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Sector - Non profit
Designing for Empowerment
I believe design can be a vehicle for healing. When my team partnered with Me Too, we set out to create more than just a digital platform, we aimed to build a sanctuary.
Survivors Sanctuary was imagined as a resource hub and emotional companion, providing trauma-informed content, interactive tools, and guided experiences to support survivors of sexual violence on their healing journey.
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Creating with Compassion
Survivors often face barriers like inaccessible support systems, social stigma, and a lack of trauma-informed resources.
Our task was to address these challenges head-on by building an inclusive, supportive, and emotionally intelligent learning platform. It needed to educate, guide, and uplift, without overwhelming or retraumatizing.
Listening First
I worked from survivor needs, research, and stakeholder input shared by the team. I translated those insights into a persona, emotional journey, and user flows that helped the team make consistent product decisions.
I collaborated with stakeholders, the product manager, engineers, and the COO to prioritize features that supported healing without overwhelming people or forcing them into one path.
Thoughtful, Grounded, Safe
I focused on crafting an experience that felt safe, intuitive, and validating: Guided Learning with Emotional Intelligence: We introduced a quiz that gently asks users how they’re feeling.
Based on their response, the platform recommends lessons tailored to their emotional state, ensuring they never feel pushed beyond their comfort.
Resource Dashboard: I designed a central dashboard that offers quick access to helpful articles, meditations, and community tools, all presented in a calm, digestible format.
Modular Healing Lessons: The LMS structure allows survivors to progress through healing lessons at their own pace. Visual progress indicators and bite-sized modules help reduce cognitive overload.
Visual Identity & UX: Using soft palettes, inclusive imagery, and trauma-informed UI choices, I ensured every design decision served both function and emotional resonance.
Accessibility: From color contrast to screen reader compatibility, we tested rigorously to meet accessibility standards and create a truly welcoming space.
Healing in Every Pixel
This platform wasn’t just built, it was held with care. Survivors log in and immediately see that the space was made with them in mind. The tone is gentle. The flow is intuitive. The tools are practical, but also emotionally attuned.
Every screen invites a sense of calm, control, and possibility. The quiz, for example, doesn’t diagnose, it guides. The resources don’t overwhelm, they support. And the entire experience encourages survivors to move through healing on their own terms.
A Platform That Heals
The team created a self-paced healing and learning experience that connected onboarding, personalized lesson recommendations, progress tracking, and community resources. As Product Design Lead, I defined the persona and user flows, designed the onboarding quiz and product interface, and led the overall visual direction. Introducing the guided experience required rethinking the existing onboarding flow, decision points, and content structure.
The experience was designed to help people discover relevant lessons based on how they were feeling in the moment—without overwhelming them or forcing them down a single path. A shared component system also enabled product and engineering to deliver a consistent experience across new screens. The next step is to evaluate whether people can easily discover relevant lessons, whether the quiz recommendations feel useful and emotionally safe, whether users complete the lessons they start, and whether they feel in control of their healing journey.
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