Madrone Phoenix

I am a queer-identified, multiethnic, Licensed Clinical Social Worker with advanced training in trauma (C.G.S. in Trauma Studies, Level II EMDR, Level I IFS, and Level 1 AEDP). I started a mental health collective called the Phoenix Rising Centers because of the massive gap in quality mental healthcare services that Black and Brown communities, especially those who are QTPoC, and LGBTQ2S+ populations, face. My experiences are informed through a social justice lens. Having experienced various traumas in early life, which pushed me into the foster care system, brought with it the obvious challenges but also the great gifts of learning to rise and finding one's voice in the middle of chaos, isolation, and confusion. The long winding path eventually led me to find my way to pursue a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work at the age of 36, with the vision to be doing just this eventually: Creating a space for others to find their strength, their voice, and rise.