Our Story, Your Haven.
The Heart of Joinher
Empowerment Through Education.
We believe knowledge builds confidence. From workshops with youth to life skills training, we provide tools that prepare individuals to thrive—not just survive. Our goal is to instill self-worth, resilience, and the confidence to step boldly into the future..
Community in Action.
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Through clothing, product, and financial donations, we come together to meet real needs with dignity and care. Every contribution creates a bridge of support for those walking through seasons of transition..
Connection That Inspires.
Our annual Joinher Gala brings leaders and seekers together in one room—breaking down barriers and building up possibility. We create spaces where mentorship, guidance, and inspiration can flow freely, ensuring no one walks their journey alone..
Meet our foundher
Lona Marie Joiner-Maddox, a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) with a Master of Science in Professional Counseling (MSPC) and Post-Master Of Science in Counseling Trauma, has a unwavering commitment to helping individuals and their families to heal, grow, and reclaim their lives. With years of professional experience, she specializes in substance use recovery, trauma-informed care, grief counseling, and emotional wellness.
Her therapeutic approach is rooted in empathy, faith, and evidence-based practices that empower clients to break cycles, build resilience, and discover their own strengths. Lona is especially passionate about working with women in transition, caregivers, and those navigating life-altering diagnoses. She integrates her clinical knowledge with practical coaching strategies, guiding clients to live with intention, self-love, and confidence.
Drawing from personal experience, Lona also has a unique focus on dementia care. Inspired by her late mother’s battle and her role in caring for her brother with dementia, she aspires to establish a safe and nurturing home for individuals in the early stages of the condition.
Beyond her clinical work, Lona is a wife, mother, mentor, speaker, and advocate who believes that true fabulosity comes from giving back and paying it forward. Her mission is to uplift others by creating spaces where healing, hope, and transformation are possible.
With a career rooted in service and a heart shaped by personal experience, she blends her professional expertise with her passion for helping others thrive.
Unapologetically authentic, Lona embraces life over 50 with boldness, wisdom, and faith—living out loud, while inspiring others to do the same. She finds joy in sharing fashion and lifestyle inspiration with her daughters, giving back to her community, and uplifting those around her with words of encouragement.
Lona’s vision extends beyond her current work leading her to found Joinher Counseling, LLC (counseling private practice) and Joinher Healing Haven (non-profit organization) and is enthusiastic about partnering with other organization or individuals that support and engage with individuals who are overcome by chronic homelessness, teen pregnancies and dementia.
Lona lives with an enormous belief that she is “fearfully and wonderfully made”, and she strives to help others recognize the same truth in within themselves. Lona’s purpose path has led her to encourage many men, women and adolescents to design a life of meaning, purpose and fulfillment through the demonstration of faith while supporting them through self-discovery as they increase their self-awareness She believes in the importance of self-love, which can only be fostered in a safe space for healing. Lona’s desire is to touch the lives of others, practiced skill at a time and seeks others to “Joinher” in the cause.