Dr. Laklieshia Izzard is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia and New Jersey, Georgia Certified School Counselor, a National Certified Counselor, an Approved Clinical Supervisor, Tri-Care Mental Health Counselor, Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Instructor, Youth Mental Health First Aid Certified, Executive Public Speaker, and the Author of Faith Inspiration Therapy along with multiple publications. Dr Izzard is the founder and CEO of Shekinah Counseling a virtual private practice with more than 19 years of community mental health counseling experience with diverse populations. Dr. Izzard provides counseling, mentoring, speaking, training, panel and symposium coordination services. Dr. Izzard has been an Adjunct Professor for the past 12 years. Dr. Izzard is the founder and coordinator of The Black Men Thrive Wellness Symposium that she conducts in partnership with her Church Berean Christian Church for the past 6 years. Dr Izzard served on the board of directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia from 2020-2023. Dr. Izzard currently serves on their Advisory Board and was the lead founding member of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Dr. Izzard was recently elected to serve as 2nd Vice President to the NAMI National Board of Directors. Dr. Izzard is a founding member and served as President from 2019-2020 for the American Counseling Association of Georgia. Dr Izzard obtained her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University Sarasota, Dr. Izzard is a double HBCU Alumni with a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the largest HBCU in the nation North Carolina A&T State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Fayetteville State University! Dr. Izzard has won multiple awards for her pioneer and trailblazer service in the Mental Health space for diverse and underserved communities!