Inclusion Isnโt a Checkbox.
We work with you to unpack bias, shift culture, create lasting systems, and build environments where people donโt have to shrink to belong.
At Open Space, we provide LGBTQIA+ competency training and equity-rooted consulting for individuals and organizations ready to move beyond surface-level allyship.
We work with therapy practices, educators, corporate leaders, HR teams, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations to move beyond checkbox diversity work into something more honest, more impactful, and truly aligned with the communities you serve. Our work is practical, relational, and unapologetically rooted in justice.
We donโt do slide decks full of buzzwords or shame-based lectures.
And we donโt do โone size fits allโ presentations or feel-good DEI webinars.
We cultivate brave, supportive spaces where your team can do the real work of unlearning, reconnecting, and rebuilding.
Our training is designed to be experiential, affirming, and practical. Our consulting goes deeperโhands-on and strategic, focused on aligning your culture, policies, and practices to ensure they reflect your values at every level.
We hold space for honest questions, real growth, and actionable next steps. That means creating learning environments where people feel safe enough to be challengedโand supported enough to grow.
But our work goes beyond awareness, because that is just the beginning. We help you transform the systems and culture that shape how people show up, how theyโre treated, and how they experience your organization.
Wherever youโre starting from, weโll meet you thereโand help you go further.
What We Offer
Training & Workshops
LGBTQIA+ Competency 101
Foundations of Gender-Affirming Care
Gender-Affirming Care for Mental Health Providers
LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace
Inclusive Leadership in the Workplace
Building Safer Spaces for Trans and Nonbinary Communities
Addressing Microaggressions and Cultivating Repair Culture
Supporting Queer & Trans Youth in Schools
Beyond 101: Building Skills for Deep Culture Change
Custom trainings tailored to your teamโs specific needs
Virtual and in-person formats available.
Consulting & Speaking
Organizational Culture & Equity Assessments
Inclusive Policy & Document Review Audits (Forms, Docs, Intake, HR)
DEI Strategy & Roadmapping
Executive Coaching & Affinity-Based Leadership Support
Affirming Leadership & Executive Coaching for Mental Health Practices
One-on-One Coaching for Leadership & Supervisors
Retreat & Staff Workshops
Speaking Engagements & Panel Facilitation
Conference Speaking & Guest Facilitation
Ongoing Strategic Consulting for DEI Integration & Inclusion Goals
Virtual and in-person formats available.
We do things differently.
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We do things differently.
Hereโs howโ
We build trust before we challenge.
Our style is warm, relational, and grounded in care.
We function from a liberatory framework.
We look at power, systems of oppression, and historyโnot just interpersonal dynamics.
We create space for curiosity over shame.
We cultivate an environment that encourages brave questions and messy learning.
We go deeper than the basics.
Even when we teach 101-level content, we connect it to real-life impact and systems change.
We focus on actionable outcomes.
Youโll leave with tangible strategies and tools you can apply, not just theory and ideas that sound good.
We stay human.
We donโt hide behind jargon or corporate lingoโwe bring warmth, humor, and depth to every discussion. We show up fully, and encourage you to do the same.
If your values say inclusion matters, your systems should reflect that.
We can help you get there.
Letโs start the conversation.
This free 30-minute Discovery Call with Sam is a low-pressure space to connect, learn more about what youโre looking for, and explore how we can support you in building something that actually aligns with your values. Whether youโre planning a one-time training, looking for strategic DEI consulting, or arenโt quite sure where to startโweโll talk through it together.
Bring your questions, your goals, or just your curiosityโweโll take it from there.
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