muma Azeh

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina and a Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with seven years of experience in the United States and 27 years of experience in marriage and parenting in Cameroon, Africa, with the Worldwide Marriage Encounter and the Catholic church.

Accredited to counseling military and their families with vast experience and knowledge in this field—currently a Military and Family Life Counselor at a military base in South Carolina. Served with the faith-based organization as a parenting coach for 12 years. I served as a Behavioral Health Consultant at Brookland Medical Practice, Cayce, South Carolina, and as a Qualified Mental Health Professional at the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Currently, I am a Military Family and Life Counselor in Columbia, SC, and an online Clinical Mental Health Counselor.

Hold a PhD in Psychology and a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling, am a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and am a National Certified Counselor.

Work as a Behavioral Health Consultant with Eau Claire Cooperative Health. Before, I worked at a Crisis Stabilization Unit in a penitentiary department. Invite you to read about my education, background, experience, and counseling approach by clicking on my name above our messages. Check messages a few times daily, Mondays to Fridays, and respond as quickly as possible. During the weekend, I might take a bit longer to respond. Will appreciate your patience during such times. It takes longer during the weekend because I might be helping other clients or performing their duties and responsibilities. The profile’s availability is tentative, so I can arrange a suitable time with my client if requested.

Welcome my client to the counseling session with a smile and encourage them to feel free to tell me about their difficulties, problems, or constraints. Like counseling clients from 13 years and above. Encourage clients not to see themselves as the problem or the disorder but as people with difficulties or suffering from an illness. I treat my client with respect, sensitivity to their core beliefs, and empathy for their issues. I also manage relationship issues and other life experience issues.

Core counseling approach is cognitive-behavioral therapy, but I combine this approach with person-centered, humanistic, psychodynamic, and narrative counseling. I mostly used open-ended questions when dialoguing with clients. These questions are tailored based on the client's needs. Understood that in the helping profession, you must love the career, and I love my career. The helping profession needs courage and determination from the counselor and the client.

The client leaves each session with the feeling:

-listened to

-empathized

-skills and tools to resolve their issues

-homework that will enable them to reflect on their issues.