Noelle Shoemate has taken writing classes at NYU, Gotham, Catapult, and the New School. She holds a master’s degree in clinical counseling and has worked as a psychotherapist with an emphasis on treating both women and girls. Her therapeutic background informs her writing, which focuses on issues of sexuality, relationships, and trauma. She enjoys cooking, yoga, and hiking. Her work is published in Bellingham Review, The Courtship of Winds, ellipsis… literature & art, Five on the Fifth, Night Picnic, Packingtown Review, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Sierra Nevada Review, The Thieving Magpie, and Umbrella Factory.