Kaylee Trottier | Danica Brown

Dr. Kaylee Trottier, the Executive Director at Indigenous Living, is a member of the Deer Clan from Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. Kaylee is dedicated to providing culturally-competent teletherapy, training, and consultation services to Indigenous communities. After receiving her PhD from the Indians into Psychology Doctorate Education program at the University of North Dakota in 2013, she completed her internship at the Black Hills Healthcare System. Kaylee also served as a clinical supervisor at Seattle Indian Health Board where she prioritized training culturally-competent therapists.

Dr. Danica Love Brown, MSW, CACIII, PhD, is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma born and raised in Northern New Mexico. Danica is the Behavioral Health Director at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and has worked as a mental health and substance use counselor, social worker, and youth advocate for over 20 years. Danica is an Indigenous Wellness Research Institute ISMART fellow alumni, Council of Social Work Education, Minority Fellowship Program fellow alumni, and Northwest Native American Research Center for Health fellow alumni. Her research has focused on Indigenous Ways of Knowing and decolonizing methodologies to address historical trauma and health disparities in Tribal communities.