Lakeesha winston
Director of Counseling Services
LPC-Associate License # 97568 — Supervised by Allison Hunter LPC-S License # 70901
Counselor LCDC-I
To accommodate busy schedules, I provide evening and weekend appointments
Lakeesha is a dedicated mental health professional and advocate with extensive experience working with veterans and individuals in crisis. With a background rooted in service, Lakeesha has spent her career empowering individuals to overcome adversity, build resilience, and achieve emotional well-being.
Her journey began with a career in law enforcement, where she gained firsthand experience addressing the complexities of mental health crises within the criminal justice system. During this time, she developed a deep understanding of the intersection between trauma, mental health, and public safety, fueling her passion for advocating for those often overlooked in society.
She has provided specialized care and counseling services to help veterans navigate challenges such as PTSD, anxiety, grief, substance and alcohol use, and trauma-related disorders. Using evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), she has helped many veterans regain stability and purpose in their lives.
As a crisis intervention specialist, Lakeesha has facilitated group therapy and psychoeducational programs in correctional facilities, prisons, and community settings. Her work in these environments has been instrumental in providing individuals with the tools to manage stress, regulate emotions, and change maladaptive beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors.
She firmly believes that it’s ok not to be okay! Life unfolds whether you’re ready or not and challenges are inevitable. Hence her mission is to create accessible, trauma-informed mental health resources that foster healing, empowerment, and transformation.
Qualifications:
Lakeesha has previous law enforcement experience working as a Case Manager, Corrections Deputy, and Youth Correctional Counselor where she facilitated several CBT groups with an emphasis on empowering, promoting self-awareness, and teaching effective coping strategies/interventions. Lakeesha is devoted to providing relief and is passionate about helping people navigate through transitional change inside and outside the facility.
