Joyful Living
Find Joy in Living
We believe that every person deserves to find joy in living.
At Joyful Living, LLC, we are proud to meet people where they are to provide ongoing support and transformation on their journeys toward joy-filled living!
CORE VALUES
The following values guide our practice:
Joy: We believe that everyone deserves a life full of joy.
Faith: We believe that everyone deserves to practice their faith freely. We are all spiritual beings. Likewise, we are proud to empower individuals of all spiritual walks of life by meeting them where they are now through compassion and reason.
Pride: We are proud to be a queer-owned practice that is allied to intersectional LGBTQ communities.
Justice: We acknowledge the intersections of privilege, power, and oppression that influence our practice and engagement. As allies, we are committed to fighting racism and injustice through our practice. We are committed to fighting for justice with compassion and reason.
Mission
Empowering others to find joy in living.
Vision
A world where everyone finds joy in living.
TRAINING & CONSULTATION
Joyful Living is proud to provide continuing education, training, and consultation opportunities for social workers, allied health professionals, businesses, nonprofits, organizations, and communities of faith.
We are proud to announce
that we are an approved CEU Provider with
the AL State Board of Social Work Examiners!
(Assigned Provider #0781)
Social Work CEU’s - COMING SOON!
Meet the Team
Chief Executive Officer; Founder
In addition to being our CEO and founder, Aaron Burgess, PhD, MSW, (he/they) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at University of North Alabama. His research and practice are rooted in his calling to help people who have experienced spiritual trauma to find healing. These experiences led him to found Joyful Living, LLC.
Born and raised in Tyler County, West Virginia, Aaron is extremely proud of his Appalachian roots. He is a two-time Distinguished Mountaineer Award recipient, having received these awards for his LGBTQ and HIV advocacy and activism throughout his beloved home state. He also received the Excellence Award from the DC Concerned Providers Coalition for his LGBTQ advocacy.
Aaron has been living well with HIV for over a decade and hopes to remind other queer folks and those living with HIV in Appalachia, the South, and beyond to remember that “you are loved beyond measure.”
Aaron says that “it is the privilege and honor of my life to be the founder and CEO of Joyful Living, LLC. It is my hope to help empower as many people as possible to find their own joy in living!”
