CW CONSENT EDUCATORS, RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONERS, + COLLABORATORS
Consent Educator Program applications are open. The next cohort starts in September 16.
Serena Caffrey (they | she)
Visual and Performance Artist, Arts Worker, Writer, Educator & Consultant
Serena Caffrey (they/she) is a visual and performance artist, arts worker, writer, educator, and consultant currently based in Los Angeles (Tovaangar). Their artistic practice aims to cultivate personal and community divestment from capitalistic logics of linear time-space, body coloniality, and extractive attitudes toward land through a radical assessment of personal limits within a performative context. In their work as a somatic consent educator, Serena supports artists to overcome destructive patterns of overworking, self-sabotage, and sensory overload to build a creative practice rooted in sacred self-limits that honor intuitive wisdom and support whole-person wellness. Serena also serves as a grant writer and organizational consultant to arts nonprofits and educational departments, helping them reaccess creative flow and better advocate for their operating needs flow by building a consent-based work culture that uplifts the dignity and agency of all actors.
You can connect with Serena here.
Bobbie Esposito (they | them)
YOUTH COORDINATOR & INTIMACY COORDINATOR FOR FILM & TELEVISION
While Bobbie (they/them) was studying to be an Intimacy Coordinator, they were looking for folks in the field who worked on sensitive content with minors. To Bobbie’s surprise, they were always met with the explanation that minors cannot have simulated sex, therefore intimacy coordinators were not involved with their scenes. This led Bobbie to developing their own process to advocate for minors on Stage and TV/Film sets, called Youth Coordination. Bobbie combines their training as an Intimacy Coordinator with over a decade of experience working with minors in various movement and artistic spaces. These experiences greatly informed Bobbie’s approach to things such as, explaining boundaries in a way that is age appropriate, answering questions minors might have about script content, and creating a nourishing space for young actors.
Some of the services that Bobbie can offer are emotional support for young actors, consulting and educating around LGBTQIA+ issues for youth, meaningful and age appropriate discussions around sensitive script content, and when needed, Intimacy Coordination.
Website: https://www.youthcoordinatortvfilm.com
Email: bobbieresposito@gmail.com
Instagram: youthcoordinator.tv.film
Torrianna Foster (they | them | hers)
Consultant, Intimacy Coordinator & Sex Educator
Torrianna Foster, M.Div-MSJ (they/them/hers) is a Black, queer, nonbinary, and disabled womanist* who champions the spiritual, sexual, and communal power of queer and trans Black femmes. With a master's degree in spiritual care and social-cultural ethics; Torrianna uses their distinct skill set to further sex-positive BDSM education, intimacy coaching and coordinating intimacy and spritual formation (respectively), and inclusive sex education reform. Most recently, Torrianna has opened their books to advise non-profit organizations on pro-Black and LGBTQ organizational and educational policy.
Torrianna regularly travels cross-country as a full-spectrum intimacy coach and public sex educator with a distinctly joyful, embodied, and trauma-informed approach. Torrianna's services include: community-based mediation, inclusive, age-appropriate sex ed, community organizing, and 1:1 coaching to support clients in taking back their mental, spiritual and sexual power.
You can contact or book Torrianna through:
Email: torrisays@gmail.com
IG: torrisees
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER + CERTIFIED INTIMACY COORDINATOR
Stella Hartmann (she | her)
Poet, Podcast Producer & Editor
Stella is Tanzanian + Colombian and first gen American. Writing has always been a cathartic and self motivated constant in her life. Her latest book of poetry “Mark Her”, came to fruition through her understandings of letting go. Recognizing that romanticizing love was a form of distraction, a beeline towards useless martyrdom, was an awakening. Through her poetry, she sheds her desire to hide love under pride and ego. The book captures a specific time in her life, it is a reflection of gratitude for that time and the lessons received.
Learn more about Stella here: www.stellahartmann.com
You can contact her at she@stellahartmann.com.
IG: @thelasthartmann
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
Mari Leon-Hernandez
(she | her)
Somatic Trauma Resolution Guide, Intimacy Coach, Consent Educator, ProDomme
Mari is a neurodivergent + queer rebellious human in a body of culture. She works with neurodivergent women to navigate intimacy and heal from childhood neglect by practicing nervous system regulation and learning body-based tools around empowerment, boundaries and self-advocacy. Mari holds the grand vision that we all can return to our innate blueprint of health and radiant aliveness, by releasing long-held patterns that keep us away from self-actualization.
You can contact her at mari@marideluna.com
Brooks Herr-Cardillo (they | them)
Tarot Reader, Ritual Coach, Reiki Practitioner
Brooke is a genderqueer witch and artist, whose work focuses on the power of ritual and ceremony. They offer one-on-one ritual building and tarot sessions, reiki, custom ingress objects, tarot education, and self-paced learning resources. Their professional framework draws from witchcraft, ancestor work, tarot, somatics and energy healing. The guiding core of this work is to cultivate a practice of intuitive listening and response… wherein we locate empowerment, integrity, authentic information, and (re)connection to our impulses and inner knowing.
To contact Brooke or learn more about their ethos, offerings, education, and experience: veilsveilsveils.com
SOMATIC CONSENT EDUCATOR + RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
Dr. Jon Paul Higgins (they | them)
Equity Consultant
Jonathan P. Higgins is an educator, national speaker, freelance journalist, thought leader and media critic who is passionate about television and film development. They have worked on several inclusion projects with top brands like Fox, the NFL, Apple, Disney, Instagram, Buzzfeed and most recently completed work on GLAAD’s 2021 HIV Stigma Report. They have also been a featured speaker for TEDx and also competed on the latest season of Netflix’s hit show, “Nailed It”. A recent panelist at SXSW (South by Southwest), they are currently working with IHeartMedia via the NextUP Initiative to develop the Black Fat Femme Podcast, premiering July 12. They hold a doctorate in educational justice and often write and lecture about what liberation means for Black, queer, fat, non-binary people.
Dr. Jon can be contacted here: Jon@DoctorJonPaul.com
You can read more about Dr. Jon’s work here: www.DoctorJonPaul.com
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
Rebecca Jones (they | them)
Massage Therapist
Rebecca is a Massage Therapist based in Altadena, CA. They provide a welcoming therapeutic space for those who might not feel comfortable in a standard spa setting, with a focus on Chronic Pain Education and Relief for queer, fat, and trans people.
Having worked in a variety of fields including publicity, marketing, hospitality, and childcare, they bring their dynamic work experience into every professional interaction.
For more information on booking sessions, visit Rebecca’s website.
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
Laila Makled (they | he)
Consent, Communication & Care Educator
Founder of push2exist, Laila Makled’s years of experience as a corporate trouble maker led them to become a Consent, Communication & Care Educator.
Through push2exist, Laila provides operations consulting & life coaching via somatic and anti-oppression techniques for radical & progressive campaigns, organizations, schools and companies; as well as individuals who exist in those spaces. Their focus is on equity, direct communication, and collective care.
IG: @push2exist
Tik Tock: @push2exist
Linkedin: Laila Makled
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
Meenadchi (she | her)
Facilitator and author of Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication
Meenadchi is a somatic healing practitioner whose work centers the softness of meeting our best self and deepening into our collective light. Using a blend of Family Constellation Therapy and Non-Violent Communication, Meenadchi supports inquisitive individuals and entrepreneurial changemakers in reconnecting with the intuitive wisdom of your bodies so that we can co-create intergenerational healing by changing the way we speak to ourselves, each other, and the universe. Meenadchi holds a clinical license in occupational therapy and has historically served communities impacted by gender-based violence, complex trauma, and serious mental illness. She is the author of Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication (2019).
Website, Instagram, Book, Free Body Sensations List
SOMATIC CONSENT EDUCATOR + RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER + COLLABORATOR
Ty Reddy (he | him)
Boundaries + Consent Educator, Play Tutor, Gender Consultant, + Desire Facilitator
Libra sun + moon, Cancer rising.
Ty’s focus is on building both an internal and external praxis of consent and bodily presence to help connect individuals to their inner child, sense of play and desire, and come home to themselves. He utilizes a full tool kit of embodiment and emotional attunement exercises, nonverbal listening practices, and consent and boundary frameworks and practices to help connect individuals to their innermost self and find a space of joy, authenticity, and presence within.
He is a neurodivergent, chronically-ill, trans-masculine person of color primarily interested in working with other queer and transgender individuals who want to strengthen their connection to their own magic and sense of romance. He has a background in clinical psychology, ecology, and gender studies from a decolonized, trauma-informed, anti-ableist perspective. He is an herbalist, native plant nerd, autist, synesthete, hedonist, goofball, and generally hyper-empathetic weirdo.
Ty provides workshops and private sessions.
You can contact Ty at tyisreddy@gmail.com.
SOMATIC CONSENT EDUCATOR + RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER + COLLABORATOR
Rebekah Rose (they | she)
Illustrator, Muralist, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher + Non-Profit Program Manager
Rebekah Rose has their BFA in illustration from California State University Long Beach and over eight years experience facilitating groups and practicing public art. Rebekah approaches their work with a lighthearted sense of humor and play. Using a combination of creative practices and mindfulness based approaches, Rebekah creates space for people to get to know themselves without judgment. They believe that healing and liberation exists in small everyday moments, when we are able to slow down and hear the needs of our bodies without judgment or mistrust.
Rebekah can be contacted here:
IG: @rebekahrose_art
SOMATIC CONSENT EDUCATOR + RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
V (aka Vivienne Vai) (they | them)
Boundaries + Consent Educator and Coach, Pro-Domme, Kink/BDSM educator, + Performance Artist
V seeks to serve and support my QTBIPOC and SW’er community through their work in sexuality, intimacy, boundaries, and consent, centering their community’s experiences and needs through racial justice, disability justice, and queer and trans liberation frameworks.
In their kink, BDSM, and performance work, they strive to help empower people to express, understand, and celebrate their desires in order to gain greater self-awareness and access deeper intimacy with themselves and others.
As an educator and coach in boundaries and consent, their focus is on helping others learn how to discern, honor, and uphold their own boundaries so that they may exist in safe, authentic, and choiceful connection with themselves and their communities.
SOMATIC CONSENT EDUCATOR + RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER + COLLABORATOR
Sharon Vincuilla (she | her)
Human Animal Bond Facilitator and Human Canine Interaction Strategist
Sharon Vincuilla |sha` run * vin chu` la| cultivates embodied awareness and reciprocity between humans and dogs so they can mutually flourish. Through a trauma-informed intuitive approach, Sharon supports humans who struggle with stress, anxiety, and depression and dogs who experience anxiety while behaving with aggression and reactivity in developing individualized practices of co-regulation through frameworks that include somatic consent, polyvagal theory, canine cooperative care, sensory processing, nonviolent communication, and neuroscience of human animal interactions. Sharon’s expertise stems from compassionate rehabilitation for traumatized dogs along with her doctoral-level clinical practice of occupational therapy in community-based mental health.
Sharon’s gentle presence celebrates the magic of being in reciprocal relationship with nonhuman life and creates an empowering space to play, make mistakes, learn, and grow.
Sharon’s offerings include coaching, consulting, and (in the near future) classes.
Sharon can be contacted here:
SOMATIC CONSENT EDUCATOR + RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
Inka Winter (she | her)
Desire & Arousal Coach, Sex Educator and Erotic Film Maker
Working with Inka you will examine your personal facilitators and inhibitors and learn more about what motivates you to want sexual encounters and what are the circumstances that trigger a sexual response for you. Through mindfulness techniques you will learn how to identify and stay present to sexual stimuli.
Inka’s passion for working with desire and arousal grew out of her own experience with losing her libido for over a year due to trauma. And while women are her focus, she works with people of all genders who experience challenges in the bedroom or that want to get more in touch with their sensuality.
Inka Winter is the founder of ForPlay Films, an independent, all-woman porn production company. Her films titillate the senses through sexual chemistry, consent, autonomy, and the female gaze. Because Inka believes that education and emotional wellbeing are a central part of a healthy sex life, she started the YouTube channel Sexucation is providing desire and arousal coaching.
IG: @forplayfilms
You can contact Inka at forplayfilms@gmail.com
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
x (they | themme/ze | hir/fae | faer)
Transdisciplinary Artist, Intimacy Coordinator, Consultant
x (they/ze/fae) is a TRANSdisciplinary artist, choreographer, curator, consultant, and Intimacy Coordinator. x studied Theatre at Ithaca College and held minors in Dance and Art History. They are an Afro-Asian, second generation Chinese-Jamaican immigrant, disabled, and neurodivergent. Faer lived experiences and identities as a visibly Black, agender/Neutrois, disabled person heavily informs all of their practices ranging from art to advocacy. x does commissions, panels, Artist Talks, group classes, and one on one consulting. They have trained with Centaury co. in their intimacy coordination program and continue to train as a professional dancer through classes, residencies, and performances. x recently worked as Intimacy Coordinator on the upcoming independent film, Throuple and new trans-centered magazine, Lemonboy. Ze is also interested in experimental and unconventional opportunities. Not sure if x is a right fit for your project? Inquire anyway.
Intimacy Coordination and Consulting
Instagram: @thelavendersilk
contact: info@lavendersilk.xyz OR contact form on website
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER + COLLABORATOR + INTIMACY COORDINATOR
Jozelle Wong Yu (they/them | she/her)
Professor turned Professional Cuddler and Boundaries + Consent Educator
Jozelle Wong Yu, M.A. (they/she) is a Communication Studies Professor turned Professional Cuddler and Boundaries + Consent Educator. They are passionate about facilitating sensual experiences where anyone, especially queer, trans, and non-binary people of the global majority, can embody their true desires and be met with tenderness and warmth. With their new offering, Consensual Cuddles, Jozelle guides folks seeking to heal their nervous systems using affectionate platonic touch and consensual communication.
Contact:
Email: contact@consensualcuddles.com
IG: www.instagram.com/consensualcuddles
Website: www.consensualcuddles.com
RECOMMENDED PRACTITIONER
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