I’m Stella, and this is my work.
A sexological bodyworker, erotic coach, sex educator and Wheel of Consent® trainer, with over forty years of experience in healthcare and community work.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I bring my own experiences, and gaps, of living in a queer, older, cis female body, a trans-insive feminist, embracing and loving the body I am in the best I can. May ancestry is English-German-Irish, and I take part in repair, healing and discovery through multiple communities of practice.
In community it becomes more possible to live with compassion, generosity, gratitude, accountability and presence. And pleasure.
Sexological bodywork and communities of practice can celebrate and strengthen us in who we uniquely are, beyond restrictive roles, norms and social structures. It can also connect us, in building relationships and communities grounded in respect, awareness and delight.
WHO I WORK WITH
I have an affinity for working with queer, genderqueer, non-binary, lesbian, intersex, trans, bisexual and gay people and communities; people living or exploring beyond binaries, beyond hetero normativity. I welcome diversity of neurotypes, of bodies, disabilities, identities and expressions.
TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS
Qualified and always learning.
My practice sits on a long background in nursing, sexual health and community work, alongside specialist training in sexological bodywork and Wheel of Consent®.
Certified sexological bodyworker
Certified Wheel of Consent® facilitator
Faculty member and Trainer at the School of Consent
In Fieldwork community: Collective Recovery from Colonial Fragmentation Disorder
Urban Tantra graduate and assistant
STREAM practitioner (scar treatment, remediation, education & management)
Trained in vaginismus support
Registered nurse from 1984-2024
Member, SSEAA (Somantic Sex Educators’ Association Australasia)
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Sexological bodywork training
2020 — Certificate in Working with Vaginismus, Eros Coaching (Dr Martha Tara Lee)
2019 — Certified Wheel of Consent Facilitator, School of Consent (Dr Betty Martin)
2018 — Certified STREAM Practitioner, scar remediation (Ellen Heed and Kimberly Johnson)
2017 — Certificate in Sexological Bodywork, Institute of Somatic Sexology
2014 — Urban Tantra Professional Training (Barbara Carrellas)
Nursing and health qualifications
2015 — Reproductive and Sexual Health Clinical Accreditation, Family Planning NSW
2014 — Masters in Health Policy, University of Sydney
1987 — Graduate Diploma in Health Counselling, SA Institute of Technology
1984 — General Nursing Certificate, Registered Nurse
Selected speaking and facilitation
2021 — Burn Out and Justice Doing, for health and community workers
2021 — Generation Women storytelling
2019 — Introduction to the Wheel of Consent workshops
2018 — Vulvarama Wonderland at FEAST
Community and sexual health roles
Family Planning NSW, The Albion Centre, ACON CheckOUT Clinic, National LGBTI Health Alliance (QLife), RPA Sexual Health, Illawarra Women's Health Centre, ShineSA, Twenty10, NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association
Consent, privacy and safety guide everything.
Collaboration, consent and choice
Every session focuses on what you want to explore, with active, continuous consent and you being in charge of your choices.
Present and professional
I am fully present for your learning, and any touch is chosen and directed by you, for your benefit.
Privacy and confidentiality
Personal details and brief, securely stored notes are kept confidential between us.
A clean and safe environment
Standard precautions, medical grade gloves & bodywork products, and attention to allergies, sensitivities and preferences.
Start with a free call.
Every new client begins with a free introductory video call. We see if we are a good fit, and you ask me anything. No referral needed.