Full Name
Vanessa Nisperos, LMSW
Speaker Bio
Vanessa Nisperos is a social worker and community organizer with over 15 years experience supporting communities and organizations. A descendant of immigrants from Mexico and the Philippines, Vanessa practices Mexica (central Mexico) and Lakota (North American) indigenous spirituality and healing. She believes in melding these traditions with therapeutic services rooted in strengths based, solution focused, and trauma informed practices to support collective and individual healing.
As a consultant, Vanessa supports nonprofits and social service leaders to design and provide programs that tap into the intergenerational resilience we all hold. She has trained on mental health and wellness, integrated holistic health and mindfulness practices, and intergenerational trauma. She is a certified trainer in Motivational Interviewing through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), and a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) through Silberman School of Social Works’ Community Organizing and Social Work program.
As a consultant, Vanessa supports nonprofits and social service leaders to design and provide programs that tap into the intergenerational resilience we all hold. She has trained on mental health and wellness, integrated holistic health and mindfulness practices, and intergenerational trauma. She is a certified trainer in Motivational Interviewing through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), and a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) through Silberman School of Social Works’ Community Organizing and Social Work program.
