Consultation/Trainings

Consultation/Trainings

I have educated hundreds of therapists, social service workers, healthcare providers, academics/researchers, and corporate staff on LGBTQ affirming practices at local, state, and national conferences and training events. Whether you are aiming to become more LGBTQ inclusive for employees or hoping to build capacity to serve LGBTQ folx, consultation and training can be essential to meet those goals. As a therapist and a queer community member, I bring a unique perspective to facilitating trainings. 

Prior to establishing my private practice, I was the Director of the Anti-Violence Project at Center on Halsted, Risk Specialist at ComPsych, and Research Assistant with Michigan State University. Through my volunteering with Transcend the Binary, a grassroots trans-led organization, I partnered with the University of Michigan to research and present on the trans and non-binary community’s experiences of discrimination, mental health concerns, and coping skills. 

Reach out to discuss rates and options to tailor trainings to suit your needs!

Potential Consult and Training Topics

• LGBTQ 101 and LGBTQ Allyship 
• Trauma Informed Care for Trans and Non-Binary Community Members
• Intersectionality within the LGBTQ Community
• Serving LGBTQ Survivors of Violence 
• Clinical Considerations for Working with Queer Women 

 Examples of organizations I have trained

• Chicago Public Library 
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital 
• The Chicago School 
• Bank of America
• Illinois Society for Clinical Social Work
• Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline 
• Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• YWCA Evanston/Northshore 
• Mujeres Latinas En Accion 
• WINGS Program 
• The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence 

Conferences where I have presented 

• TransOhio 
• Michigan Primary Care Association LGBTQ Health Summit
• University of Michigan Institute of Social Research
• U.S. World Professional Association of Transgender Health 
• Michigan State University Research Fair 

 Publications

McGhee, C. M., Misiolek, B. A., Kattari, S. K., Tupper, C. A., & Chalker, L. (2025). Developing Trans Wellness, Trans Brilliance : A Virtual Peer-Support Wellness Intervention by and for Trans/Gender Diverse Michiganders. Health Promotion Practice, 27(1), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399241311287

Misiolek, B. A., Batra, P., Hicks, L., Tupper, C. A., & Lewis, N. J. W. (2024). Engaging Black and Latine Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons in Research: Advice from a Community-Based Focus Group. https://doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2024.rb.0039.2410

Lewis, N. J., Batra, P., Misiolek, B. A., Rockafellow, S., & Tupper, C. (2019). Transgender/gender nonconforming adults’ worries and coping actions related to discrimination: Relevance to pharmacist care. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 76(8), 512-520.

Woodward, A. T., Freddolino, P. P., Wishart, D. J., Bakk, L., Kobayashi, R. I. E., Tupper, C.,  & Blaschke-Thompson, C. M. (2013). Outcomes from a peer tutor model for teaching technology to older adults. Ageing & Society, 33(8), 1315-1338.

Woodward, A. T., Freddolino, P. P., Blaschke-Thompson, C. M., Wishart, D. J., Bakk, L., Kobayashi, R., & Tupper, C. (2011). Technology and aging project: training outcomes and efficacy from a randomized field trial. Ageing International, 36, 46-65.