Mel is a Los Angeles-based care worker, therapist, and community facilitator, with a focus on Disability Justice and Mad liberation.
They are currently available for hire.
My Background
As a therapist, care worker, and community facilitator, I bring over ten years of professional experience combined with a lifetime of lived experience. My passions for liberatory care work, collective care, and universal access have helped me carve a unique path that is in line with my values of anti-racism and anti-capitalism.
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Applied Community Psychology (ACP) Specialization
Antioch University, Los Angeles
September 2021 – Present
Therapist & Care Work
ProjectLETS Peer Support Worker
Abolitionist CPTSD Group Facilitator with Orion Queer
Therapeutic Mentor
Mental Health Technician
Therapeutic Behavior Specialist
Independent Living Skills Trainer
Case Management + Service Navigation
Client Advocacy
B.A. in Psychology
Cognitive Science, Statistics
Honors Research Scholar
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
2012 – 2015
Community Facilitator & Consultant
ProjectLETS Antioch University Los Angeles Chapter Facilitator
ProjectLETS Psychiatric Trauma Clinic Facilitator
ProjectLETS Peer Mental Health Advocate
Mad L.A. Collective Founder
Radical Psychology Community Moderator
Mad Skills: Crisis Support and Planning Workshop