Lisa “Xochitl” Vallejos is a licensed professional counselor with a Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in Humanistic, Existential and Transpersonal psychology. Dr. V, as she is affectionately known,  is the author of “Shattered: How everything came together when it all fell apart” and is well known for her work in academia and popular media. Dr. V’s’ work  has been featured in places like Allure Magazine, Latina Parenting Magazine, elephant journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Denver Post, CBS, Good Morning Arizona and Good Morning Colorado. Dr. V is the founder of Liberation U, an online platform designed to provide accessible anti-racist training to mental health professionals who are committed to collective liberation.