UK-based Ghanaian Senior Pastor of Faithway Global Ministries in Coventry, Apostle Bernard O.A. Antwi, has shared his opinion on the recent divorce involving popular Ghanaian female counsellor Charlotte Oduro.
He described her as an ineffective counsellor, stating that she needs to work on her character.
In a conversation with Roselyn Felli on Joy Prime’s Changes, he asserted that a good counsellor does not need to experience marital challenges in order to effectively guide others.
“She is not an effective counsellor. I’ve watched a lot of her interviews and have realised that she’s a bit loud; it’s okay, that’s how she talks, but I want to focus more on attitude. She has a lot to work on herself. I watched one of her interviews and was shocked because she said when she was getting married to her husband, he wasn’t somebody she loved and he wasn’t her taste,” he stated.
This, he believes, indicates that Charlotte Oduro did not receive proper counselling before her marriage.
He is of the view that a credible and effective counsellor should be mindful of their words, especially in public.
Drawing from his counselling experience in the UK, he stated that the rise of self-acclaimed counsellors in Ghana is a major contributing factor to the increasing number of divorce cases.
“The biggest problem we have in this country is that everybody calls themselves marriage counsellors. In the UK or Europe, you can’t do that. With my background as a pastor, theologian and Bible scholar, I have a certificate from Bika from Warwick University as a counsellor and psychotherapist, but guess what? I am not a fully qualified marriage counsellor, even though I have the right to give pastoral care on marriage. You have to be properly trained.”
Apostle Antwi clarified that although some of these counsellors may offer good advice and guidelines that positively impact marriages, they often fall short in practice and may not be effective leaders when it comes to real-life application.
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