Mari Napoli, Ma Email and Phone Number

Brave Trails' mission is to create space in which queer youth can find their people, place, and passion. In my role, I manage the Brave Trails Queer Therapy program, mental health services aimed in supporting queer youth process their experiences and gain support from a queer AMFT in both group and individual sessions. I run orientation and training, interview and hire therapists, match therapists and clients, assure the program is running efficiently, create all necessary forms and documents, meet with and hire trainers, work on scheduling, support supervisors, participate in outreach, and all complete all the necessary tasks for the program, therapists, and supervisors so they can be as effective as possible in their roles.

Outpatient therapist working with the LGBTQIA+ community through The Home for Little Wanderers' Out at Home program. Facilitated individual and group therapy with queer folks of all ages; 9 years old-60 years old. Hybrid model of virtual, community based, and in-home services.

Little Rainbows is a support group I started and co-facilitated for LGBTQIA+ elementary aged youth and their caregivers though nAGLY (North Shore Alliance of LGBTQIA+ Youth). We worked on social skills, connection with other queer youth who are similar in age, lessons such as growth, queer history, and how to navigate challenging school relationships - to name a few. This was done through engaging art activities, games, cooking, dancing, music, and more.

I was a Big Sibling to a 13 y/o non-binary youth through JBBBS' LGBTQIA+ program. We met twice a month on Saturdays for several hours, connecting over shared experiences, learning about each other, and focused on areas of growth they feel they want to achieve and how I can aid in them achieving the goals.