James Harris attended St Paul’s College and has a BA in Psychology. After his freshman year, he joined the Army. James has eight years of service with an honorable discharge. He has two deployments one to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. After his military duty, he earned a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) from South University. He is a Licensed Mental Health Professional. He is a member of Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society (CSI), American Counselors Association (ACA), Richmond Area Counselors Association (RACA) and board member of National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI-CVA) and the Co-Chair of DEI for a DOD agency. James is a multi-entrepreneur in Richmond VA. He also works in community-based services in the inner cities, sits on Family Assessment Planning Team (F.A.P.T) meetings for DSS and at schools. He works in private practice and has started an international movement called “Men to Heal." “Men to Heal” assists men to focus on their overall wellness, MENtal, emotional and physical HEALth. He conducts sessions on various topics involving boys/men and MENtal HEALth. James conducts speaking engagements for various companies and has done engagements in many states and five countries via skype. He also owns The HEALing Hub (@the_healing_hub-rva) which offers outpatient therapy, massages, yoga, mindfulness, seminars (financial literacy, first time homebuying, veteran seminars, voter education, restoration of rights, LGBTQ+ to name a few) toiletry drives, school supply drives and feed the less fortunate every third Saturday. Lastly, James authored a book titled “Man Just Express Yourself” which is an interactive guide for MEN, young and old. He also created a board game called “Cheesy Dates”. This is a tool to enhance communication in friendships and relationships. He has a YouTube channel which you can subscribe to called also called “Men to Heal”, where provides insight on wellness topics both physical and MENtal HEALth, assistance for other therapist and those who are interested in wellness. This channel also assist families His website is www.mentoheal.com, his IG:@men_to_heal, and his YouTube is Men to Heal.

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