Training &
Speaking Engagements
For Organizations, Non-Profits, & Groups in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond
Jessie Rose Cohen, LCSW
Highly experienced Trainer and Speaker
We are all trying to find better ways of being in relationship, with ourselves, with each other, and within the systems we move through.
And yet, much of our training teaches us how to assess, diagnose, or manage, without always giving us the space to slow down and examine how we are actually showing up in relationships. How our histories, identities, and nervous systems shape the work. How power, culture, and context live in every interaction.
My work as a trainer is rooted in the belief that we cannot support others in going places we have not been willing to go ourselves.
I offer trainings that invite participants to engage both professionally and personally. Together, we explore the complexity of relational work, with attention to trauma, identity, and the systems we are part of.
Training and Speaking Experience & Focus
I am Jessie Rose Cohen, call me J. I am an LCSW, a seasoned consultant, speaker, trainer, and coach with extensive experience supporting individuals and organizations in complex, relational work. Areas of focus include LGBTQ+ communities, mental health, adoption, and child, youth, and family care, as well as acute risk, including self-harm and suicidality. You can read more about me here.
I also support organizations in workforce development, training the trainers, and strengthening leadership capacity.
Additionally, I have worked across a diverse range of settings, including healthcare, nonprofits, schools, legal systems, businesses, and government agencies. I am passionate about contributing to the field and pushing it forward. I have written and contributed to numerous published articles in academic and clinical periodicals and textbooks and stay connected to up and coming providers by teaching graduate advanced practice courses. See below for a list of the publications that I have authored or co-authored.
What I offer to organizations and groups
Trainings are interactive, reflective, and grounded in real-world practice. Depending on your organization’s needs, we can focus on:
Relational and attachment-based approaches
Trauma-informed care
Internal Family Systems
Working with LGBTQIA+ and gender-expansive communities
Adoption and foster care dynamics
Group facilitation and holding space
Navigating power, identity, and difference in clinical and community settings
Supporting practitioners in sustainable, embodied practice. Teams that feel seen and supported are more productive and more present with the people they serve.
Each training is tailored to the specific context, challenges, and goals of your team.
Training & Consultation Experience with organizations in San Francisco Bay Area and beyond:
University of California, Berkeley
City and County of San Francisco
Our Family Coalition
The Wright Institute
Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago
Sacramento State University
Alameda County CASA
Hayward Unified School District
Rainbow Community Center
Family Builders By Adoption
UCSF Psychiatry Department
UCSF Transgender Natl Health Summit
Smith College
Palo Alto University
University of California San Francisco
Texas CASA
American Family Therapy Academy
San Francisco Unified School District
West Coast Children’s Clinic
Cal State University East Bay
Chinatown Child Development Center
Mission Family Center and more…
Research & Publications by Jessie Rose Cohen, LCSW
In Press - Coolhart, D., Cohen, J. R., & Fetcher-Leggett, M. (n.d.). Helping families move from distress to attunement with a child’s gender. In Pediatric gender health care: The gender affirmative model revisited (2nd ed., Chapter 9).
In Press - Abrams, M., Golden, R. L., & Cohen, J. R. (n.d.). Affirming and inclusive mental health care for transgender and nonbinary young people. In Social work and health care practice with transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities (2nd ed., Chapter 5).
In Press - Gross, E. B., & Cohen, J. R. (n.d.). Supporting caregivers and families of transgender and nonbinary youth. In Social work and health care practice with transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities (2nd ed., Chapter 13).
Lev, E. M., Edwards, O. W., Cohen, J. R., & Flentje, A. (2025). Counteracting stigmatizing diagnoses in the DSM-5. Social Work Today, 22(2), 30.
Mellin, C. S., Braun, M., Walch, A., Cohen, J. R., Kaufman, M., Seligman, M., Percelay, R., Tang, A. F., & Lee, J. Y. (2022). Pediatric gender diversity beyond the binary: An exploration of gender-affirming care for nonbinary and genderqueer youth seen over time at a single institution gender center. Transgender Health.
Kattari, S. K., Kinney, M. K., Kattari, L., & Walls, N. E. (Eds.). (2020). Social work and health care practice with transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities: Voices for equity, inclusion, and resilience (1st ed.). Routledge.
.Abrams, M., Golden, R. L., & Cohen, J. R. (2020). Affirming and inclusive mental health care for transgender and nonbinary young people. In S. K. Kattari, M. K. Kinney, L. Kattari, & N. E. Walls (Eds.).
Cohen JR, Sherer I. Supporting transgender and gender nonconforming children living with life-threatening illness. ChiPPS_e-journal_Issue-52 , 2018;34(1):60–71 [DOI].
Cohen, J. (1999). The deaf identity double bind: Disability or culture. Advocates Forum Journal.
Want to Bring a Training to Your Organization?
If you are looking for a training that supports both professional growth and deeper relational awareness, I would love to connect.