Zhenming Tian, LMSW

Zhenming Tian is a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York and a certified mental health therapist in China. With a Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University, she specializes in trauma treatment using a client-centered approach that integrates CBT, EFT, and somatic experiencing. Her experience spans psychiatric clinics for low-income communities in Brooklyn, student support in educational settings, national mental health hotlines in China, and telehealth services. Zhenming also provides Employee Assistance Program (EAP) training globally to promote workplace mental well-being. She is active on her mental health awareness channel "Our Therapist" on psyByond (similar to Psychology Today in China) and is an accomplished translator, having translated significant mental health works, including Deb Dana’s *Anchored* and Raja Selvam’s *The Practice of Embodying Emotions*.

Lenny Teo

Lenny Teo is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California, currently providing counseling services in Beijing, China. With nearly a decade of experience in the mental health field, Lenny has worked in a variety of settings, including psychiatric hospitals, community mental health agencies, and international schools. He is now practicing counseling in a private practice setting.

Jem Stone

Jem Stone, a First Nations woman with mixed heritage, is a Cultural Educator, Wellness Practitioner, and Trainer dedicated to integrating Indigenous knowledge into wellness and education through connection and decolonized learning. With over 20 years in the wellness field, she works closely with Elders and cultural teachers, providing cultural consultancy and training in academic and wellness spaces. Trained in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Wayapa Wuurrk, We Al-li Facilitation, Rebirthing Breathwork, and meditation, Jem co-founded Indigenous Psychedelic Assisted Therapies and Rebirthing Breathwork Australia. Based on Wurundjeri lands in Melbourne, she is a proud mother of three adult children and travels throughout Australia to share her work.

Mariah Rooney, MSW, LICSW

Mariah Rooney is weight lifter and a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating the complex challenges that arise as a result of traumatic stress, attachment trauma, intergenerational trauma, and dissociation in children and adults. She is also an adjunct professor in the graduate School of Social Work at Winona State University, and a trauma-informed care consultant who supports systems change and capacity building efforts in systems of all sizes and types.

Candace Liger, CPT, NASM-SPS

Originally from Greenville, Mississippi, Candace is a NASM - certified fitness coach, consent & harm reduction educator, and founder of the Center for Body Autonomy. Blending her background in social justice and wellness, her work specializes in creating safe, healthy, and inclusive spaces for all bodies to thrive. Candace is also a TedX speaker & award-winning activist and performance artist. She is a graduate of the National Organization of Victim Advocates’ Academy and has organized national campaigns to examine the impact of racial and gender-based oppression, sexual violence, and mass incarceration.

Amanda Whiting

Amanda is an ERYT-500, YACEP, TCTSY-F who specializes in working with medical trauma. Through personal experience of ongoing caregiving, Amanda has found a community that helps navigate the intricacies of medical trauma. Amanda is working towards a bachelor of social work hoping to work within hospital settings.

Kelcy McNamara, TCTSY-F, RYT, LMT

Kelcy (she/her) became licensed to practice massage in 2000 after experiencing how profoundly body work impacted her life. Built on a trauma-sensitive foundation, she holds space for her clients to choose their individual healing journey. Kelcy collaborates with her clients to tailor each session to include any combination of reflexology, aromatherapy, deep tissue, Swedish techniques, hot stones, and cupping. She is a preferred practitioner with the Society for Oncology Massage and hopes to support clients with cancer related symptoms and side effects. In addition to her massage work, Kelcy is a yoga instructor (E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500), and is a facilitator for Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive yoga.

Sarah Carter, LMHC, RDT

Sarah Carter, LMHC, RDT (she/her) is a co-developer of Rescripted and part of its Leadership Team. She holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Boston College and trained at Chicago’s renowned Second City, performing with an educational theatre troupe. She earned her MA in Mental Health Counseling and Expressive Therapies with a Drama Therapy specialization from Lesley University. As an LMHC and RDT, Sarah is trained in the ARC Framework, SMART (Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Over the past decade, she has worked in psychiatric settings—including inpatient, outpatient, and residential care—specializing in arts-based, trauma-informed interventions for youth and adults with complex trauma.

Val Krpata, LICSW

Valerie Krpata, LICSW (she/her) is a co-developer of Rescripted and a member of its Leadership Team. She earned her MSW from Simmons College and has over a decade of experience working with latency-aged children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth in congregate care settings, specializing in complex trauma. As a trainer in the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) framework, Valerie emphasizes the healing power of attuned and supportive communities. Her expertise spans creative therapeutic approaches, including improv theater, motivational interviewing, SMART (Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment), adolescent community reinforcement, and incorporating therapy dogs into treatment.

Elizabeth Lee

Elizabeth is a PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at the U. Nevada Reno and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Fear Less Research Lab, and a Graduate Research Affiliate for the Mind-Body Trauma Care Lab at U. Minnesota Duluth. Elizabeth is trained in Trauma Informed Weight Lifting and her Master’s equivalent thesis “Trauma-Informed Weight Lifting as an Adjunctive Intervention for Post-traumatic Stress Among Youth in Residential Treatment” was the seminal study exploring the effects of TIWL. 

Jeremy Lyne, PsyD, TCTSY-F

Dr. Jeremy Lyne (they/them) is a clinical psychologist who focuses on the treatment of sexuality issues, complex trauma, and relationship distress, specializing in relational and somatic therapeutic modalities. They have studied couples dynamics for the past 20 years and movement for the past 13 years, acquiring teaching certifications in yoga and acro yoga. Their line of research focuses on the development of a trauma-informed, embodied movement practice that can be used in couples therapy

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Erin Hust, MS, RDN, LD

Erin Hurst is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorder care and nourishing medical complexities. Her practice philosophies center neurodiversity, size inclusivity and autonomy focused care. She owns a virtual, insurance-based, private practice in northern Indiana, and is an active board member supporting nutrition policy and access to care at the state level.

Aniko Korosi, PhD

Aniko completed a postdoc at UCI in Dr. Baram’s lab (2006-2010), focusing on how enriched early-life experiences reshape the hypothalamus. Since 2010, she has led her own research team and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in nutritional neuroscience. Her research explores how early-life stress (ELS) impacts long-term brain adaptation, the role of nutrition in modulating these effects, and ELS’s links to mental health risks, including mood disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. She has supervised 17 PhD students, serves on multiple international neuroscience boards, and has organized major conferences. Her mission is to advance translational nutritional neuroscience to leverage nutrition for mental and metabolic health.

Rodrigo Souza

Rodrigo Souza (he/him) is an Adaptive and Accessible Yoga teacher specializing in trauma and disability. After sustaining a spinal cord injury, he discovered the power of yoga in his recovery and founded Allihopa Accessible & Adaptive Virtual Yoga Studio, where he teaches people of all abilities worldwide. Rodrigo also works with nonprofits, community centers, and rehabilitation programs in Sweden, fostering a supportive space for those navigating trauma, loss, and disability. He leads a monthly Ambassador Mentorship program for Accessible Yoga teachers, empowering them to bring yoga to marginalized communities with purpose and compassion.

Emmanuel Manirarora

Emmanuel is a biologist with certifications in mindfulness, yoga, Qigong, and trauma-informed practices. With over 11 years of experience, he serves as Managing Director and Co-Founder of Live Well Rwanda, a social wellness organization dedicated to promoting physical and mental well-being. Through activities such as mindfulness practices and trauma-informed methods, Live Well Rwanda helps prevent non-communicable diseases, including diabetes and hypertension. Emmanuel collaborates with local organizations, businesses, and institutions to advance wellness and mental health. He also leads community initiatives in agroforestry and permagardening, ensuring families have year-round access to nutritious, climate-resilient produce.

Alexis Havugimana

Alexis holds a Bachelor’s degree in biology and has spent over a decade as a wellness educator, teaching yoga and trauma-responsive practices across public and NGO sectors in Rwanda. His wellness journey began in 2013 when he joined a university yoga club, sparking a passion that led him to train in yoga, Qigong, Tai Chi, and other mindfulness disciplines. As a co-founder of Live Well Rwanda, Alexis is dedicated to promoting mind-body wellness through yoga, meditation, and mindfulness programs. Witnessing profound healing within these communities drives his commitment to expanding his impact, enhancing both individual and community well-being.

Autumn Buhl, CPS, TCTSY-F

Autumn is a trauma and embodiment specialist who works primarily with queer young adults on the North Shore. As the Youth and Young Adult Peer Coordinator at Younity Access Center, they use their lived experience and peer specialist certification to offer both individual support and community building. She has previously worked as a sexual assault counselor and on the Building Relationships Better educational team at NAGLY (the North Shore Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth). When Autumn isn’t working, they enjoy beachcombing, taking circus classes, and curling up for a nap with their cat.

LB Moore, MEd, LMHC, MCCS, TCTSY-F

LB is a somatic trauma steward and community educator whose work focuses on embodied liberation, building trauma-transformative communities, and centering radical health for all trans, nonbinary, and intersex people. They've worked as a research team member with the Trans Teen and Family Narratives Project (housed at Boston Children's Hospital) and in community-based mental health, with a focus on serving LGBTQ+ youth of color and communities impacted by HIV. LB (they/ze) is a white-racialized, nonbinary, neuroqueer Ashkenazi who is passionate about the power of humor, exploratory conversations about embodied aliveness, and uprooting white supremacist cisheteropatriarchy (and planting calendula in its place).

Mosaico

Mosaico es una iniciativa liderada por mujeres enraizada en los Andes venezolanos, donde los principios del cuidado informado por el trauma se entrelazan armoniosamente con los ritmos de la agricultura orgánica de café. Fundada por Lisa Brody, quien en 2001 trajo su visión de comunidad, respeto y café delicioso a Caña Brava, Mosaico se ha convertido en un testimonio del poder transformador de las relaciones intencionales. María Deice Guillén, un pilar de la finca durante más de dos décadas, junto con su hermana Yaneli Zerpa Guillén y Rosa

Mosaico is a women-led initiative rooted in the Venezuelan Andes, where the principles of trauma-informed care blend seamlessly with the rhythms of organic coffee farming. Founded by Lisa Brody, who brought her ideas of community, respect, and tasty coffee to the Caña Brava in 2001, Mosaico has become a testament to the transformative power of intentional relationships. Maria Deice Guillén, a cornerstone of the farm for over two decades, alongside her sister Yaneli Zerpa Guillén and Rosa Margarita Valera, have cultivated not only exceptional coffee but a culture of support, resilience, and shared purpose. Without explicitly aiming to, they’ve created an environment that honors choice, presence, and connection, fostering healing and empowerment in a region where these concepts are rarely spoken of. Together, Mosaico demonstrates how nurturing relationships with one another, the community, and the natural world can inspire a model for working and living that transcends the boundaries of the farm.

Megan Christie

Megan Christie (she/her) is a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Laurentian in Sudbury, Ontario, CA. She is completing her major in psychology and a minor in sociology. Eventually, she wants to accomplish her Masters degree in Psychology and work further with trauma patients and kids.

Nicole Strumbel, BaSc, BA

Nicole Strumbel [nih-cohl struhm-bohl] (she/her) is a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA. She is earning her master’s degree in psychology - clinical counseling and is the lab manager of the Mind-Body Trauma Care Lab.

Viann Nguyen-Feng, PhD, MPH, LP, TCTSY-F, TIWL

Viann Nguyen-Feng [vee-anne win-fang] (she/her) is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA. She serves as core faculty in the clinical-counseling graduate program and directs the Mind-Body Trauma Care Lab. More information may be found on the MBTC lab website (https://www.mindbodytrauma.care/).

Linda Rankin, MA, RSW, BSW, ECC

Linda has completed all the coursework and comprehensive exams in the Doctorate in Education program at the University of Toronto. Her research has assessed the mental health of unemployed adults returning to educational programs at the community college level in Northern Ontario, including four First Nations and two Metis Communities. She currently serves as a Staff Wellness Program coordinator for Magnetawan First Nation.

Kathy Harris, MSW, CHTP

As a graduate from the University of Toronto, Social Work Program, Kathy Harris, MSW, CHTP, has devoted her career to in-patient psychiatry and community mental health., specializing in Early Intervention Psychosis Program. In her constant search, and being inquisitive about what alternative therapies existed, she studied Energy Medicine, Qi Gong movements, Healing and Fa Chi therapy, and Sound Wellness. Her innovative program All Feelings Matter helps people to get back in touch with their emotions and helps to regulate their nervous systems.