Circles of Safety Presenters

Jenny Coleman, LMHC, has been working in child welfare for 30 years; as a clinician, educator and advocate. Her background has been steeped in community and relationship based approaches, grounded on non-violence and trauma-informed models. In 2011, she joined Stop It Now! as their Helpline Director, and now serves as their Director, overseeing a national child sexual abuse prevention program. She presents globally; training individuals and youth serving organizations in primary prevention. She co-chairs the prevention committee for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), and is a member of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, co-chairing the National Plan to Prevent Child Sexual abuse sub-committee. Jenny frequently contributes as a task group member in national discussions on sexual abuse prevention advocacy with organizations such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the US Dept. of Justice.

Micah, MS, is a Helpline Consultant and Training Associate at Stop It Now! with over 10 years of experience in social services. Previously they served as a Program Director for residential and outreach programs for people with traumatic brain injuries, developmental delays and mental health concerns. Micah received a BA in Philosophy and Latin at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an MS in Forensic Psychology from American International College. They have worked for Stop It Now! since 2015 on the helpline, and have been training Circles of Safety to youth-serving professionals for the past four years.

Siân, M.Ac., is in social services work because of a deep curiosity about how the primary connections we share with each other can contribute to healing change. This guides her work at Stop It Now!, where she's been since 2017. Sian began working with children and families in 2009. She worked in community settings in both the rural and urban southwestern US providing bilingual English-Spanish advocacy. She also worked as an advocate for domestic violence/sexual assault survivors and their families in western Massachusetts. Sian received her BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Master of Acupuncture from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture.