Dumayi Gutierrez, has a Ph.D. in Couple and Family Therapy. She is an Assistant Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Program at Alliant International University in San Diego and Online campuses. Dr. Gutierrez has a passion for working with multiple marginalized communities and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She has published and presented nationally on minority stress, intersectionality of self and family systems, couple support systems, resiliencies of sexually marginalized and gender expansive Latinx populations, intersectional culturally competent care, and Women of Color in higher education. She uses a narrative, experiential and feminist approach, utilizing techniques of advocacy and empowerment. Additionally, Dr. Gutierrez has served as clinical coordinator and family therapist for the LGBTQ Counseling Clinic in Iowa, and The Gender & Family Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York.