My expertise spans critical analysis of oppressive systems and community-centered approaches to healing and transformation. As a sociologist who has lived through religious trauma and conversion therapy, I bring both academic rigor and lived experience to specialized areas often misunderstood by mainstream consulting.
This isn’t expertise developed just in boardrooms or labs — knowledge is cultivated through theory (rigorous scholarly engagement) and praxis (direct action, material change efforts, public policy advocacy, etc.).
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My Expertise Philosophy
All subject matter expertise is grounded in:
- Critical theory analysis of power structures and social systems
- Community-centered approaches that amplify marginalized voices
- Intersectional understanding of how multiple oppressions interact
- Trauma-informed practices that prioritize healing and safety
- Liberation-focused frameworks that work toward collective freedom
This means our work together will examine root causes rather than just the symptoms and develop structural solutions rather than individual fixes.
Core Expertise Areas
SOGICE or Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts
SOGICE survivor expertise and trauma-informed healing approaches
I have a deep understanding of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (SOGICE) and their impacts, as well as helpful interventions, such as:
- Religious-based conversion therapy recovery
- Post-therapy trauma coaching with social justice lens
- Organizational-level supports such as creating LGBTQ+ affirming policies and welcoming environments
- Developing public accountability and sanctions for institutions and organizations that caused harm
Academic and Research Specializations
Critical theory expertise applied to community transformation
Academic knowledge serving liberation movements:
- Critical social theory application to organizational change
- Sociology of religion analysis for institutional transformation
- Gender studies and performativity in workplace contexts
- Research ethics prioritizing community benefit
- Media ecology critique of digital manipulation
Application: Academic rigor serving grassroots organizing
Trauma and Recovery
Institutional analysis and liberation-centered healing from spiritual abuse
Specialized support for those harmed by religious institutions:
- Spiritual abuse recovery addressing power dynamics
- Faith deconstruction with critical consciousness
- Religious fundamentalism recovery challenging authoritarian structures
- Clergy abuse recovery centering survivor experience
Approach: Liberation theology meets trauma-informed care
Labor Rights & Ethics
Worker power and economic democracy advocacy
Deep commitment to collective worker power:
- Labor organizing support with sociological analysis
- Worker rights education and advocacy
- Economic democracy promotion in organizational structures
- Collective bargaining support for marginalized workers
- Anti-capitalist analysis of workplace exploitation
Orientation: Worker liberation over management efficiency
LGBTQ+ Issues & Inclusion
Liberation-focused queer advocacy beyond corporate rainbow-washing
Authentic inclusion work rooted in queer liberation principles:
- Workplace LGBTQ+ inclusion challenging heteronormativity
- Gender identity and expression support with intersectional lens
- Sexual orientation affirmation rooted in community wisdom
- Queer theory application to organizational transformation
Focus: Structural change over symbolic gestures
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Anti-oppression work beyond corporate DEI initiatives
Genuine inclusion work that challenges systems of oppression:
- DEI strategy rooted in liberation movements
- Anti-oppression training with historical context
- Equity audits examining resource distribution
- Inclusion work that redistributes power
Focus: Systemic transformation over individual bias training
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