Frank Ogbonna

Biography

Frank has been involved in helping professional for over three decades, starting from West Africa to United States. Frank has worked with special population in group homes in different States and as a clinical coordinator for children in foster home in which he performed cognitive behavior therapy twice weekly. Frank has worked with incarcerated population for over 14 years in different positions. Currently, Frank is working in an outpatient clinic. Frank has worked and is still working with clients with various types of concerns including and not limited to people with anxiety, depression, bipolar, interpersonal issues, trauma, relationship issues, communication among couples, low self-esteem, life transitional issues, grief and loss, sex offenses, and suicidal ideation/self-harm. Frank has a lot of successful encounters with adolescents, young and older adults in different settings which include at home, prison, outpatient and in schools. Due to his compassionate and goal-oriented approach to therapy, his clients notice his positive regard, person-centered philosophy in the initial session. Frank has a Bachelor's degree in economic education, Master's degree in educational psychology, Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Master's degree in Public Health, and Ph.D. in Epidemiology. Frank is a certified Counselor by National Board of Certified Counselors (NCC), Licensed Professional counselor (LPC) by Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor by Texas Health and Human Services and Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider by Council of Sex Offender Treatment (CSOT) of Texas Health and Human Services. In pursuit of his clients' goals in therapy, Frank understands that there is no "one-size-fit-all" in therapy. He diversifies his approach according to the life situation of his clients. He utilizes cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), DBT, mindfulness, IFS, positive psychology, person-centered, motivational and solution focus therapy in his work with clients. Since Frank understands that everyone carries a "life-backpack" of personal history and experiences, he believes it's possible to find triggers for current situations within both the individual's past and present. Therefore, he deeply explores these aspects using psychoanalysis and CBT to find solutions to present situations. Frank believes that people are the actors in their lives' movies; therefore, he uses person-centered philosophy of positive regard in the journey toward therapeutic goals. Lastly, due to Frank's exposure to multicultural settings, he creates a culturally sensitive environment that enables his clients to freely express themselves.

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