Rain Snowden (they/them) is a graduate student pursuing an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch University, where they bring a practitioner's lens to the question of how counselor education must evolve. A certified Reiki Master Practitioner and graduate of a Hakomi-Informed Somatic Coaching program, Rain has provided trauma-informed, body-based care to diverse clients navigating significant life transitions, grief, and chronic pain — providing direct, hands-on grounding in the somatic modalities for which they advocate for curricular inclusion. Prior to entering the counseling field, Rain spent 10 years in nonprofit and social impact roles leading large-scale systems advocacy, public policy infrastructure, and social justice grantmaking. As a Program Officer at the Gates Foundation, they designed and deployed grantmaking portfolios advancing racial and gender equity, led philanthropic public policy initiatives in partnership with national nonprofit organizations, and led internal advocacy for LGBTQ+ staff as Policy Chair of an employee resource group. Earlier work spanned immigration, child advocacy, cultural exchange, and technology for the public interest. Rain holds a BA in Psychology of Peace & Conflict from Georgetown University and an MBA from Politecnico di Milano.