In Season 2, Episode 18 of the Element Q Podcast, Host TJ Woodward welcomes Dr. Olivia Ratcliff-Totty —Postdoctoral Psychological Associate, adjunct professor, and primary therapist at Element Q Healing Center—to explore what it truly means to create safety, rebuild trust, and foster healing within the LGBTQ+ community. Drawing on her extensive clinical background in community mental health, crisis care, and carceral systems, Dr. Totty shares how trauma-informed care, rooted in warmth, authenticity, and humor, can open pathways to self-acceptance and transformation.

Together, TJ and Dr. Totty unpack the complex layers of identity and intersectionality, including race, sexuality, professional roles, and evolving self-understanding. Dr. Totty reflects on her own journey of identity exploration, becoming a clinician, and stepping into the titl ...