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Redefining Victim-Centered & Trauma-Informed Care
to Include Sex, Bodies & Pleasure
Workshop Objectives:
Enhance their knowledge on providing sex positive affirming care: Mental health professionals will develop increased competence in sex positive affirmative practices that focus on self-awareness, knowledge, & skills related to survivors of sexual & relationship violence.
Address attitudinal & cultural barriers that impact use of language: Mental health clinicians will be able to identify and address attitudinal & cultural barriers that may impact their ability to feel comfortable matching their clients use of language when addressing bodily response post-assault.
Integration of Intersectionality in Treatment Approaches: Mental health professionals will develop an understanding of clients’ intersecting identities & their impact on bodily response post-assault.
Meet our Presenter
Jessica Sánchez, PhD, LMSW, MEd (she/her)
Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Social Work
Faculty Affiliate, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Dr. Jessica Sánchez, a proud & passionate Chingona, embodies her intersectional identities as a sex therapist, pleasure advocate, & professor, with over 8 years of experience working in the fields of human sexuality, higher education, sexual violence prevention, & advocacy. Dr. Sánchez is a practicing licensed sex therapist where she advocates, empowers, & assists with restoring women's sexual autonomy & agency. Her specializations include the healing of sexual trauma, sexual pain, prenatal, pregnancy, & postpartum changes, eldest & only born daughters, life transitions, sexual exploration, & imposter syndrome, while decolonizing mental health through holistic & ancestorial healing practices. She is committed to rewriting the pleasure narrative of women of color within the field of academia & is dedicated to serving historically oppressed & underserved communities. Her doctoral research, Chingonas & Sex: A qualitative study examining how Mexican American women experience sexual subjectivity, is her forever passion project as she is currently converting her research into a sexual wellness book for Chingonas.
Her recent accomplishments are earning her doctorate in August of 2022 and receiving the following awards:
• Ford Motor Company, Mujer Legendaria, November 2022
• Outstanding Service to the Division of Student Affairs, UTA, May 2022
• Outstanding Adjunct Award for Excellence in Teaching, UTA, School of Social
Work, August 2021
• Outstanding New Employee, Division of Student Affairs, UTA, May 2020
Learn more about her practice: https://www.drjsanchez.com/
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