Professor Angela Ofori-Atta
Prof. Angela Ofori-Atta is the founder of Psych Corps, former chairperson of the Ghana Psychology Council, a practising Clinical Psychologist and immediate past head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Melody, University of Ghana Medical School. She is an accomplished author of several research articles and a book on Trends in Mental Health Research in Ghana. She co-heads a study of the Mhealer App, a Digital Mental Health Intervention in faith healing camps. She also co-heads the Escaping Poverty Randomized Control Trial where her cognitive behavioral intervention has been tested against conventional economic programs.
Angela holds Doctorate and Masters degrees in Psychology from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Zoology from the University of Ghana. She is a Canadian Commonwealth Scholar and a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and the African Leadership Initiative (West Africa).
“Prof. Angie” has a weekly resilience-building radio show called Beautiful Minds which seeks to reduce the stigma of mental illness (links are on Asaase 99.5’s facebook page).
Angela also serves on the boards of The Enterprise Group, Databank, Accra College of Medicine and the Africa Leadership Initiative, West Africa.
Doctor Dzifa Attah
Dr. Dzifa Abra Attah works as a Lecturer/licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Ghana, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Legon. She holds a PhD in Psychology (Public Mental Health) from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She also has a B.Sc. in Psychology and an MPhil in Clinical Psychology, both from University of Ghana, Legon.
Dr. Attah teaches a range of topics in Clinical Psychology and clinical practice. Her research areas include topical issues related to child and adolescent mental health, sexual abuse and maternal mental health, as well as mHealth, Faith healers and serious mental illness.
Dr. Attah also has a keen interest in trauma and loss and specifically works with vulnerable populations including girls and women, children with intellectual disabilities, street children, foster children, trafficked children and children engaged in forced child labour.
Currently, she supervises a team of clinical psychologists that offer free online psychological services for Ghanaians situated at home and abroad, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Additionally, she works with a number of corporate institutions, as employees return to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic to help the Ghanaian citizenry address existing and emerging mental health concerns.
Doctor Lily Kpobi
Dr Lily Kpobi is a clinical psychologist who is passionate about mentoring young professionals in the field of mental health care. She is one of the founding trainers of the Psych Corps and was instrumental in developing some of the early training materials for the Corps. She has been involved in training, supervision and support of Psych Corps members for several years. Lily is an avid researcher and advocate who is committed to fostering transformation in mental health care in Ghana. She has led and been part of several research projects on mental health over the years, with a particular interest in understanding available indigenous resources in order to promote collaborative care for mental health.
Lily serves on the boards of various NGOs in Ghana focusing on community engagement and empowerment. She also volunteers her time training and mentoring young people through her partnerships with corporate organisations. In recent years, she has been working with community-based support groups using performative arts in Ghana to engage stakeholders in discussions about illness experiences and outcomes. She is passionate about modern art, literature and music, and how these can be harnessed to change mental health dialogue in the country.
Mrs. Beatrice Dwumfor Williams
Mrs. Beatrice Dwumfor Williams is a diligent Clinical Psychologist and Public Health Personnel with experience in research education, advocacy, and mental health management. Presently, she's a lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Ghana. Mrs. Williams has obtained degrees in Psychology and Public Mental Health from the University of Ghana and Stellenbosch Uni (South Africa) respectively. As zealous and career-focused as she is, she's currently a PhD candidate at the University of Ghana and a member of both the Governing Board of National Sports Authority and Ghana 2023 Project Team. Mrs. Williams is particular about the development of children, therefore, she teaches Sunday school at the All Nation's Christian Center. She is married and a mother of three children.
Mr. Seth Mawusi Asafo
Seth Mawusi Asafo is a Licensed clinical psychologist with a speciality in Sex therapy, anxiety and somatic symptoms disorders. Currently, he lectures at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Ghana Medical school and is an adjunct lecturer for school of pharmacy, Central University College. He has completed degrees in psychology, clinical psychology and public mental health and currently a PhD candidate at the University of Ghana. For his degree in Public mental health, he received full funding from the AFFIRM scholarship. He has served and continues to serve as a school counselor for schools like academic city college, Ghana international school and Accra college of medicine. In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games with his friends and volunteering his time to worthy courses. He is enthusiastic about bridging the wide mental health gap so he strongly advocates mental health conditions in the media space.
Mr. Robert Ketor
Mr. Robert Ketor is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. He is the Psychosocial Project Assistant responsible for providing psychotherapy and counselling for returning migrants under the GIZ project and at International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Accra. Prior to this, he worked temporarily as a Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, Korle Bu. He is a skilled psychotherapist who helps his clients to lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Robert was the past Psych Corps Coordinator working for six years (2013 to 2019) with Psych Corps Ghana. Robert is passionate about giving back his time so he has volunteered on a couple of projects. For instance, he volunteered as a visiting Clinical Psychologist at the Helpline of Hope Call Center of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in Accra.
He is a member of the Ghana Psychology Council and Ghana Psychological Association.
Robert has both is undergraduate and postgraduate education at the University of Ghana.
Robert’s area of research interest is mental health and wellbeing, as well as ethical issues in lay counselling. Because of his love for research, he once assisted as a research coordinator for a community mental health research at Pantang Hospital which aimed at providing intervention for mental health care through a new community mental health service module.
His hobbies include traveling and sightseeing.