Marika (she) is a queer, Black, neurodiverse person with dynamic disabilities who has been supporting LGBTQPIA+ community members for most of her life. She engages from a client centered, inner strength based and anti-oppressive positionality. She is dedicated to social justice and believes that it’s important to find awareness of one’s resilience in the process of self-discovery and acceptance. Her goal is to create a safe trauma-informed space for us to explore self and learn healthy ways to cope. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, LGBTQ+ identity, self-esteem, parent-child attachment, and foster care/adoption.