Dr. Chaveste Gutiérrez is co-founder, director, teacher and clinical supervisor of the Kanankil Institute and director of the International Certification in Open Dialogues and Collaborative-Dialogical Practices, in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico; She is also an Adjunct Professor of Family and Couples Therapy at the Houston Galveston Institute, in Houston, Texas. Rocio has a doctorate in Social Psychology, a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Public Administration, and three master's degrees: Organization Administration, Political Communication and Electoral Marketing, and Family and Couples Therapy. Her research focuses on collaborative and socio-constructionist practices, reflective processes and language, as well as issues of gender, sexuality and community development in different areas, ranging from psychotherapy to government and public policy.