Education & Training
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      - M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Courses taken included grief and loss, systemic perspectives on human sexuality, addictions counseling, multicultural counseling, and diagnosis and treatment planning. 
 - 2021 Minority Fellow, NBCC Minority Fellowship Program, National Board of Certified Counselors. During my fellowship, I established a youth leadership development group for LGBTQ+ and allied students. 
- Additionally, I have actively pursued my own learning on topics such as non-monogamy, kink/BDSM, and s3x work. 
 
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      AASECT Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, & Therapists — June 2025 Developmental Model Level 1 Training, Couples Institute — October 2024 - Present AASECT Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, & Therapists — June 2024 Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFS for Relationships), IFS Institute — February - July 2024 Gestalt School, Crybaby Counseling — September 2023 NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors) Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Minority Fellowship Alumni — June 2023 SAIGE (Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities) Conference — October 2022 S.A.R. (Sexual Attitude Reassessment), Northwest Institute on Intimacy — June 2022 NBCC Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Minority Fellowship — June 2022 Keepin’ It Real: Healing from Historical Trauma of Slavery and Segregation, Lisa Connors — January 2022 Intro to Gestalt Therapy, Christina Cantrell & Kristen Myers — December 2021 Polyvagal Theory, Chi Sigma Iota — December 2021 Motivational Interviewing, NBCC Minority Fellowship — November 2021 Culturally Responsive Services for Youth, Young Adults, and Families in Underserved Communities, Dr. Jordan-Alston — October 2021 A Clinician’s Ethical Responsibility to Reduce Cultural, Sexual, and Gender Identity Microaggressions, Dr. Jeff Peterson — September 2021 NBCCF Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Minority Fellowship — September 2021 Suicide & Risk Assessment, Portland State University — September 2021 Decolonizing Counseling, Oregon Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development — February 2021 Understanding Barriers to Healthcare for Trans Youth, Lewis & Clark University — January 2021 

