Dr. Shaywanna Harris-Pierre

Dr. Shay is an associate professor, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and Virginia, a Certified Financial Therapy Practitioner, and a board-approved supervisor in Virginia. She has been a counselor educator for seven years and a clinician for ten.

Through her private practice and Harris-Pierre Consulting, she works with advisers and families on the conversations that surface during wealth transfer and estate planning — the ones that are rarely about the money itself. She also provides counseling to individuals, couples, and families, with a focus on high-achieving women of color and on money behaviors, trauma, and relational concerns.

She hosts educational webinars and workshops for finance and mental health professionals on trauma, financial therapy, and cultural sensitivity in professional relationships.