Education & Licensure

• Associate of Arts; June 2003
  Red Rocks Community College, Golden, Colorado
   

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, summa cum laude; May 2005
  University of Colorado at Boulder
   

• (incomplete) Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy; LOA, attended 2006-2007
  Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA
   

• Master of Arts in Somatic Counseling Psychology; May 2013
  Naropa University, Boulder, CO
   

• Licensed Professional Counselor: LPC.0014433
  State of Colorado, Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations

Memberships

• Psi Chi honors society, CU-Boulder, inducted 2004

• Psychology Club, CU-Boulder, inducted 2004-2005

• Mortar Board Society, CU-Boulder, inducted 2004, served as Membership Officer 2004-2005

• CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists), 2005-2006

• USABP (United States Association for Body Psychotherapy), 2010- present

• ACA (American Counseling Association), 2010- present

Boards/ Committees

• Trauma- Informed Psychiatric Care, 2013-2014
  Centennial Peaks Hospital (UHS), Boulder, CO
   

• C4 (committee for coordinated care), 2014-2015
  Boulder County (representing SPAN), Boulder, CO
   

• Cultural Awareness & Response Team, 2015- 2016
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Faculty Diversity Committee, 2016
  Naropa University, Boulder, CO
   

• Trans Health Task Force, 2016- 2017
  Boulder County Trans Health and Wellness (representing MHP), Boulder, CO
   

• Fostering an Inclusive Community, 2016- 2018
  Naropa University, Boulder, CO

Research

• University of Colorado at Boulder, Cognitive Development Center, Boulder, CO
  Research Assistant for Dr. Yuko Munakata, 2003-2005

  • Gorski, B. (2005). Examining the link between looking and seeking behaviors: Probing the nature of learning through exploration of object permanence knowledge. Unpublished pilot, University of Colorado at Boulder.

• Naropa University, Early Childhood Education, Boulder, CO
  Participatory Action Research study with Deborah Young, EdS, PhD, 2013-2015

  • Young, D. & Gorski, B. (2014). Exploring Impact of Gender Diversity Training Upon Early Childhood Educator Practice. Curriculum prepared for the International Humans Rights Convention at George Washington University on behalf of Naropa University, Boulder, CO

Teaching/ Training Positions

• University of Colorado at Boulder, Psychology Department, Boulder, CO
  Undergraduate Teaching  Assistant, 2004-2005

  • General Psychology, Dr. Joseph Berta

  • Biopsychology, Dr. Joseph Berta
     

• Private Homeschool Instruction with Accommodation for Profound Autism, Marshfield, WI
  Curriculum development, implementation, and state reporting, 2006-2008
  General knowledge for 2nd and 3rd grade levels
   

• Boulder County, Community Services, Elder Rights Division, Boulder, CO

  • LGBT Program Specialist, 2017- 2018

  • Project Visibility: Inclusion, Safety, and Advocacy for LGBT Elders
     

• Naropa University, Boulder, CO
  Adjunct Faculty, 2015- 2018

  • Diversity Seminar (Core)

  • Community-Based Learning & Action (Core)

Clinical Positions

• Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS), Santa Barbara, CA
  Anger Management Counselor, 2005-2006
   

• Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, Boulder, CO
  Interim Shelter Advocate, 2013
  Tri-City Part-Time Counselor, 2014
  Shelter Adult Counselor Advocate, 2014-2015
   

• Centennial Peaks Hospital (UHS), Louisville, CO
  Mental Health Counselor, 2013- 2014
   

• Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
  Emergency Psychiatric Clinician, 2015- 2017
   

• North Range Behavioral Health, Crisis Response Team, Greeley, CO
  Emergency Psychiatric Clinician, 2018-present

Internships

• Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN), 2003- 2005

  • Undergraduate Internship, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Crisis Line Respondent

  • Domestic Abuse Response Team
     

• Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS), 2005-2006

  • Graduate Clinical Internship, Antioch University at Santa Barbara

    • Court-mandated Anger Management Counselor

    • Transitional Housing Support Counselor
       

• Gender Identity Center of Colorado (GIC of Colo), 2011-2012

  • Graduate Practicum Internship, Naropa University

    • Intern Counselor

    • Group Facilitation
       

• Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN), 2012- 2013

  • Graduate Clinical Internship

    • Intern Counselor

    • Training Facilitator

Community Involvement & Volunteer Work

• Gays, Lesbians Or Bisexuals for Equality (GLOBE), treasurer, 1995-1997

• Denver Northwest Homeschooling Community (DNHC), organizer, 1999- 2001

• Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN), volunteer & trainer, 2003-2005

• Intercambio de Comunidades, ESL teacher & volunteer, 2008-2010

• Out Boulder, volunteer, panel speaker, group facilitator, 2009- 2012

• Circle of Care, community member of multi-generational movement group, 2010-2012

• Somatic Arts Concert, Naropa University, performer, & tech support, 2011-2012

• Urban Adult Hide & Seek, co-founder & Participant, 2011- 2014

• Moving To End Sexual Assault (MESA), Volunteer Training (Guest Trainer), 2013-2016

• Boulder Valley Women’s Health (BVWH), Volunteer Training (Guest Trainer), 2013-2016

• SPAN, volunteer trauma counselor/ somatic group psychotherapy facilitator, 2016- 2017

• Rainbow Elders of Boulder County, Program Specialist, 2017-2018

Honors & Recognitions

• Colorado Dean’s Scholar Clinician Award, 2004

• Alumni Association Scholarship, 2004-2005

• Allison Preston Goodheart Scholarship, 2004-2005

• Somatic Arts Concert Scholarship, 2011 & 2012

• Priscilla Inkpen Award (Community Activism/ Advancement of Social Justice), 2013

Publication

• Gorski, B. [igniteboulder]. (2015, July 10). Beit Gorski “Transgender Inclusion” at

Ignite Boulder 26. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3worudmk4k.

• Gorski, B. [Naropa University]. (2018, January 18). Aging Out: Advocating for the

Dignity, Respect, and Safety of LGBTQ+ Elders with Beit Gorski. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fn49V91hes.

• Gorski, B. (2018). The Violence of medicalizing the gendered body.  In Caldwell, C. &

Leighton, L. (Eds.), Bodily oppression: Its roots, its voices, and its resolutions. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

• Gorski, B. (2018). Transforming distress: Grieving dysphoric bodies in community.  In

Caldwell, C. & Leighton, L. (Eds.), Bodily oppression: Its roots, its voices, and its resolutions. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

Specialty Training

• Domestic Abuse Response Team/ Shelter Advocate/ Crisis Line, February 2004
  Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, Boulder, CO
   

• Domestic Violence Screening in Private Practice, March 2006
  Barbara Sheffield, Antioch University at Santa Barbara, CA
   

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy, April 2006
  Antioch University at Santa Barbara, CA
   

• Gold Rush conference, February 2011
  Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Denver, CO

  • attended community and clinical track workshops and presentations
     

• Transforming Gender Symposium, March 2011
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Dean Spade & Ignacio Rivera
     

• Foundations of Clinical Practice with Gender Variant Clients, February 2011
  Gender Identity Center of Colorado
   

• Racial and Economic Justice in Trans Resistance, April 2011
  Dean Spade, Colorado Law School of University of Colorado at Boulder
   

• NCAVP (National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs) Safety Lab training, May 2011
  (CAVP) Colorado Anti-Violence Program, Denver, CO
   

• Pedagogy of Privilege: Transformative Education, August 2011
  Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, CO

  • Featuring Julia Serano, Victor Lewis, and Kevin Kumashiro
     

• Restorative Justice training (Community Member), October 2011
  Joanne Meens via Naropa University Restorative Justice & Judicial Affairs
   

• Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP): Self-Regulation & Intimacy, December 2011
  David Sawyer, The Center for Somatic Psychology, Boulder, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Symposium, March 2012
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Jack Halberstam
     

• Gold Rush conference, March 2012
  Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Denver, CO

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Diego Sanchez
     

• Expanding Sex Therapy: An Integrative Approach to Desire & Intimacy, March 2012
  Gina Ogden, AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Therapists & Counselors), Denver, CO
   

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Trauma Therapists, May 2012
  Ryan Kennedy, Noeticus Counseling Center, Denver, CO
   

• Social Justice Counseling Clinical Supervision, July 2012- October 2015
  Tsunemi Rooney, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, Boulder, CO
   

• Sex-Positive Healing for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence, August 2012
  Kristin Tucker, The Northwest Network, www.nwnetwork.org
   

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Becoming a DBT-informed Therapist, November 2012
  Ryan Kennedy, Noeticus Counseling Center, Denver, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Symposium, March 2013
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Eli Clare, JAC Stringer, & Ryka Aoki
     

• Pedagogy of Privilege: Transformative Education,  August 2013
  Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, CO

  • Featuring Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Eddie Moore, Jr., and Dean Spade
     

• Trauma-Informed Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, October 2013
  CPI Crisis Development Model (Centennial Peaks Hospital, UHS)
   

• Verbal De-Escalation, October 2013
  Centennial Peaks Hospital (UHS), Louisville, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Conference, March 2014
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Dr. Kortney Ziegler & Thea Hillman
     

• Address Confidentiality Program (registered assistant), June 2014
  ACP (Address Confidentiality Program), Denver, CO
   

• Mental Health First Aid for Adolescents,  June 2014
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Symposium, March 2015
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Mattee Jim & Amos Mac
     

• Mental Health First Aid for Adults,  June 2015
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Eros & the Body,  September 2015
  Alicia Patterson & Pieter Van Winkle, Boulder, CO
   

• Motivational Interview (introductory),  November 2015
  Avani Dilger, Natural Highs, Boulder, CO
   

• Cultural & Function Services for Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Clients,  June 2015
  Avi Haimowitz, DOVE (Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment), Denver, CO
   

• LGBTQPIA Inclusive Screening & Services,  June 2015
  Kristin Tucker, The Northwest Network, www.nwnetwork.org
   

• Motivational Interview (introductory),  November 2015
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Title IX Compliance,  November 2015
  Naropa University, Boulder, CO
   

• DSM-5 Assessment and Coding,  November 2015
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Training),  December 2015
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Conference, March 2016
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: CeCe McDonald, Jennicet Gutiérrez, Kim & Tiq Milan
     

• Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth, March 2016
  SJ Miller, Transforming Gender Conference, University of Colorado at Boulder
   

• Fostering an Inclusive Community (The Work That Reconnects),  March 2016
  Joanna Macy, Naropa University, Boulder, CO
   

• Motivational Interview (advanced),  April 2016
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Mental Health First Aid for Adolescents, June 2016
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Conference, March 2017
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech:Willie Wilkinson & Elle Hearns
     

• Adult Protective Service/ Child Protection Service Screening and Reporting,  April 2017
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO
   

• Trauma-Informed Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (recertification),  April 2017
  CPI Crisis Development Model (Mental Health Partners), Boulder, CO
   

• Solution Focused Communication,  August 2017
  Cindy Smith (Boulder County Community Services), Boulder, CO
   

• Elder Abuse Assessment and Response,  August 2017
  Boulder County Community Services, Boulder, CO
   

• Transforming Gender Conference, March 2018
  University of Colorado at Boulder

  • attended community track workshops, and keynote speech: Kat Blaque
     

• Community Services Practice & Values,  July 2017
  Brandon Figliolino &  Barb Hummel (Boulder County), Boulder, CO
   

• County Government Technology and Communication,  July 2017
  Jonna Haberthier (Boulder County), Boulder, CO
   

• County Government Diversity and Inclusiveness,  August 2017
  Elizabeth Suarez, Avanza (Boulder County), Boulder, CO
   

• Volunteer Engagement/ Management,  October 2017
  Deb Olszonowicz & Kari Middleton (Boulder County), Boulder, CO
   

• Age Well Conference,  November 2017
  Area Agency on Aging (Boulder County), Longmont, CO

Lectures/ Workshops/ Conferences

• Community presenter: Trans* 101: Clinical Implications
  Naropa University, March 2012
   

• Group Facilitator: Body Dysphoria Management: Community & Connection
  Gender Identity Center of Colorado, February- May 2012
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: Issues in the Assessment and Treatment of Diverse Populations
  Argosy University, July 2012
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: Freshman Diversity Seminar
  Naropa University, September 2012
   

• Group Facilitator: Exploring Gender Through Jungian Archetypes
  Boulder, CO, October 2012
   

• Conference Speaker: Creating Safer Spaces for Gender Diversity
  Gold Rush Conference March 2013
   

• Conference Speaker: Creating Safer Spaces for Gender Diversity
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2013
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: The Exceptionally Gendered Child
  Mary Culkin Lecture Series, April 2013
   

• Invited Trainer: Public Achievement Conference: Gender & Sex Diversity in the Classroom
  University of Colorado at Boulder, Spring 2013
   

• Workshop Series: Intersections of Oppression
  Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, June 2013
   

• Invited Trainer: Creating Safer Spaces for Gender Diversity
  Wild Life Productions, LLC (Melissa Michaels & Friends), June 2013
   

• Staff Training: Basic Trans Inclusivity for Community Clinics
  Boulder Valley Women’s Health, July 2013
   

• Community Social Justice Series: Trans Allyship in IPV Shelters & Organizations
  Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, August 2013
   

• Staff Training: Motivational Interviewing as a Social Justice Tool
  Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, September 2013
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: Gender in Meditation
  Graduate School of Psychology, Naropa University, October 2013
   

• Clinical Training: Inclusivity Considerations for Diverse Youth
  Fire Mountain Wilderness Therapy, Estes Park, CO, November 2013
   

• Invited Panelist: Sacred Sex for the College Student’s Soul
  Naropa University, November 2013
   

• Colorado Public Achievement Coach Conference: Social Justice in Community Engagement
  University of Colorado at Boulder, February 2014
   

• Invited Trainer: Cultural Competence & Herbal Supports for Gender Transition
  Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, Boulder, CO, March 2014
   

• Conference Speaker: Creating Safer Spaces for Gender Diversity
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2014
   

• Staff Training: Advanced Trans Inclusivity for Community Clinics
  Boulder Valley Women’s Health, July 2014
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: Intersex Identities & Clinical Implications
  Metro State University, October 2014
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: Social & Multicultural Foundations (Graduate School of Psychology)
  Naropa University, October 2014
   

• Invited Panelist:Feminist, Queer, & Trans Theory: Oppression & the Body
  Naropa University, November 2014
   

• Conference Speaker: Inclusivity of Gender Diversity as a Human Right
  International Human Rights Convention, George Washington University, Nov 2014
   

• Invited Guest Lecture: Gender Diversity in Public Health
  SouthWest Acupuncture College, March 2015
   

• Conference Speaker: Breaking The Binary: Genderqueer and Intersex Realities
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2015
   

• Conference Speaker: Creating Safer Spaces for Gender Diversity
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2015
   

• Invited Panelist: A Critical Analysis of Modern Western Psychotherapy through the Lenses of Anti-Oppression, Inclusivity, and Social Justice
  Naropa University, April, 2015
   

• Ignite! Boulder (Series 26): Transgender Inclusion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3worudmk4k)
  Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO, July 2015
   

• Faculty Training: Gender Diversity in Acupuncture
  SouthWest Acupuncture College, October 2015
   

• Clinical Training: Basic Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity in Psychotherapy
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO, November 2015
   

• Clinical Training: Basic Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity in Psychotherapy
  Naropa Counseling Center, Boulder, CO, November 2015
   

• Conference Speaker: Breaking The Binary
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2016
   

• Conference Speaker: Creating Safer Spaces for Gender Diversity
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2016
   

• Clinical Training: Advanced Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity in Psychotherapy
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO, April 2016
   

• Staff Training: Intimate Partner Violence in Crisis Services
  Mental Health Partners (Emergency Psychiatric Service), May 2016
   

• Clinical Training: Gender Diversity: Cultural competency and inclusive practice
  Trans Health Task Force (Boulder County Public Health), October 2016
   

• Invited Guest Speaker: Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
  OASOS (Boulder County Public Health), November 2016
   

• Clinical Training: Advanced Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity in Psychotherapy
  Maria Droste Counseling Center, Denver, CO, February 2017
   

• Conference Speaker: Exploring the Shadows of Gender through Jungian Archetypes
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2017
   

• Conference Speaker: The Binary Serves No One
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2017
   

• Invited Workshop Presenter: Jungian Gender Shadows: A Two Part Community Training
  Naropa University, February/ March 2017
   

• Clinical Training: Assessing and Screening for Domestic Violence in Psychiatric Emergencies
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO, June 2017
   

• Clinical Training: Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity in Psychiatric Emergencies
  Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO, July 2017
   

• Community Training: Project Visibility: Inclusive Service for LGBT Elders
  Kapsak Law Firm, Longmont, CO, September 2017
   

• Clinical Training: Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity & Inclusivity
  Sex and Gender Health Collaborative, Boulder, CO, October 2017
   

• Guest Lecture: Clinical Considerations for Gender Diversity in Human Sexuality
  Naropa Graduate School of Psychology, Boulder, CO, October 2017
   

• Spark Talks: Aging Out: Advocating for LGBTQ+ Elders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fn49V91hes)
  Naropa University, Boulder, CO, October 2017
   

• Community Training: Project Visibility: Inclusive Service for LGBT Elders
  Sister Carmen Center, Lafayette, CO, November 2017
   

• Community Training: Project Visibility: Inclusive Service for LGBT Elders
  Area Agency on Aging/General Training, Longmont, CO, November 2017
   

• Conference Speaker: Project Visibility: Inclusive Service for LGBT Elders
  Compassionate Approaches to Aging and Dying, Naropa University, December 2017
   

• Invited Trainer: Pronouns and Gender Diversity Inclusivity in Community Services
  Area Agency on Aging, Boulder County, December 2017
   

• Community Training: Project Visibility: Inclusive Service for LGBT Elders
  PFLAG, Longmont, CO, January 2018
   

• Clinical Training: Cultural & Clinical Competency for Gender & Sex Diversity (3-parts)
  Private clinical group, Fort Collins, CO, January/February/March 2018
   
• Faculty Training: Navigating Gender Diversity in the University Classroom
  Naropa University, Boulder, CO, January 2018
   

• Conference Speaker: Clinical Considerations for Gender and Sex Diversity & Inclusivity
  Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling & Psychological Conference, Boulder, CO, February 2018
   

• Invited Workshop Presenter: Breaking The Binary
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2018
   

• Invited Workshop Presenter: Beyond The Deep Dark Night of Gender Shadows
  Transforming Gender Conference, March 2018