Bring Tamarra to Your Stage.
Author and clinician speaking on immigration trauma, resilience and purpose, and family reunification โ the topics she has written, taught, and lived.
Tamarra Aristilde-Calixte, LMHC, LMFT, NCC โ Public Speaker | Book Author | Area of Focus: Behavioral Health
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The Work Behind the Words
Rooted in Practice. Written Down.
My speaking work is rooted in over 15 years of delivering community-based behavioral health services to families navigating systemic, cultural, and migration-related trauma. My books extend the work: The Soul Doesn't Carry Papers speaks from lived experience with immigration trauma and belonging. Rising Beyond Barriers speaks to diaspora women โ particularly women of African descent โ building entrepreneurial paths in healthcare. The Bridging Families Workbook puts the practice into a tool other clinicians and families can use. When I am on your stage, I am bringing what I have lived, what I have learned in the work, and what I have written down so others can carry it forward.
Three Areas of Focus
What Tamarra Speaks On
Each area is anchored in published work, clinical practice, and lived experience. Every engagement is built for the specific audience โ no off-the-shelf decks.
Engagement Options
Speaking Formats
Each of the three areas of focus can be delivered in any of these formats. Every engagement is scoped to your audience and event goals.
Keynote
45โ75 Minutes
Single-focus, narrative-driven. Built for galas, conferences, and opening or closing sessions. Tamarra brings the room in โ and leaves the audience with something to carry.
Best for: Galas, conferences, opening & closing sessions
Clinical Training
Half-Day or Full-Day
Single-focus deep dive with case material and applied frameworks. IAOTH CE certificate available where applicable โ state-by-state coordination required.
Best for: Clinical conferences, agency staff trainings, graduate programs
Framework Workshopย
Half-Day, Full-Day, or Multi-Day Cohort
Applied workshop with The Bridging Family Frameworkโข or the Five Core Pillars. Includes participant materials drawn from the relevant published workbook.
Best for: Agency program redesign, staff development intensives, training cohorts
Repertoire
Speaking Topics That Resonate Across Cultures
Training Clinicians to Serve Immigrant and Marginalized Communities
The Soul Doesn't Carry Papers: Immigration, Trauma, and Belonging
Bridging Families: A Trauma-Informed Frame for Reunification Work
Rising Beyond Barriers: Diaspora Women Building Healthcare from the Inside Out
Beyond Cultural Competence: Decolonizing Clinical Practice
From Behavioral Health Clinician to Healthcare Entrepreneur
What Documentation Status Does to the Clinical Hour
Belonging When the System Says You Don't
Working Across Languages: Trilingual Clinical Practice in Community Settings
All topics are customizable for your specific audience, format, and event context.
For Event Organizers
What Event Organizers Can Expect
Every engagement is planned, prepared, and delivered with the same intentionality Tamarra brings to clinical work. No generic content. No off-the-shelf decks.
"When I am on your stage, I am bringing what I have lived, what I have learned in the work, and what I have written down so others can carry it forward."
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Pre-event planning call
Tamarra scopes your audience, learning goals, and format before building anything.
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Custom-tailored talk
Built for the specific audience. No off-the-shelf decks, no repurposed content.
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Trilingual delivery
Talks delivered in English, Haitian Kreyรฒl, or French.
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IAOTH CE certificate โ clinical formats
Available for clinical training formats. State-by-state coordination required.
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Post-event follow-up resource list
Attendees receive a curated resource list drawn from the relevant published work.
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Optional bulk-order coordination
Book and workbook bulk orders available for attendee distribution through your event.
Accreditation
IAOTH-Accredited Training
Internationally recognized training and educational programs aligned with the standards and accreditation guidelines established by IAOTH.
Accreditation badges and certification references are displayed in accordance with existing IAOTH partnership and branding guidelines.
Press Kit
Press Kit
Everything event organizers and media contacts need. Files are provided by
Tamarra and updated regularly.
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Speaker Bio
Long, short, and one-line versions โ PDF
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Approved Headshots
2โ3 high-resolution photos โ ZIP
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Topic One-Sheet
All three areas of focus โ PDF
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Logo Files
TAC Healing Rise โ PNG and SVG โ ZIP
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Book & Workbook Covers
For event programs and promotional use โ ZIP
Need something else?
For custom requests โ additional photography, event program copy, or promotional content โ contact Tamarra directly.
Request a Speaking Engagement
Tamarra reviews speaker requests personally and will respond within 5 business days.