Tyrone L. Carter is a Los Angeles native currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in San Jose, California, serving as a clinician at Kaiser Permanente, where he specializes in addiction medicine and provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed care to adolescents and adults.

Tyrone holds a Bachelor of Arts in African Studies and Psychology from California State University, Northridge. He graduated with distinction in 2020 and received the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. While at CSUN, he published his first research article, “Educating the Newly Enslaved: Empowering African American Males During and Following Incarceration Through Access to Higher Education.”

He earned his Master of Social Welfare from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, where he was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate of the Class of 2022. During his graduate studies, Tyrone served as a Policy and Strategy Advisor in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office as a David Bohnett Fellow, contributing to LGBTQ+ equity initiatives, public policy development, and community-centered governance.

Earlier in his career, Tyrone served as Young Men’s Health Program Manager at REACH LA, where he produced the documentary I’m Still Here: Becoming Legendary. The film centers the lived experiences of members of the Los Angeles House and Ballroom community and received the Fan Favorite Award at the 2006 Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival.

Tyrone’s clinical practice is grounded in an anti-oppressive, liberation-focused framework that centers harm reduction, racial equity, and the dismantling of structural barriers impacting marginalized communities. He integrates clinical expertise, social justice, and healing-centered engagement in his work, with a deep commitment to advancing equity, recovery, and self-determination.