Facilitators:
Arden Tucker, a Black lesbian, is a healer, AMFT, speaker, panelist, trainer, and facilitator who holds a Master’s of Science in Counseling and a BA in Psychology. She is certified by Community Healing Network (CHN)/ Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) to facilitate Emotional Emancipation Circles (EEC) and Safe Black Space (SBS)healing circles. Equally important she is and has been a mental health consumer advocate, locally and state wide, for over 29 years. Arden fights for the rights of LGBTQ, BIPOC, and Disability Rights by serving on national, state, county, and local commissions, councils, committees and collaboratives. In an effort to help continue their respective anti racism work, Arden has collaborated with UCDavis Hospital, Boston College, Yale University, and Pro Publica investigative news outlet.  She works to advance racial healing, cultural humility and sensitivity by facilitating workshops, seminars, and webinars. Arden works to lift the voices of marginalized communities wherever she has a seat at the table. She is a firm believer in – “If they won’t give you a seat at the table, bring your own chair!” Arden practices self-care by drawing, reading, browsing in bookstores, and binging on good Norwegian detective series. Arden can be contacted at hopeequalslife@yahoo.com

Renee Harcum, about Renee coming soon.