amelia ortega, lcsw

(they/them)

Currently works as a somatic psychotherapist, organizational consultant and professor of Social Work practice. As a non-binary, mixed Chicanx identified clinician, Amelia’s work focuses on healing from racial trauma and gender-based violence. Amelia specializes in trauma conscious facilitation and trauma informed classroom pedagogies through their role as a Senior Lecturer at the Columbia University School of Social Work and as an organizational consultant. Amelia is a naturalist, bird photographer and biker who loves to dance and create dance parties in unexpected places.