Quilvio Rodriguez has worked as a psychiatric nurse in New York City's Public Health system for over 5 years. He has worked as a nurse for the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities in a group home setting, Elmhurst Hospital's Adult Detox/ Substance Abuse inpatient unit, and Harlem Hospital's Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health unit. As a PMHNP, he has worked in Adult Mental health outpatient settings: Harlem Hospital, Vida Guidance Center, and Citicares Community Health Center providing psychotherapy and medication management for vulnerable populations with severe mental illness and/or substance abuse challenges. Currently, he has joined the Columbia FPO in the psycho-oncology department using meaning-centered psychotherapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. He engages patients with guided meditations and teaches coping skills while encouraging colleagues to devote time to self-care activities. Dr. Rodriguez graduated from Miami Dade College's Associate Nursing Program, the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine's Holistic Nursing Baccalaureate Program, and he received his MSN and DNP from Columbia University. He is a baccalaureate board-certified holistic nurse certified in dialectic behavioral therapy. He has trained in holistic nursing, acupressure, healing touch, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness through various institutions. His teaching posts have included Pacific College of Health and Science BSN program as adjunct faculty in 2020-2021, and recently at Columbia University School of Nursing as adjunct faculty in 2024. He was co-chair for the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) Equality, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (EEDISJ) Committee from 2022-2024. He has also been part of Callen Lorde's Clinical Care Committee since 2021, consulting on LGBT+ best practices.