Speaking Engagements

Are you looking for a dynamic, experienced speaker to bring powerful insights on mental health, collective liberation, and decolonized healing practices to your audience?

Alyssa M. Cedillo, LPC-S, RPT-S™, IP-CST is an award-winning Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor & Registered Play Therapist Supervisor with over 15 years of experience advocating for intergenerational healing and community empowerment.

Why Book Alyssa?

Alyssa M. Cedillo, LPC-S, RPT-S™, IP-CST is a sought-after speaker, clinician, and trainer with a deep commitment to mental health equity and collective healing. Here's what sets her apart:

  • ✨ Clinical Director of Tree of Life Counseling Center & President of the Root of It Foundation

  • ✨ Specialist in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care and decolonized mental health practices

  • ✨ Experienced crisis responder and disruptive event responder, offering rapid intervention for individuals and communities facing trauma and systemic challenges

  • ✨ Expert in play therapy, somatic abolitionism, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and body-oriented modalities

  • ✨ Leading practitioner in Ketamine-Assisted Therapy – the only legal psychedelic therapy in Texas – guiding clients through transformative healing in a safe, therapeutic environment

  • ✨ Community advocate, consistently engaging in events that support public education and healing

  • ✨ Award-Winning Leader

    • 2023 Alice Franzke Feminist Award, St. Mary’s University

    • 2025 APT TX DEI Award for advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in mental health

  • ✨ Multi-state licensed (Texas, Colorado, Florida) – offering supervision, crisis response, telehealth, in-person sessions, and clinical training

  • ✨ Dynamic speaker, consultant, and trainer for professionals and community leaders in trauma-informed, decolonized mental health care

Speaking rate: $150/hour

I offer flexible speaking and training sessions, available by the hour or for full-day engagements (up to 8 hours). Typically, conference speaking sessions range from 1 to 3 hours, and staff training can be customized to fit your needs. Reach out to discuss how I can tailor a session for your event or team.

Topics Alyssa Covers:

  • Ethical considerations, clinical applications, and psychedelic integration.

  • Collective liberation, cultural competency, and Cultural and Social Diversity in therapeutic spaces

  • Resilience building, Community healing, community engagement, crisis response, and supporting communities in distress

  • Speaking engagements on self-care for mental health professionals go beyond bubble baths and burnout prevention. These sessions challenge common misconceptions, explore the impact of systemic stressors, and offer embodied, sustainable self-care practices rooted in boundaries, community care, radical rest, and decolonized healing rituals.

  • As a therapeutic tool for trauma and emotional processing, sand tray therapy offers powerful facilitation techniques and healing interventions to support trauma recovery, identity exploration, and emotional integration across diverse populations.

  • Topics include the therapeutic powers of play, foundations of play therapy, integrating play into trauma-informed care, supporting identity development and family transitions, decolonizing play practices, sand tray for narrative exploration, culturally responsive interventions, and expressive arts for emotional regulation. Engagements are tailored for clinicians, educators, and community providers looking to deepen their understanding of developmentally attuned, healing-centered play.

    APA approved Provider # 24-719

    Play Therapy Training Resources has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, #24-719. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Play Therapy Training Resources is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  • Effective strategies for navigating crises and disruptive events in distressed communities, focusing on resilience, response coordination, and healing approaches to support long-term recovery and stability.

  • Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEIA) in Mental Health Practice – Explore how mental health professionals can cultivate cultural awareness and responsiveness in their work. This topic focuses on actionable strategies to foster DEIA in clinical settings, better serve diverse communities, and address systemic inequities in mental health care.

Book Alyssa for:

  • 🎤 Keynote speeches

    Alyssa brings wisdom, lived experience, and radical compassion to the stage, offering transformative talks that move hearts and minds toward healing and liberation.


  • 🎓 Professional trainings & workshops

    Rooted in non-traditional, culturally responsive practices, Alyssa's trainings equip professionals to go beyond clinical theory and embody trauma-informed, equity-centered care.

  • 🧑‍🏫 Panel discussions or community trainings

    Whether facilitating or participating, Alyssa brings clarity, depth, and authenticity to community conversations that explore collective pain and the power of community-rooted healing.

  • 🏢 Corporate & nonprofit events

  • 📢 Community & educational presentations

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