QMHP · CSAC Supervisee · Health Equity Catalyst
Healing starts with
showing up.
VT
Hokie · Scholar Athlete
Making my younger self proud of who I will become.
My Ecosystem
Three platforms,
one mission.
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Kirra Counseling & Co
Counseling Practice
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Ollivier Community Circle
Community Organization
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Kirra's Journey
Personal Brand & Blog
Kirra's Journey
From survival
to
thriving.
Shakirra’s story isn’t a highlight reel — it’s the real, raw, and honest account of what it takes to rebuild your life from the inside out. A former Virginia Tech track athlete who earned a full scholarship, Shakirra knows what it means to push hard. She also knows what it means to fall — and to rise back up.
From battling addiction to navigating financial debt, to returning to the gym and finding her athletic roots again, to embracing self-care and developing healthy coping skills — Shakirra is sober, joyful, and thriving. On Kirra’s Journey, she shares it all so others don’t feel alone in theirs.
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Recovery
Addiction recovery, sobriety, and building a life you love
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Fitness & Health
A former VT track athlete finding her roots again through movement and the gym
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Financial Freedom
Paying off debt and building a secure, stable future
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Self-Care
Healthy coping skills and sustainable wellbeing practices
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Lives to Impact
About Shakirra
The heart
behind the work.
Shakirra Pinnock is a bilingual Qualified Mental Health Professional and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Supervisee with an extensive background in mental health and addiction. A proud Virginia Tech alumna, she earned her Bachelor’s in Communication with a specialization in Public Relations — and came to VT on a full athletic scholarship for track. That drive and discipline never left her.
Her professional journey spans multiple settings across the mental health and addiction field. At James Bentley Treatment Program, she served as Marketing & Communication Director and also provided Mental Health Skill Building services. She then worked at BHG, a Methadone Clinic, where she focused on individual counseling, relapse prevention, coping skills, trauma-informed response, and harm reduction. Currently, Shakirra works at Pyramid Healthcare, facilitating groups for IOP (3.1) and PHP (2.5) and conducting individual sessions.
Shakirra is sober, thriving, and rediscovering her roots through fitness and the gym — the same competitive spirit that made her a scholar-athlete now fuels her recovery and her mission to help others.
- Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)
- Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Supervisee (CSAC)
- Health Equity Catalyst
- Bilingual Mental Health Professional
- B.S. Communication, Public Relations — Virginia Tech
- Full Athletic Scholarship — Track & Field, Virginia Tech
- Individual Counseling · Relapse Prevention · Trauma-Informed Care
- IOP (3.1) & PHP (2.5) Group Facilitation · Individual Sessions
- Founder, Kirra Counseling & Co
- Founder, Ollivier Community Circle
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together.
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