Her Story
About Cordia
Cordia Coleman-Lee is a dedicated mental health professional, counselor, and educator with a longstanding commitment to empowering individuals through compassionate guidance and evidence-based care. As a Counselor with the Escambia County Board of Education, she supports students in overcoming personal, emotional, and academic challenges while fostering resilience and personal growth. In addition to her work in education, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and holds a Master of Science in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University.
Throughout her career, Cordia has specialized in helping adolescents and adults navigate life's most difficult transitions and mental health concerns. Her expertise includes treating anxiety, depression, women's issues, self-harming behaviors, trauma, grief, addiction, mood disorders, family conflict, and severe mental illness. She utilizes an integrative therapeutic approach, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Reality Therapy, and other evidence-based modalities to create personalized treatment plans that address each client's unique needs. Her practice is rooted in empathy, confidentiality, and a deep belief in every person's ability to heal and thrive.
Committed to making quality mental health care accessible, Cordia offers flexible in-person and virtual counseling sessions, including evening and weekend appointments, to accommodate the diverse schedules of her clients. She works with individuals, families, and groups, providing a supportive environment where meaningful change can occur. Through her dual roles as an educator and counselor, Cordia continues to make a lasting impact by helping individuals build confidence, strengthen emotional well-being, and achieve healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Cordia
01What do you attribute your success to?
Growing up in a single-parent household, I faced many challenges and did not have access to counselors or mentors who could provide the guidance and support I needed. Those experiences shaped my perspective and inspired my life's work.
Today, I am committed to being the person I needed when I was young. I give my best every day to help children, adolescents, and families overcome obstacles, recognize their strengths, and believe in their potential. Providing guidance, encouragement, and hope to students is more than my profession—it's my purpose. Seeing them grow in confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being is the greatest measure of my success.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I ever received came from my girlfriend. During a conversation about our retirement plans, she encouraged me to pursue my professional counseling license. She believed in my abilities, walked me through the licensing paperwork, and motivated me to take the next step in my career.
Her encouragement changed my professional path. Earning my therapy license opened the door to serving more children, adolescents, adults, and families and allowed me to expand my impact as a mental health professional. That experience reminded me how powerful encouragement can be and how one person's belief in you can change the course of your life.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Find the exact area they enjoy working in. There's a lot of areas but find their niche and once they find that they could be the greatest therapist.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Opportunities are wide open if willing to work long hours, listen and continue to study. The main challenge is the NCE test but once you get over that everything else is there for you.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Trust, respect, commitment and dedication to whatever I do.
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