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Candice Rose Valenzuela
Candice Valenzuela
Biography
Candice Valenzuela MA, YT-200 (they/she) proudly identifies as Black, Mexican Indigenous Descent, Queer, Nonbinary, poor and working class allied. As a former foster youth, Candice utilizes their personal experiences of marginalization, survival and healing to inspire transformative thinking, creative problem solving and social change in the communities they serve. Candice believes that ancestral, community and ecological healing are the most urgent issues of our time. They coach systems leaders, offer healing space and facilitate professional development at justice driven institutions throughout the nation. When they are not working, Candice enjoys sharing their enthusiasm for nature with their 9-year daughter.
Experience
Against many odds, Candice earned a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities at Loyola Marymount University, a teaching credential from Alliant University, a Master of Arts in East-West Psychology and a Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology at the California Institute for Integral Studies. Candice is certified as a trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness instructor through the Niroga Institute, and has training in Mesoamerican indigenous healing practices through Ancestral Apothecary in Oakland, CA. Candice has worked at the intersections of education, healing and justice for 20 years.
Education
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