I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, and continuing education trainer living in Portland, Oregon. I have been working in the field since 2002 with a focus on social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppression based perspectives. I feel super passionate about supporting associates working in community mental health and private practice. After working as an adjunct instructor, I completed my PhD in Counseling Education and Supervision at Oregon State University in 2016. My dissertation is entitled Understanding Power in the Therapeutic Relationship. I was deeply honored to be the recipient of the 2018 Leona Tyler Award from the Oregon Counseling Association which recognizes counselors who have made outstanding contributions to the profession and whose work has had statewide implications for counseling. I consider myself a community based counselor educator, choosing to work outside the academic setting. I have been involved in various advocacy and organizing efforts in the local community.