"Dr. Shay" as reached out to our founder via a cold email. She and her husband relocated to Virginia from Texas. Dr. Shay had decided to focus her therapy practice on the needs of families navigating the unique challenges associated with wealth. Our work as a firm with family governance was a perfect partnership fit for her expertise.
BIOGRAPHY
Shaywanna (Shay) Harris-Pierre, PhD, LPC, CFT-I TM, is an Associate Professor, Licensed Professional Counselor (TX & VA), Certified Financial Therapy Practitioner, and a Board Approved Supervisor in Virginia. She has been a counselor educator for 7 years and a clinician for 10 years.
Through her private practice, and Harris-Pierre Consulting, "Dr. Shay" (as she is known) leverages her expertise in family dynamics and financial therapy to help financial advisors and families navigate conversations present in the wealth transfer and estate planning processes. She also provides mental health counseling services to adult individuals, couples, and families, specializing in high achieving women of color and issues related to finances and money behaviors, trauma, relational concerns, and infidelity.
Moreover, she hosts educational webinars and workshops for finance and mental health professionals on topics related to trauma, financial therapy, and cultural sensitivity in professional relationships.
- Certified Financial Therapist (CFT-I™), Financial Therapy Association
- Ph.D. Counselor Education, University of Central Florida
- M.A., Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling, University of Akron
- BS, Psychology, Hampton University