AREAS OF WORK

Tricia's areas of focus include LGBTQ+ identities, including gender identity and WPATH-standard letters for gender confirmation surgeries, relationship issues and codependency, PTSD and trauma, depression, anxiety and panic disorders and animal-assisted therapy.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Tricia has been active in her field for thirteen years. She holds a Master's degree in Social Work with a concentration in individuals and families from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in New York City. Her graduate studies focused on advocating for transgender women of color engaged in survival sex work. Additionally, Tricia is a certified animal-assisted therapy provider through the University of Denver’s Animals and Human Health Professional Development Certification program and is currently completing her training in EMDR through the EMDR Institute. For three years, Tricia was contracted with the Women's Center for Creative Work as the social work consultant for the annual Emergency Health Grant for Artists, as well as serving on their 2018 Programming Board. During this time, she was also employed as a medical social worker at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, helping trans* and gender non-conforming people navigate public health and benefits systems. From 2020-2022, Tricia was an affiliate therapist at the Los Angeles Gender Center. Additionally, she is currently a clinical supervisor to associate therapists who are receiving training under her licensure as they seek their own clinical licenses. She is a member of good standing of California Society for Clinical Social Work, National Association for Social Workers, National Organization for Women, World Professional Association for Transgender Health and EMDR International Association.

IN THE MEDIA

Tricia was featured in SELF Magazine's "8 Things You Should Know Before Going on Antidepressants For The First Time" and in HIV Plus Magazine's video series “Five Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Relationship with HIV” and their corresponding article for My Health My Way.

Tricia was mentioned in the Los Angeles Times’ article “For artists struggling to afford healthcare, nonprofit offers grant to help in hard times” for her work with the Emergency Health Grant for Artists through Women’s Center for Creative Work.

currently on tricia’s reading list

  • Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life and Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy, Francine Shapiro

  • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, Esther Perel

  • A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last, Stephen Levine

  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model, Richard C Schwartz, PhD

  • Unf*ck Your Grief: Using Science to Heal Yourself and Support Others, Faith G. Harper

  • Boundaries of The Soul: The Practice of Jung’s Psychology, June Singer

  • A Clinician’s Guide to Gender-Affirming Care: Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients, Sand C. Chang, Anneliese A. Singh and lor m. dickey

  • The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression, Anneliese Singh

  • Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for The Transgender Community, ed. Laura Erickson-Schroth