Dr. Paul Meenu is the resident pastor at the Christ Apostolic Church International, Stafford, VA, USA. He is also a postdoctoral fellow at The MECCA Group LLC, Washington DC, providing client-focused and culturally relevant psychological, therapeutic, and rehabilitative mental health services for individuals, families and organizations in the Washington, DC area.
He also consults for Joseph Gorin, Psy.D. & Associates, LLC, Washington DC on psychological evaluation and testing. From counseling and evaluations to consultations and professional development, Dr. Meenu has an extensive background in business, special education, and Christian ministry and is grounded in empathic counseling.
As a consummate professional, Dr. Meenu obtained his Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Theology from Andersonville Theological Seminary, Camila, Georgia, USA, a Master of Art in Teaching – Special Education from Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA USA, an MPhil in Adult Education from the University of Ghana, an MBA in Marketing from the University of Cape Coast (Central University), Ghana and a BSc in Marketing from Central University, Ghana.
Dr. Meenu is currently working towards his clinical psychologist license in VA. He is a certified pastoral counselor, and an educator of children with special needs. Dr. Meenu has a warm and calming personality and is equipped to work from a spiritual framework to provide skilled psychological services to interested clients in distress.
Dr. Meenu employs industry-tested orientations, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Process Therapy (IPT), Play Therapy, Mindfulness, and other time-tested frameworks to serve his clients’ psychological needs.
Dr. Meenu’s clinical areas of expertise include Trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, schoolwork avoidance, ADHD and social skills deficits, emotional and behavioral disabilities, self-harm, marital challenges, divorce and grief/loss and mental health counseling. He loves working with children, the youth & adolescent populations as well as adults.
Dr. Meenu enjoys spending time with family, traveling, watching soccer games, preaching, playing the piano, and singing in church.
