This presentation will guide therapists through the somatic practice of erotic mapping to begin to identify their areas of bias in clinical practice, especially when working with clients around sex/ual/ity. This experiential presentation will use dance/movement therapy approaches to illuminate clinicians’ areas of strength, challenge, and shadow when sex-related topics come up during work with clients, and participants will discover individualized movement sequences that support a bottom-up process of resilience in the therapist’s body when challenged by clients’ sexual content. Participants will identify the areas they can benefit from further professional study to more ethically practice as therapists.  

Anna Mayer, MA, R-DMT, LPC

Melissa Walker, MA, R-DMT, CST, LPC