LGBTQ Health & Wellness Week Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joy Saniyah

We're kicking off Health and Wellness Week with a very special keynote speaker, Dr. Joy Saniyah! She will be presenting based on the question: "what is right with you?" and talking about what you can do to improve your overall wellness while focusing on your strengths. Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Joy Saniyah, Ph.D. (she/her) is the Founder & Director of Integrative Empowerment Group, PLLC (IEG). IEG is a multidisciplinary mental health and wellness group practice that aims to provide a safe space for clients to feel heard, understood, and empowered regardless of their identities, beliefs, and ways of living and loving. As a queer woman of color, Joy is passionate about working with those who are traditionally marginalized in society and underrepresented in help seeking environments. She has extensive experience working with people of color and clients who identify as LGBTQA. Joy is an advocate for those exploring gender identity including transition support. Finally, she is an experienced Kink and Poly Knowledgeable professional. Joy graduated with a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology from Teacher's College at Columbia University and a Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University in New York City. Joy has over 13 years of experience working with college students at several major universities including three years at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Joy is passionate about integrative approaches to healing and as such is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), a Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher, and a Reiki Level II Practitioner.

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