Contact number:    +234 809 267 0167; +234 803 761 8399

This Department provides on counseling, psychotherapy and rehabilitation services for the psychologically, mentally and emotionally wounded such as the drug/alcohol addicts, various abuses, children with behavioral issues, family in crisis, etc.  It runs psychological tests for candidates for priesthood and religious life as well as other individuals.  There are programs for formators, leaders, priests, religious and lay people.  Among these are:  psychological assessment of candidates for priestly and religious life, psychotherapy and counselling; family therapy and marriage counselling, management of drug/Alcohol addiction; persons with behavioral misconducts; school drop outs; spiritual direction, and helping people find orientation and direction in life.

The Courses We Offer at Our Counselling Centre:

1. Forgiveness and Healing of Memory
2. Trauma Management and Therapy
3. Handling Losses, Bereavement and Grief Therapy
4. Psychosexual Maturity and Integration (For Priests, Religious and Lay Faithful)
5. Ageing with Joy and Gratitude
6. Human Development and Healing the Child Within (The Inner Child)
7. Midlife Crisis, Transition and Integration
8. Community Dynamics, Development and Growth
9. Anger Management and Conflict Resolution
10. Use of Psychology and Psychological Tests in the Formation of the Candidates
11. Formation and the Person of the Formator
12. Leadership Training and Interpersonal Relationships
13. Enneagram, Myers Brigg, Temperament
14. The Influence of the Family Background and Modernism on the Formation of the Candidates and On the Religious Life
15. Psychological Assessment/Evaluation in the Formation House
16. Management of Group Dynamics for varied Groups
17. Deepening of Faith of the Youth
18. Sexuality for the Children and Adolescents
19. Discernment of Vocation and Choice of Life
20. Communication Skills and Developing Boundaries in Relationships
21. The Art of Spiritual Direction/Accompaniment and Healthy Boundaries
22. Psycho-theological Model of Formation
23. Accompaniment, Vocation Promotion and Sustainability
24. Culture and Gender Sensitivities in Formation Process
25. Psychological Formation of the Formators
26. Developing and Sustaining Genuine Motivation for Religious Life
27. Formation to Resilience and its Contributions to Apostolic Effectiveness
28. Personal integration in the pursuit of Holiness
29. Psychological Implications of Child Abuse/Child Protection
30. Healing the scars of Emotional and Sexual Abuse
31. Integration of Values, Attitudes and Needs
32. The Joy of Priesthood
33. Psycho-Education (Causes and Prevention of Mental Breakdown)
34. Basic Counselling skills
35. Stages of Faith Development and Forms of Prayers
36. Delineation between Mental Breakdown/Psychological Problems and Spiritual Problems/Attacks
37. Accompaniment and Personal Retreat
38. Emotional and Stress Management Today
39. The Secret of a Happy Family etc.

The Following Group of Persons can benefit from the Courses we offer at our Counselling Centre:

1. Priests and Religious Men and Women – (Elderly, Middle Aged and Newly Ordained/Professed)
2. Candidates to Priesthood and Religious Life
3. Catholic Men and Women (Adult) and other Denominations
4. Children and the Youth
5. Married Couples
6. Pensioners and Persons on Sabbatical Leave
7. Priestly and Religious Formators
8. Leaders of Different Groups
9. The Elderly/Aged (In Priesthood, Religious Life and Laity)
10. Teachers and Lecturers
11. University Graduates and Undergraduates