Minnelly Vasquez, MSW, LCSW
Minnelly Vasquez is a licensed clinical social worker focused on the mental health needs of the BIPOC community. Her therapeutic work and speaking are grounded in mindfulness, social justice, and trauma healing.
Minnelly’s work addresses how racial trauma in the world impacts the workplace / work culture through group psychotherapy skills and liberation practice theories. She previously presented her Healing the Healer in Community talk to a cohort of the Leadership Accelerator, to rave reviews.
Minnelly holds degrees from Fordham University and University of Connecticut, and a certification from Columbia University. She is trained in Somatic Attachment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Decolonizing Therapy for Black Folks. In 2022, she was selected for the esteemed Ackerman Institute Family & Couples Therapy training program.
Connect with Minnelly on Instagram: @minnellyvasquezlcsw
Signature Talks
Healing the Healer in Community
This presentation is designed to help individuals in the helping field / nonprofit world to combine therapy and meditation to heal the hurt they may experience fighting for social justice.
Capitalism and colonization are designed to focus on the advancement of the individual over the community and this presentation is designed to heal the hurt that manifests in the community as a result.
Mental Health & Abundance
Intrusive thoughts happen to EVERYONE and sometimes those intrusive thoughts block our ability to “call in” what we want in our lives.
The presentation will help participants identify how intrusive thoughts occur, create a plan to better understand them, and learn how to reframe the thoughts into empowering ones.
Accessibility Now Accessibility Always
This presentation highlights ways in which to make workplaces accessible from a physical and environmental standpoint–as well as from a mental health standpoint.
There is an untapped labor market that is being overlooked because of ableism. This presentation provides tips on where to find workers with disabilities who are a good fit for your organization and how to build a sustainable and accessible workplace over time.
