Description

An affirming and sexpositive guide to working with sex workers uncovering clinical biases creating safe spaces and dismantling the whorearchy

Therapy fails sex workers Despite the wide range of sex workfrom streetbased to OnlyFansclinicians too often focus on what they think sex workers need instead of building trust developing rapport and really doing the work to understand the unique stressors that make quality mental health care essential for sex worker communities
Sexpositive therapists Theo Burnes and Jamila Dawson break down everything that mental health providers need to know to work effectively with sex workers while dispeling the tired pervasive myths that continue to impact treatment today Readers will learn about
Who sex workers are different types of sex work and sex workers specific therapy needs
How outdated research methodology results in bad data and poor care
The whorearchythe sexwork hierarchyand why we need to dismantle it
How to recognize and move beyond personal biases
How to provide effective affirming and better clinical care
What words not to useand what they reveal about the sexism racism misogyny and transphobia embedded in our society and our practices
As sex work changes and evolves encompassing everything from brothels to cam work clinical care needs to catch up This book shows you how