JOY ENIOLA

Joy is a Nigerian-Irish disciple of Christ who moved to Accra, Ghana following a call to fulltime ministry and living by faith there. Through Listen with the heart, her unique set of gifts, skills and training intersect with the needs of the body. Joy is gifted with the ability to be uniquely present with people, holding space for them while guiding them towards Christ. She also serves on the leadership team at Equippers Church, Tema.

Joy has had the honour of journeying intimately with people of various ages and backgrounds across the globe in professional, voluntary and personal capacities. Her career spans nearly twenty years of work with young people, families with children, the elderly, women in shelters, people in addiction, and people experiencing homelessness. She has worked with several NGOs, Christian ministries and in City government.

Many of her roles have involved the design and delivery of training projects as well as supporting community based organisations with people-centred, strategic development.

As a therapist, she has supported clients through depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, anger, low self-esteem, identity and cultural crises, transition, loss, dysfunctional family systems, relational, and faith issues..

Joy’s qualifications include a Higher Diploma in Integrative Christian Counselling and Psychotherapy; BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy; MA in Family Support; and a professional certificate in Training and Continuing Education.

Prior to moving to Ghana, Joy was an Accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her MA thesis focused on church network support for vulnerable believers and her research highlighted the need to equip Christian leaders and believers to provide emotional support in faith based settings.

Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it.

Romans 12:9 [MSG]

Joy's life and ministry is guided by a desire to be a wholly surrendered disciple of Christ; a conviction that God’s way is always best for all; and her personal motto: My life is my message, my message is love. Having previously struggled with faith and mental health, Joy is passionate about equipping believers with practical tools for loving Jesus, others, and themselves well.

A contemplative adventurer at heart, Joy loves diving deep into scripture; getting lost in a good book; lingering in worship; loud as well as quiet prayers; spoken word; and deep meaningful conversations.

In her spare time, she is often found hosting at home; travelling and connecting with her global family and friends; sharing random, sometimes insightful ramblings via WhatsApp; savouring a good hot meal; eating a copious amount of pastries; dancing terribly when no one is looking; walking barefoot; getting sun-kissed; frolicking in nature and everything art.

Her happy places usually feature people she loves, mountains, oceans, rivers, forests, sunrises, sunsets, birds chirping and uninterrupted quietness.

Please note, Joy practices sabbath rest and is currently unreachable on Thursdays.

Love,

Joy.