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ICN Holds 30-day Free Mental Health Counseling Session for Nigerians

Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire, Executive Director, ICN

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of contributing to the well-being of individuals and making life better, the Institute of Counseling in Nigeria (ICN) has announced that it is set to hold the 17th edition of Unbutton, its quarterly 30-day free counseling session tagged UNBUTTON 17.0, to help Nigerians enjoy therapeutic interventions and professional mental health counseling and therapy sessions at no cost.

 

According to ICN, the free counseling session will hold from Ist to 30th November 2024 and interested participants can sign up on its website

https://instituteofcounseling.org/upcoming-events/

 

Speaking on the forthcoming event, Executive Director of ICN, Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire said the aim of its quarterly free counseling session is to support Nigerians facing various mental health issues due to harsh economic realities, financial, marital, or other challenges, adding that accessing the free sessions could save lives as the increasing rate of suicide, depressions, and others are alarming.

 

She pointed out that the institute has collaborated with its member counselors to make it easy for people to access professional counseling services and therapy at no cost during the period.

Oko-Igaire explained that “Unbutton is a quarterly 30-day free counseling session put together by the Institute of Counseling as part of our CSR to encourage a mentally aware society as a whole.

 

“Mental well-being is essential for overall health as it impacts every other aspect of life and it is not surprising that a lot of people are not functioning optimally because of various mental health challenges they are dealing with daily coupled with the harsh economic reality.

 

“Sometimes, all you need to do is to talk and get some issues out of your chest and we have more than enough professional counselors who are trained in different areas of intervention to help you do justice to that.”

 

She added “We know so many people need help but cannot afford the fee, this is why ICN in collaboration with our member counselors is making this easy for you to access the service of a professional Counselor at no cost.

 

“Take advantage of this opportunity and unbutton to unburden. Life is worth living, and you deserve to be happy.”

 

ICN was founded in 2010 as a not-for-profit independent educational institution to help people achieve their dreams of becoming professional counselors and bridge the gap between theory and practice. It is also filling the vacuum of lack of access to standard education and the inability to acquire professional certificates in the field of counseling and psychotherapy in Africa. Interested individuals who are passionate about helping people can also sign up to become members of the Institute as students, associates, professionals, and fellows of The Institute of Counseling In Nigeria.

 

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