about

nani swaminathan (they/them) is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, educator, and advocate who is currently serving as the Director of Survivor Services for a rape crisis center in massachusetts.

by centering their work in the complex intersections of gender, race, class, and culturally informed human development, nani seeks to lift up the voices of the historically marginalized in the movement to decolonize therapeutic practice.

they live in leominster, massachusetts with their partner, 2 dogs named Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennett and Willow Giles, and 2 cats named Wilson Frisk, and Edgar Allan Purr.

marigold illustration by ashleigh macisaac @ https://ajemtattoo.com/