Toni Hawkins

Rev. Dr. Toni Hawkins was born in Brooklyn, New York, as the oldest daughter of eight to the late Pastor Ruben Alton Hawkins and her mother, Lula Mae Hawkins. She is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ; Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Louisville Seminary. Dr. Toni is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. She is a board certified, licensed pastoral counselor with the American Association of Christian Therapists, and an adjunct faculty member at Louisville Seminary. Her work in self-care began in 2001 when she founded the organization, Divas for Christ Ministries, an online national women’s ministry network focused on self-care, outreach and sisterhood. Her private practice, Take Care With Self Care offers counseling, coaching, and consultation. She specializes in the areas of grief and loss; caregiver support; clergy care; relational conflict, life transitions, and women’s empowerment. She is a national speaker who offers customized services at conferences, workshops and retreats with a focus on well-being for the mind, body and spirit. Dr. Toni is author of an adult coloring book, ME TIME: Self Care Coloring Book and Journal and Self-Care Reflections for Caregivers. She is the creator of the Facebook page “Take Care With Self Care, an online community, where self-care awareness and supported is encouraged. For more information, visit www.takecarewithselfcare.com. Currently, she serves as Pastor of Open Door Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Louisville, KY. In addition, she pastored United Church of Christ churches in Maryland and Kentucky. She is the proud mother of 2 sons and 3 grandchildren, and resides in Louisville, KY.