Octavia Sykes, LCSW- C, is a proud Baltimorean and quirky feminist working as a therapist at The Growth Center: A Feminist Counseling Collective and a clinical supervisor at BTST Services. Octavia credits their upbringing and education as the source of their advocate passions. Octavia holds a BA of Women’s Studies and LGBT Studies Certificate from University of Maryland, and a MSW from Widener University and M.Ed. of Human Sexuality. Octavia has experience working with LGBT youth of color, prochoice initiatives, those struggling with eating disorders, survivors of sexual assault, and many other client populations. Octavia also enjoys film photography, hula hooping, volunteering, and relaxing with her cats.
Listed skills include Mental Health Counseling, Lgbt Rights, Trauma Work, Diverse Groups Of People, and 6 others.