Inclusion Isn’t a Checkbox.

We work with you to unpack bias, shift culture, create lasting systems, and build environments where people don’t 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 group therapy practices, solo practitioners, 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 don’t do slide decks full of buzzwords or shame-based lectures.

And we don’t do “one size fits all” presentations or feel-good DEI webinars.

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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 deeper—hands-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 challenged—and 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 they’re treated, and how they experience your organization.

Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll meet you there—and help you go further.

Not sure what training or consulting service will best suit your needs?

What We Offer

Trainings & Workshops

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 team’s specific needs

Virtual and in-person formats available.

Consulting & Speaking

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 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 history—not 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.

You’ll leave with tangible strategies and tools you can apply, not just theory and ideas that sound good.

We stay human.

We don’t hide behind jargon or corporate lingo–we 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.

Let’s start the conversation.

This free 30-minute Discovery Call with Sam, our Founder and trainer, is a low-pressure space to connect, learn more about what you’re looking for, and explore how we can support you in building something that actually aligns with your values. Whether you’re planning a one-time training, looking for strategic DEI consulting, or aren’t quite sure where to start—we’ll talk through it together.

Bring your questions, your goals, or just your curiosity—we’ll take it from there.

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