Shekinah Joy Lee, ALC, NCC

Shekinah Joy Lee is a native of Miami, Florida, and has been in Birmingham, Al since she was fifteen. She always had a desire to be a counselor. However, achieving this dream did not come without its challenges.

After losing her father at age seventeen and dropping out of college two years later, Shekinah knows all too well the challenges of grief and loss of purpose. It wasn’t until enrolling at Miles College that she was able to regain focus and truly pursued her potential.

She completed her BS in Secondary Education with honors and vowed to assist as many as she could in the process of developing purpose. She went on to graduate with her Masters in Counseling from the University of Montevallo and shortly after became a Nationally Certified Counselor. While pursuing her Master’s at the University of Montevallo, Shekinah started her career as a high school teacher.

Inspired by her students, Shekinah went on to create Purposed Joy. A self-care-based business and platform dedicated to de-stigmatizing the conversation around mental health through radical self-care-based activities and programs. Shekinah is both inspired and excited to be apart of Yellowbird Counseling!

When it comes to her methods of practice, Shekinah knows that it is imperative to facilitate an environment for emotional, mental, and spiritual growth for each individual client.

She does this through strengths-based methods that empower the client towards their own success. She believes that each client already has the tools for their healing, she’s just there to help locate them.