Andrés Hoyos, MS, LCSW

Andrés Hoyos, MS, LCSW, brings over three decades of clinical and administrative experience in the fields of mental health and social services working in private, public and non-profit sectors.  Their expertise lies in the areas of direct clinical practice, program development, training and supervision through an expansive social justice lens with particular emphasis on trauma, substance abuse, immigration, political asylum, and working with queer, gender-expansive, transgender, lesbian, bisexual, and gay communities and psychedelic assisted therapies.  For over 15 years, Andrés has provided faculty advising and taught clinical social work practice I, II, & III, psychopathology-DSM 5, working with Spanish speaking Latino immigrant families and global mental health from an anti-oppressive lens. They have lectured nationally and internationally on issues of trauma, mental health and public policy. Andrés has a private practice in New York City, and currently provides training, participates in community organizing, and advocacy for diverse communities in the US, Guatemala and Colombia with emphasis in Indigenous and Afro-descendent women and their children.