Working with youth at Whitman Walker Health

Dr. Shanéa Thomas, LICSW, CSE is a TEDx speaker, award-winning sexuality educator, and clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in Washington, D.C. 

They serve as the LGBTQ+ Training Specialist at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and lead Thomas Consulting and Therapeutic Services, helping organizations create more inclusive, trauma-informed spaces. A former USC lecturer and AASECT’s 2024 Sexuality Educator of the Year, Dr. Thomas focuses on grief, identity, and preventing burnout among marginalized providers.

Their upcoming book, Accountable Care and Identity Camaraderie for Transgender and Queer Service Providers: Preventing Burnout, will be published by Bloomsbury in 2026.

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