Education

Cornerstone University
PhD in Counseling Psychology, Cornerstone University, (2009)

Specialization:

Clinical Psychiatrist with own practice Angel Counseling Services Public speaker Author Counselor

Biography

Dr. Penny Ruth Njoroge is a counseling psychologist with her own practice that she runs called Angel Counseling Services. She helps victims of domestic violence as well as people with mental illness. She sees it as her mission in life to help remove the stigma from domestic violence and mental illness in society. She counsels people as well as writes, publishes and openly lectures on the topic as well as has her own radio show program. The service area of her practice Angel Counseling Services is local to Alabama but her speaking engagements are international. She was born in Kenya and raised there and was the first girl in her family to go to school at the age of 11. She was determined to overcome difficult circumstances and attained her PhD while running her own practice and at the age of 62. Despite domestic violence, divorce, poverty and the responsibility of raising a family she was able to complete her education all the way to the level of PhD. She is a published author as well as speaker at different lectures and conferences worldwide. She was motivated to pursue this career because of her own personal experience and overcoming a domestic violence situation both growing up and in her marriage as well. Her difficult life circumstances led her to her own depression which she came out of and wants to help others rise above similar circumstances. In the next 3-5 years her goal is to continue with her own practice and build it up to a higher level and help more people. She would also like to continue with her speaking engagements and her publishing work. She currently works at the mental health unit of a mental health hospital of Alabama but wants to move more into running her own practice. She attributes her success to her strong mother figure that grew up in poverty but always taught her children to strive for better. She felt that her mother gave her encouragement and inspiration despite poverty stricken circumstances where women were not allowed to go to school. Her mother taught her to never give up and that is the legacy she carries with her. To this day Dr. Penny Ruth Njoroge considers her greatest achievement to be the first girl and woman in her family to go to school and pursue higher education. She would like to benefit from the networking, exposure, and contacts that WAR offers.