Rooting Resilience is a collective of licensed mental health professionals with more than 10 years of experience delivering culturally competent mental health, trauma, resilience and workforce wellness training to human service organizations.

The best way to change the world starts with getting very clear about who you are, what you want, and what you are willing to do to get yourself there. Through a coaching relationship, I work one-on-one with clients to help them pinpoint their passions, combat their fears, overcome the barriers keeping them stuck, and develop a plan to move forward in their life and career. I work with a range of clients--from those just starting a healing journey to those striving to reach the next level in their careers and in their lives. I am particularly drawn to helping change makers--brilliant souls who are dedicated to making the world a more just, creative and peaceful place--realize their full potential (and change the world.) * Work less and play more * Replace the anxiety with optimism and excitement * Align your true passions with your day-to-day work * Shake that self critic and give yourself permission to do what you love * Find joy again at work and soar in your career

Ali Jost leads Bread for the City's Behavioral Health Integration program, which provides patient-centered and trauma-informed behavioral health assessments and interventions to more than 600 medical patients annually. Ali manages clinical operations for behavioral health and care coordination, including program design and review of outcomes, supervision and training, and billing. Throughout this work, Ali has led city-wide efforts to train clinicians and medical providers and collaborate on ways to improve upon the Primary Care Behavioral Health consultancy model and advocate for improved payments for integrates services. She has also represented Bread for the City in national gatherings on trauma-informed approaches to health care; and she has been a major driver in helping the agency build a trauma-informed culture for staff and consumers.

Provided psychodynamic individual therapy and co-led CBT-based group therapy at the Johns Hopkins Adult Outpatient Community Psychiatry Program. Held a caseload of over 25 individual therapy clients in the adult outpatient program and co-led a 10-12 person daily skills-based healing and mindfulness group in the intensive outpatient program. Conducted detailed bio-psychosocial assessments of clients at intake and worked closely with psychiatrists to diagnose and help manage medications for a range of mental health conditions, including PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, and substance abuse.

Provided bilingual (English & Spanish) individual and group therapy and case management support to adult victims of labor and sex trafficking. Built powerful therapeutic relationships to help clients heal from extreme trauma; employed relational theory and coaching techniques (inspired by CBT) to help clients build trust, interpersonal skills, and set realistic life goals. Advocated for clients and connected them with social services, including: housing, food, medical and legal support, ESL and job training.

Immigration Campaign Director for the largest union of immigrants in North America. Oversaw local and federal immigration policy, national field response, communications, immigrant electoral programs, and member education. Led a team of ten full time staff; managed a $2.5 million annual budget; and provided leadership and direction to more than 50 local union leaders and staff.

I convince reporters to write about how bad U.S. laws hurt good, hardworking Americans and immigrants. Sometimes, I pitch them hopeful stories about how-- through organizing and using the power of the vote--groups of people in the U.S. are changing laws to improve their lives.I also write a lot--press releases, op-eds, blogs, talking points, presentations, etc.

Supported a broad range of nonprofit and advocacy organizations on internal and external communications. Developed websites, strategic media plans, directed day-to-day press operations, and led media outreach efforts for a national conference.

Managed operations for public relations department of the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. Tasks included daily communication with English and Spanish-language media, overseeing staff assignments, writing press releases, drafting talking points, and assisting in writing speeches, Op-eds, and grants.

Responsible for scheduling, and preparing President for conferences, speaking events, and day-to-day meetings with major corporate, advocacy, and political leaders.