Desiree F. Magsombol JD (sikatu/she)
Desiree F. Magsombol JD practices the art of re-membrance, honoring the profound healing capacity of our bodies, our wholeness, and our interconnectedness. She deeply believes that true healing and liberation flourish within relationships and community bonds.
At Lumos, Desiree creates warm, supportive spaces for people to share, explore, and grow together. She leads community and organizational workshops, offers consultation and training, and designs programs that foster resilience and trauma-informed change with a specialty in cross-cultural and multilingual curriculum adaptation. She led the Embodied Trauma-Informed Resilience-Oriented training for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Covid outreach teams and a multi-year Resilience Toolkit for Muslim women project. She is also the coordinator for Lumos’ international virtual community of practice.
Desiree’s journey into community consciousness began with youth organizing for Filipino WWII Veterans and anti-war efforts at university. Her understanding of the institutional impact on families and communities deepened as a law clerk at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, working on the Habeas Project for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Her commitment to community and healing led her to advocate for foster youth, LGBTQIA2S survivors, and those impacted by sexual violence in prisons. She has developed policies, provided training, and audit support for many prisons and jails across the US with the National Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Resource Center. Desiree supported the staff at Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Juvenile Detention Center in South Dakota with their Bureau of Justice Assistance PREA Implementation model project, including drafting their PREA policy. She co-facilitated stakeholder discussion groups to inform training and programming for trauma-informed victim services. She supported the development of the White Buffalo Calf Women’s Society, Indian Health Service, and Tribal law enforcement collaborative partnership.
In her free time, Desiree supports the open-door culture of Masjid Al-Shareef in Long Beach, mentors the Birthworkers of Color Collective, and volunteers in a mediation program in the Orange County courts. She loves making up stories with her little one, savoring the scents of the beach and eucalyptus trees, and spending time with loved ones.
Work with Desiree:
Modalities:
- Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE®)
- The Resilience Toolkit
Pricing:
- Individual Initial Session | 60 minutes | $150
- Individual Return Session | 60 minutes | $150
- Individual Brief Session | 30 minutes | $75