Clinical Mental Health Counseling-MD

Dr. Sophia A. Ogunlana is a native Marylander who is married with two children. She holds a Bachelors in Psychology (with a concentration in Mental Health) and a minor in Religion from High Point University, as a proud alumni of Capital Bible Seminary, she holds a Masters in Christian Counseling and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Counselor Education and Supervision  from Argosy University. Dr. Ogunlana completed an internship with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) where she worked with patients with a childhood onset of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (P.A.N.D.A.S.). She has presented locally and nationally (Johns Hopkins University, Bowie State University, NIMH, the Art Institute of Washington, and American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences) on the following topics: Women and Minorities Issues, and the Role of Father Involvement, Rates of Rheumatic Fever in the Families of Patients with P.A.N.D.A.S./Sydenham’s chorea, Thriving and Surviving a Doctoral Counseling Program, and Transitioning from a Master's to a Doctoral Counseling Program. As a co-author of the book entitled “Selecting and Surviving a Doctoral Program in Counseling,” she seeks to further research and find resources for counseling students. She holds an LPC and LCPC and has served in the Mental Health field for many years.

A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Kevin Jackson is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (Maryland and the District of Columbia) and is the Senior Pastor and founder of the GraceLife Bible Fellowship Church in Upper Marlboro, MD. Dr. Jackson serves as the founder, Executive Director, and Chief Clinical Supervisor at GraceCares Community Wellness Collaborative. Dr. Jackson is also the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Principle at GraceCares Community Development Corporation, and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and a NAFCU Certified Volunteer Expert (NCVE) at the of the Labor Credit Union. Dr. Jackson has presented to many private, state, and federal organizations on the topic of spiritually-informed mental health education, academic bias toward minorities with learning differences, multiculturalism and diversity, racial and ethnic bias, emergency management, and victimization. He recently hosted seminars and conferences on Post-Traumatic Stress in urban communities, racial bias and white privilege. He has been an ongoing resource to the citizens of Prince Georges County, Maryland supporting its Department of Health, Department of Corrections, and Board of Education. He has provided support to community leaders and local municipalities in the address of race relations between law enforcement and civic leaders. Dr. Jackson is a life member of the Maryland Counseling Association, serves as a member of the Maryland Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (MAMCD), and is a trained mediator in the State of Maryland. He formerly served our country as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Capitol Police. He was the Dean of Student Affairs at Carver College in Atlanta, Georgia; as well as a Special Assistant for the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a Spring 1989 initiate of the Alpha Nu Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Life Member). Dr. Jackson also serves as the Vice Chaplain of the Eastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi and the Chaplain and past Historian of the Bowie/Mitchellville Alumni Chapter. In 2016, Dr. Jackson was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the most prestigious Honor Society of Jesuit Institutions of higher education. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Washington, D.C. location of the Capital Seminary & Graduate School of Lancaster Bible College in Greenbelt, MD. Dr. Jackson is a graduate of the University of Maryland Global Campus, the Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary, and Loyola University Maryland. He and his wife, Stephanie have four (4) children.