Gabes Torres was born and raised in the countryside of the Philippines. She is a psychotherapist, writer, and artist. Her work focuses on the interplay of mental health, the arts, spirituality, and justice-oriented practice. She has an MA in Theology & Culture (a focus on postcolonial theology), and Counseling Psychology. Both graduate degrees were accomplished in Seattle, the city where she organized with abolitionist and anti-imperialist groups at a local, grassroots level. In her clinical practice, Gabes pays attention to healing from racial and migration trauma, while decolonizing the therapeutic space from white Western modalities. Gabes writes for Yes! Magazine, an independent publisher of solutions journalism with stories that uncover environmental, economic, and social justice intersections. She is also a poet and singer-songwriter. She independently produced 3 albums of original music, and her first one was launched when she was 17. She has toured in Southeast Asia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Intro & Outro music: Me Siento Como el Sol by Sharisse Francisco
