My role as a minister, consultant, family mediator, christian therapist, life coach and author centers on facilitating healing, restoration, and transformation for individuals, families, and communities. Drawing from my faith and professional experience, I seek to provide hope, support, and practical strategies for those dealing with emotional, mental, and spiritual challenges.
As a native of Detroit, I was raised by my grandmother from Alabama, my aunts and my parents until their divorce, which was influenced by my father's alcoholism and my mother's mental health challenges. After their divorce, I spent time in juvenile detention and foster care before moving in with relatives. Although I dropped out in the eleventh grade, I eventually returned to complete my General Education Diploma and later achieved an associate degree from Wayne County Community College. My grandmother's unwavering support encouraged me to continue my education, and my family's history has motivated me to pursue a career in therapy, and consulting. After experiencing an abusive marriage and navigating the complexities of divorce, I sought refuge in a shelter for women. At 27, I felt a strong spiritual calling from God to enter the ministry. This calling motivated me to open an emergency shelter for women and children, child care center and church where I could provide spiritual guidance ,counseling and support for women and children. I am the parent of two children and have been married to Bishop Haley for 25 years.
I am also a Florida real estate broker, business owner, corporate trainer, and therapist with degrees from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Grand Canyon University, Sarasota Academy of Christian Counseling, and St. Thomas Christian College. I hold licensure as a clinical pastoral and temperament counselor through the National Christian Counselors Association and am a member of the Biblical Counselors' Association. Additionally, I am a Florida-licensed, certified, and registered addiction counselor with a strong academic background in marriage and family therapy. I am a certified Family Mediator for the Florida Supreme Court and the author of several training manuals and publications.