About the Founder

Jamal Jackson is a native to Colorado who attended Cherry Creek Public Schools, graduating from Overland High School in 2002. From the young age of six, Jamal participated in multiple sports and had dreams of becoming a professional athlete. After graduating high school he set out to achieve his dream by attending Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In two years, Jamal graduated from Scottsdale Community College with an Associates of General Studies, receiving a full ride athletic scholarship to continue his education and play football at Lenoir-Rhyne University, a small private school in Hickory, North Carolina. Jamal graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in two years with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management. His dream of becoming a professional athlete had ended and the next phase of his life began with his search for his true calling.

Jamal worked in multiple settings including parks and recreation, education and county government supporting youth for several years before deciding to go back to college to pursue his Masters in Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Jamal interned at a nonprofit organization, Douglas County Public Schools and Aurora Public Schools supporting at-risk youth, students receiving special education services and student athletes.

While in graduate school Jamal’s vision for a program focused on student athlete mental and physical well being, called Student Athlete Counseling, SAC for short was developed and implemented in Aurora Public Schools.

After his internship and graduation Jamal worked as a School Social Worker in Aurora Public Schools, residential treatment, and Colorado Youth Services providing therapy and school based mental health. In 2019 Jamal returned to public schools, working for Cherry Creek Public Schools

In 2020 Jamal became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, which created an opportunity for him to add a psychotherapy private practice branch to Student Athlete Counseling. Within his private practice Jamal provides psychotherapy to youth, families, student athletes and teams.