Stella Osemwegie is a therapist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy, and maintains a private practice in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Dr. Stella Osemwegie has a PhD in counseling, licensed as professional counselor in New Jersey and is also a Board Certified Professional Counselor by the American Psychotherapy Association. She is an Approved Supervisor; a certification that allows her to provide supervision to associate counselors working towards their professional counseling license. In addition, Dr. Osemwegie is an adjunct professor at Liberty University Online, teaching courses in counseling at the master level.
Dr. Osemwegie has been in the mental health field since 1992 providing counseling/therapy to children, youth, and families in individual, group, or dyadic settings. She is trained in gambling addiction, Adoption Counseling, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Brazelton Touchpoints, Mind in the Making, and Tuning in to kids and Teens models. For the past 10 years she has made adoption and grief counseling her life’s work. Dr. Osemwegie has provided workshops on grief to different groups helping to shine light on children’s loss issues.
Dr. Osemwegie uses a strength-based approach in her work with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, anger management, and other mental health issues. She believes that each individual engages in/pursues self-preservation and therefore has within him/her the necessary resources to pursue mental wellness even in the midst of serious mental illness.
She is a member of the following professional associations: American Counseling Association (ACA), New Jersey Counseling Association (NJCA), American Psychotherapy Association, New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health, North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), American Association for Christian Counselors (AACC), and Association for the Development of the Person Centered Approach (ADPCA).
Education:
Doctorate degree: Counseling Studies at Capella University Master’s degree in Counseling from NJ City University Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from City College of the City University of NY
License/ Certifications:
LPC # 37PC00384600 ACS# ACS01390 BCPC# 14630