Patty Cason is a family nurse practitioner, trainer, and educator with a specialty in sexual and reproductive health. She has practiced for over 40 years in a wide variety of clinical and academic settings. Her goal is centering patients with a sex-positive, trauma-informed, anti-racist lens. Patty is a contracted consultant to training agencies, non-profits, and state departments of health across the United States and lecturer at the UCLA School of Nursing. She developed the PATH framework and ASA Cycles for person-centered communications and counseling. Patty serves on the board of directors for ASCCP and the National Medical Committee for Planned Parenthood. She is the lead author for the 22nd Edition of Contraceptive Technology. Other publications include research and opinion pieces in peer reviewed journals, instructional videos, nationally utilized on-line learning courses, textbook chapters, clinical protocols, job aids, and manuals.