Shobana Powell Consulting
Trauma-Informed | Survivor-Centered | Equity & Inclusion
Our approach.
Advocating at the intersection of gender-based violence, human trafficking, & systemic oppression.
Who we are.
We are a national team of clinical, legal, and survivor consultants, who specialize in the intersectionality of gender-based violence, human trafficking, and systemic oppression.
Our team consists of experts in culturally-specific responses to trauma.
We believe when we support one another and share power, we can strengthen our collective resilience.
Our values.
Our work is centered on our values. We focus on supporting racial justice, survivor-led work, and LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights.
We believe that our work should be led by the communities we serve.
What we do.
We love to partner with nonprofits, government entities, and businesses engaged in the movement to end gender-based violence and human trafficking to:
1) develop and facilitate customized training, 2) provide technical assistance through program design and capacity building support, 3) facilitate change management and strategic planning, 4) conduct community-led research, and 5) design and facilitate supportive spaces for teams impacted by vicarious trauma.
Our mission.
Our goal is to support and empower existing programs, continue challenging systemic oppression, and do so with creativity, positivity and joy. What you do matters, and we want to support you in that work.
Our team.
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Dr. Shobana Powell, DSW, LCSW (she/her)
CEO & Founder
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Cristian Eduardo (he/him)
Lead Human Trafficking Consultant, Visual Designer, & Survivor
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Ashante Taylorcox, MA-MHC, LPC (she/her)
Lead Human Trafficking Consultant & Survivor Leader
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Kathy Givens (she/her)
Lead Cultural Inclusion & Human Trafficking Consultant
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Brittany Pearson (she/her)
Human Trafficking Consultant & Survivor Leader
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Hazell Imbert, LMHC (she/ella)
Trauma & Anti-Oppression Consultant
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Alida Tchicamboud (she/her)
Financial Freedom Consultant & Survivor Leader
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AJ Dunn (she/her)
Virtual Assistant
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Yuki Chen (she/her)
Trauma-Informed Linguistic Expert (Chinese Languages & Dialects)
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Aidee Lomeli (she/her)
Trauma-Informed Interpreter & Translator
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Amy Hsieh, JD, MPA (she/her)
Trauma-Informed Legal Consultant & Mandarin & Taiwanese Interpreter
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Michaia Walker, LCSW (they/them)
Restorative, Identity-Affirming Clinical Consultant
“The Shobana Powell Consulting team is by far the most collaborative, forward-thinking group I’ve had the pleasure of working with.
Their unique experiences and areas of expertise provide a truly intersectional lens to problem analysis and solution development.
Their value is immeasurable.”
— Sarah B., Anti-Trafficking Attorney
What makes us unique.
Survivor-Centered Design
Building on the doctoral research of our CEO & Founder, Dr. Shobana Powell, DSW, LCSW, our clients benefit from organizational management tools and program design models that center survivors as key experts and colleagues. These include the:
Survivor Equity & Inclusion (SEI) Framework.
Preventing the re-exploitation of Survivor Leaders (undercompensating, undervaluing, and tokenizing) in the movement to end trafficking
Survivor-Centered Curriculum Development Model.
Utilizing design thinking and human-centered design to co-create trainings with the communities we serve
*The terminology “Survivor-Centered Design” & “Survivor Equity & Inclusion” were developed by Dr. Powell through her research and field experience.
Language Justice
Trauma-Informed Interpretation & Translation
Offering support for our ongoing projects in 20+ languages from SPC team members and our extended network of consultants
(Spanish, French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Indonesian, Thai, Yoruba, Wolof, ASL, Russian, Ukrainian, Haitian Creole, Khmer/Khmai, Thai, plus additional dialects used in China and Congo)
Our areas of expertise.
Gender-Based Violence
Adult & Child Trauma, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Psychological Coercion, Trauma Bonding, Intersections of Mental Health & Trauma
Anti-Oppression
Intersectionality, Racial Justice, Language Justice, Lived Experience Expert/Survivor Equity & Inclusion, Organizational Change Management
Vicarious Trauma & Resilience
Vicarious Resilience, Self-Care & Collective Care, Individual & Organizational Recommendations, Organizational Assessments and Change Management Plans, Supportive Spaces for Staff Impacted by Harm/Strikes/Crisis/Tragedies
Our consulting services.
Trainings.
Customized Curriculum Development & Training Facilitation
Technical Assistance.
Innovative, Data-Driven Consultation & Program Design
Change Management.
Change Management and Strategic Plan Development
Research.
Participatory Action/Community-Led Research Focused on Partnering with Lived Experience Experts
Supportive Spaces.
Facilitation of Supportive Spaces for Staff around Vicarious Trauma, Harm Repair, Crisis, or Tragedy as a Result of Trauma Work
Our clients.
We could not do what we do without our partners around the country and the world.
Some of our past and/or current clients for customized training and/or technical assistance include:
San Francisco Dept of Homelessness & Supportive Housing
