Tina Onikoyi is completing her doctoral Internship with The Multicultural Counseling and Testing Center. She attended Monmouth University and received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2012, and Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling in 2015. She also received a second Master of Science in Clinical Psychology in 2019. For the past nine years she has dedicated her time and energy to the field of mental health and developmental disabilities in various capacities while serving a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Other Qualifications
She has served as a; Child/Adolescent Therapist, Family Therapist, Behavior Specialist, Intensive In-Community Therapist, and Residential Counselor. She is currently licensed in New Jersey as a Professional Counselor and is certified as a National Certified Counselor. She is currently pursuing a PhD. in Clinical Psychology at Walden University. She recognizes the importance of the mind-body connection and she is very comfortable utilizing a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach to address a variety of diagnoses. She is a Rogerian at heart, which means she believes in using “Unconditional Positive Regard” in treating all clients regardless of the therapeutic approach being used. She is pleasant, genuine and easy to talk to with a great sense of humor and irreverence. Some of her favorite quotes from Dr. Marsha Linehan: “You may not have caused your problems but you still have to solve them.” “Patients cannot fail in therapy, therapists do.” Her own favorite quote: “We all have a luggage to carry, do you want to keep dragging yours angrily or find a way to organize it so you can carry it gracefully?.”
