I am committed to work that honors the strengths within people, acknowledges psycho-social contexts and deals directly with resilience, love and respect. My professional background and history has been grounded in communities that I am both personally and professionally committed to serving: at-risk youth communities, gay/bisexual men, people of color, HIV/AIDS, body-posi communities, social workers and other social service providers and the recovery community. Areas of focus: wellness, body-positive work, vulnerability, intimacy, love, sexual health, primary health, self-esteem, cultural identity and recovery Professional focus: embodiment, clinical supervision, graduate social work education, behavioral consultation, integrated health care, medically assisted treatment, recovery/resilience with people struggling with addiction, health at every size model and professional development.