Jacklyn Joy Byrd

Jacklyn Joy Byrd is a somatic traumatologist and therapist at Grounded Wellbeing, a small group practice in Decatur, Georgia (Muscogee Creek land) that serves queer, trans, and gender-expansive folks throughout the US Southeast. Her community-based research allows them to present regionally, nationally, and internationally on the experiences of trans people in harm reduction substance use treatment. They are a student of Somatic Sex Education and are passionate about the erotic embodiment of trans folks. Her love for movement work is rooted in radical softness and savoring one-on-one connections. Their commitment to somatics and social justice has been recognized by Global Citizen Year, Dalai Lama Fellows, the National Board for Certified Counselors/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the University of Georgia. Jacky is passionate about using her multitudinous self to create space, pleasure, and joy for the multitudes contained by the collective!