ABOUT NOAH
I am a trans, white, Ashkenazi Jew of Lithuanian, Russian & Polish ancestry, living on Nipmuc & Pocumtuc land in Massachusetts. I delight in baking, dancing and weaving threads of ancestral magic through ritual.
My work is creative, curious and holds individual healing as sacredly interconnected with collective transformation. I believe accessing places & spaces of knowing, wisdom and belonging that are erased by colonialism, white supremacy, capitalism, ableism, patriarchy and more, is a key part of reclaiming wholeness and showing up to meet the present moment.
My previous work has included serving as a licensed associate mental health counselor, director for a non-profit employment services organization, coordinator for Somatic Experiencing trainings, play therapist for preschoolers, grief counselor for children, and consultant focusing on trauma resiliency and equity.
TRAININGS & COURSES
Somatic Experiencing International 2014-2018 (Coodinator and participant, received SEP in 2018)
Masters in Social Work 2018 Portland State University
Ruach Jewish Ancestral Healing Groups with Wendy Elisheva Somerson
Racialized somatics workshops with Becky Carter
We Will Dance with Mountains - Bayo Akomolafe
Let there be Magic with Bhav and Piya
Trainings through Cultures Connecting, Seattle WA
Cultural Healing, Restoring Kinship with Sister HaiAn and Kaira Jewel
Community Resilience Initiative Trainings
Holistic Resistance Deep Dives with Aaron Johnson and Porsha Beed + ongoing Wake Up white caucus gatherings and mentorship
Burning Times Never Ended with rain crowe
Kingian Nonviolence Trainings with the East Point Peace Academy
Bachelors in Sociology 2010 Northeastern University
ONE-ON-ONE WORK/MENTORSHIP
Jo Kent Katz, Becky Carter, Tanya Ranchigoda, Sage Hayes, Alexa de los Reyes, Gabrielli LaChiara