Jamila Minnifield brings over a decade of experience working with families and children, with a specialization in neurodivergence, trauma, and complex family dynamics. While transitioning from her role in wilderness therapy to focus on therapeutic coaching, Jamila remains committed to the experiential model she has championed throughout her career, blending creativity, movement, and outdoor connection into her coaching approach.

Jamila earned her undergraduate degree at Georgia Southern University and her master’s degree in Community Counseling at Argosy University. Her clinical expertise includes working with individuals with Autism Spectrum diagnoses, ADHD, complex trauma, transracial and intercultural adoption, and systemic family challenges. She is deeply passionate about coaching parents of neurodivergent children, helping them build healthier communication, understand their children’s unique needs, and foster resilience and connection within the family.

In her 8 years working within Georgia’s foster care system, Jamila focused on family reunification and adoption, gaining extensive experience supporting families navigating complex medical, emotional, and developmental challenges. Her desire to improve family outcomes led her to wilderness therapy, where for five years she’s emersed herself in direct care, programing, and clinical leadership.

Jamila’s strengths include parent coaching, teaching healthy boundaries, conflict resolution, and solution-focused strategies for families. She is intensively trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She utilizes Motivational Interviewing techniques and Brainspotting (Phase II) practices to facilitate movement with her clients, and non-violent crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques to support a safe environment for her families. She is best known for empowering parents to take back their authority and support their child through connection and holding healthy boundaries.

Jamila understands neurodivergent humans have a keen ability or “superpower” to immediately sense if a person is being genuine and real. And in her practice with kids and families, genuine connection and experiencing emotions is valued over simple “talk therapy”.

As an advocate for diversity in therapeutic spaces, Jamila is passionate about increasing BIPOC representation and addressing the nuances of transracial adoption. She continues to guide families in understanding cultural and identity complexities while embracing positive, experiential strategies for growth.

In her free time, Jamila can be found hiking with her dogs, fly-fishing, or enjoying outdoor adventures that inspire her practice and reinforce her belief in the healing power of experiential outdoor learning.