As the owner of Cope Counseling Services, Dr. Daniel Amparbeng’s goal is to foster a safe and supportive environment where individuals can share and process their thoughts and emotions without fear of judgment.

Daniel is from Ghana and moved to the United States to pursue his college education. He is a graduate of Ohio University, where he completed his masters and doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision (2017-2022). He is licensed by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board as a Professional Clinical Counselor and licensed as a National Certified Counselor by the National Board for Certified Counselors. 

Daniel has been trained to be culturally competent and possess the skills to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. He has ample experience working with college students, legally mandated adolescents with substance use disorders, individuals with mood and anxiety disorders, and parents of children with mood and anxiety. 

His work with clients is influenced by his belief that intrinsic motivation for change arises in an accepting, empowering atmosphere that allows for safe exploration of clients' emotions and thoughts in relation to what is wanted and valued. In view of this, he provides an empathic counseling style that fosters an effective therapeutic relationship between clients and himself to facilitate change. He also believes in a holistic approach to therapy, and hence utilizes techniques from cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution focused therapy from a trauma informed perspective with his interpersonal base. 

In addition to Daniel’s counseling practice, he has also taught courses in counseling at Ohio University including counseling theories and techniques, psychopathology for counselors, and multicultural counseling. He also has 2 journal publications listed below.

Amparbeng, D.B., Pillay, Y. A Conceptual Framework for Incorporating Mentoring in the Clinical Supervision of International Counseling Students. Int J Adv Counselling 43, 553–568 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-021-09448-8

Urkmez, B., Pinkney, C., Amparbeng, D. B., Gunawan, N., Isiko, J. O., Tomlinson, B., & Bhat, C. S. (2021). Experience of graduate counseling students during COVID-19: Application for group counseling training. The Professional Counselor, 11(4), 475–492. https://doi.org/10.15241/bu.11.4.475