ABOUT DIVERSITY COUNSELING AND EDUCATION CENTER, LLC
Agency Vision
Diversity Counseling and Education Center, LLC (DCEC) strives to provide the best Therapeutic counseling and educational possibilities to the diverse general population of Colorado. Diversity Counseling and Education Center, LLC is a registered Limited Liability Corporation in the State of Colorado, in good standing. The Agency’s vision is to efficiently and effectively provide services to our clients by utilizing the services of skilled counselors and treatment providers. In addition, our philosophy is that our clients’ successes are our success. Most of DCEC’s programs emphasize and apply various Theoretical Skills, such as The Rogerian, Motivational Interviewing, Humanistic and Existential, Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT) at work with our clients. We are “Providing Hope and Uplifting Services to Humanity.”
We constantly work to help our clients in restoring their self-respect, hope and accountability. Our treatment goals are guided by our compassionate understanding and belief that positive personal change is possible when people invest their time, energy and resources in their personal growth, then the outcome is a healthy society. We emphasize a quality Care because this is one of the several ideas that set DCEC apart from other treatment agencies and programs—we care about our clients’ wellbeing!
Diversity Counseling and Education Center, LLC aims to help in reducing the number of cases of substance abuse, dependence, and domestic violence, anger management and violence in the community and surroundings neighborhoods, by helping them eliminate errors in thinking and errors in judgment. DCEC expects to contribute in reducing the problems associated with drug addiction, mental health, domestic violence and antisocial behaviors in Denver metropolis population and expects to adjust to meet the trend by constantly working on meeting the needs of the population which has remained entangled in violence, anger substance abuse and dependences (AOD-Disorders).
It is also the goal of Diversity Counseling and Education Center, LLC to target Colorado general population and the growing immigrant population in the State of Colorado. We seek to provide evidence-based treatment with the goal that restoring people’s emotional and mental health, self confidence is paramount to positive and healthy living. We encourage and direct our clients to take responsibility and learn to be accountable for their past irresponsible behaviors by stopping abusive and/or addictive behaviors. We believe in sound mind and healthy body are very important.
OUR BACKGROUND
How We Got Here
Mr. Athanasius Ohaya has two master's degrees. He has worked in various treatment and education capacities and has over 18 years of counseling experience, establishing himself as an effective and conscientious, skilled and experienced treatment provider in the fields of Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Offenders Program, and Mental Health Therapy. He applies effective standards, methods and modalities in his counseling settings.
Mr. Ohaya believes that for counseling to be most effective, both the client and the counselor must make a commitment of time and energy and take an active part in the process.
Professional Education/Training:
State Certified Cultural Competence Trainer, OBH
Certified Addications Specialist (CAS)
Certified Treatment Provider for Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change
Certified Domestic Violence Treatment Specialist
Certified Provider fo Driving With Care Programs