Tobirus M. Newby is a licensed clinical social worker and the Assistant Director of Campus Outreach & Engagement for Student Mental Health at University Health Services, UC Berkeley. Over the past 20 years he has worked in the field of trauma & violence intervention by supporting the healing journeys of survivors and by fostering accountability and change with those who have caused harm in their relationships. This work has focused specifically on supporting education and empowerment within marginalized and underserved communities. In addition, Tobirus is an adjunct faculty member with the University of San Francisco’s Counseling Psychology Department and teaches addiction counseling among other topics. In his private practice, he provides life coaching and organizational equity and inclusion consultation. As part of this work, he is a content expert and trainer with Steady, LLC. A quote that guides his life and his practice comes from James Baldwin: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”