Claudia Pineda Reyes is a Mexican, queer, and neurodivergent social artist based in Washington, U.S. She has been practicing facilitation for 15 years across a variety of settings with the thematic purpose of advancing healing and liberation. Her family immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico to Chicago, Illinois where Claudia was born and raised. She is a Master in Social Work practitioner and has been trained as a facilitator in restorative justice Community Group Conferencing, the Creative Empowerment Model, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and in leading trainings about social equity. For 8 years, as a direct service practitioner, she provided counseling services for youth and families with a focus on working with people from the global majority, including people who have immigrated to the United States. For 7 years, Claudia has been working  ...