Equitable Care Certification
@equitablecare.bsky.social
AASECT-approved certification program for mental health professionals to build competency in providing equitable care to their marginalized clients.
www.equitablecarecertification.com
www.equitablecarecertification.com
Talk therapy has a ceiling.
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Talk therapy has a ceiling.
✨2025 was our second year of certifying professionals to work with SWers✨ We are also working hard to bring you a BRAND NEW CERTIFICATION program: Rejecting Mandated Reporting. Coming later this year! 👀
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
✨2025 was our second year of certifying professionals to work with SWers✨ We are also working hard to bring you a BRAND NEW CERTIFICATION program: Rejecting Mandated Reporting. Coming later this year! 👀
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ECC is also in the process of offering a BRAND NEW certification program for therapists who no longer want to engage in the harmful practice of mandated reporting. You can also learn more about these efforts on their page @equitablecare.bsky.social on their website.
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
ECC is also in the process of offering a BRAND NEW certification program for therapists who no longer want to engage in the harmful practice of mandated reporting. You can also learn more about these efforts on their page @equitablecare.bsky.social on their website.
“What is it like when you and a client don’t share the same identities?”
January 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
“What is it like when you and a client don’t share the same identities?”
COMING SOON: Rejecting Mandated Reporting Certification 📚👀
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
COMING SOON: Rejecting Mandated Reporting Certification 📚👀
Our experiences are not as different as we would like to think. It's important we have community that holds us accountable to fostering more connection in our lives!
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Our experiences are not as different as we would like to think. It's important we have community that holds us accountable to fostering more connection in our lives!
Sex workers and those who have experienced exploitation deserve dignity, care and compassion. This workshop centers the voices of those in the industry to ensure that you receive, not only the academic and clinical perspective, but also the lived experience.
January 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Sex workers and those who have experienced exploitation deserve dignity, care and compassion. This workshop centers the voices of those in the industry to ensure that you receive, not only the academic and clinical perspective, but also the lived experience.
Learn more about what it's like to be a client of our January Featured Provider: Sarah Kelleher, LCSW.
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Learn more about what it's like to be a client of our January Featured Provider: Sarah Kelleher, LCSW.
How do you navigate both clinical work and sex work? 👠 Join our donation-based virtual support group for mental health professionals that are also SWers, lightly facilitated by ECC Co-Founder, Soleil (Angie Gunn) LCSW, CST, CSTS.
🗓️ Upcoming Meetings: January 14 & January 28
🗓️ Upcoming Meetings: January 14 & January 28
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
How do you navigate both clinical work and sex work? 👠 Join our donation-based virtual support group for mental health professionals that are also SWers, lightly facilitated by ECC Co-Founder, Soleil (Angie Gunn) LCSW, CST, CSTS.
🗓️ Upcoming Meetings: January 14 & January 28
🗓️ Upcoming Meetings: January 14 & January 28
Enrolling in the Equitable Care Certification means expanding your knowledge around sex work, how sex workers come to the work, how trafficking & SW are different, why decrim is important, how the mental health industry does harm and strategies for competent care.
January 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Enrolling in the Equitable Care Certification means expanding your knowledge around sex work, how sex workers come to the work, how trafficking & SW are different, why decrim is important, how the mental health industry does harm and strategies for competent care.
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Find a therapist today: equitablecarecertification.com/provider-directory
Equitable Care Certification | Inclusive Mental Health Training
ECC offers certification, CE workshops, consulting, and supervision rooted in equitable care. Resources and training for both licensed and unlicensed professionals. Be sure to check out our blog!
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January 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Find a therapist today: equitablecarecertification.com/provider-directory
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Looking for a therapist where you won’t have to hide your sex worker identity? The ECC Provider Directory features vetted mental health professionals who have completed the 12 course Equitable Care Certification program!
January 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Looking for a therapist where you won’t have to hide your sex worker identity? The ECC Provider Directory features vetted mental health professionals who have completed the 12 course Equitable Care Certification program!
To ensure participants can meaningfully engage with the material, we anticipate the following from you:
1. Training in Client-Focused work
2. Basic Understanding of Trauma
3. Personal Experience in Therapeutic or Self-Reflective Work
4. Active Engagement with Liberatory Politics
1. Training in Client-Focused work
2. Basic Understanding of Trauma
3. Personal Experience in Therapeutic or Self-Reflective Work
4. Active Engagement with Liberatory Politics
January 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
To ensure participants can meaningfully engage with the material, we anticipate the following from you:
1. Training in Client-Focused work
2. Basic Understanding of Trauma
3. Personal Experience in Therapeutic or Self-Reflective Work
4. Active Engagement with Liberatory Politics
1. Training in Client-Focused work
2. Basic Understanding of Trauma
3. Personal Experience in Therapeutic or Self-Reflective Work
4. Active Engagement with Liberatory Politics
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Therapists experience moments of growth & perhaps challenges when working with clients who share their identities but don’t have the same feelings around those identities.
Hear from @equitablecare.bsky.social December Featured Provider, Raquel Savage on how she handled it.
Hear from @equitablecare.bsky.social December Featured Provider, Raquel Savage on how she handled it.
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Therapists experience moments of growth & perhaps challenges when working with clients who share their identities but don’t have the same feelings around those identities.
Hear from @equitablecare.bsky.social December Featured Provider, Raquel Savage on how she handled it.
Hear from @equitablecare.bsky.social December Featured Provider, Raquel Savage on how she handled it.
JANUARY FEATURED PROVIDER: Sarah Kelleher
"Sarah Kelleher is a psychotherapist (LCSW), a Certified Holistic Sex Educator (CHSE) through the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, and a sex and relationship therapist and educator based in New York City.“
"Sarah Kelleher is a psychotherapist (LCSW), a Certified Holistic Sex Educator (CHSE) through the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, and a sex and relationship therapist and educator based in New York City.“
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
JANUARY FEATURED PROVIDER: Sarah Kelleher
"Sarah Kelleher is a psychotherapist (LCSW), a Certified Holistic Sex Educator (CHSE) through the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, and a sex and relationship therapist and educator based in New York City.“
"Sarah Kelleher is a psychotherapist (LCSW), a Certified Holistic Sex Educator (CHSE) through the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, and a sex and relationship therapist and educator based in New York City.“
What’s it like to be a therapy client of @raquelsavage 👇🏽
Learn more about our monthly featured providers and browse the other sw-affirming providers in our directory at equitablecarecertification.com/provider-dir...
Learn more about our monthly featured providers and browse the other sw-affirming providers in our directory at equitablecarecertification.com/provider-dir...
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What’s it like to be a therapy client of @raquelsavage 👇🏽
Learn more about our monthly featured providers and browse the other sw-affirming providers in our directory at equitablecarecertification.com/provider-dir...
Learn more about our monthly featured providers and browse the other sw-affirming providers in our directory at equitablecarecertification.com/provider-dir...
Together, we will unpack myths and clarify why trafficking and sex work are often reduced to the same thing. It will also help you understand the real cause of sex trafficking & therefore how to support those occupying different experiences.
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Together, we will unpack myths and clarify why trafficking and sex work are often reduced to the same thing. It will also help you understand the real cause of sex trafficking & therefore how to support those occupying different experiences.
"I felt heard, understood, and respected. Couldn't have asked for more!"
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"I felt heard, understood, and respected. Couldn't have asked for more!"
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
SW-Affirming Therapist Support Group 👠 donation-based virtual support group for mental health professionals that are also SWers that meets biweekly via Zoom.
🗓️ Meetings This Month: December 3, 17, & 30*
*This is an alternate date due to the holiday!
🗓️ Meetings This Month: December 3, 17, & 30*
*This is an alternate date due to the holiday!
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
SW-Affirming Therapist Support Group 👠 donation-based virtual support group for mental health professionals that are also SWers that meets biweekly via Zoom.
🗓️ Meetings This Month: December 3, 17, & 30*
*This is an alternate date due to the holiday!
🗓️ Meetings This Month: December 3, 17, & 30*
*This is an alternate date due to the holiday!
NOVEMBER FEATURED PROVIDER: Raquel Savage
"Raquel identifies as a mandated reporter against mandated reporting and facilitates therapy sessions aligned with her abolitionist values.”
"Raquel identifies as a mandated reporter against mandated reporting and facilitates therapy sessions aligned with her abolitionist values.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NOVEMBER FEATURED PROVIDER: Raquel Savage
"Raquel identifies as a mandated reporter against mandated reporting and facilitates therapy sessions aligned with her abolitionist values.”
"Raquel identifies as a mandated reporter against mandated reporting and facilitates therapy sessions aligned with her abolitionist values.”
When it comes to trauma there are a myriad of ways to approach it. In this Equitable Care Conversations episode Raquel & Mel dive into their experiences withe EMDR, traditional talk therapy, and moving away from eurocentric methods of healing to more culturally specific therapies.
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When it comes to trauma there are a myriad of ways to approach it. In this Equitable Care Conversations episode Raquel & Mel dive into their experiences withe EMDR, traditional talk therapy, and moving away from eurocentric methods of healing to more culturally specific therapies.
In this workshop Lisa Martinez will discuss the value of ancestral healing practices and a variety of modalities including ceremony, story-telling, and spiritual work as well as offer some insight as to the ways successful healing is measured when utilizing these culturally rich practices.
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In this workshop Lisa Martinez will discuss the value of ancestral healing practices and a variety of modalities including ceremony, story-telling, and spiritual work as well as offer some insight as to the ways successful healing is measured when utilizing these culturally rich practices.
I'm quite surprised X scored so well on The Red Light Rules; I generally assume slashers with sex workers present means she is going to be one of the characters that ends up dead. I'm happy that X flips that stereotype and has Maxine as the final girl in both X and Maxxxine."
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm quite surprised X scored so well on The Red Light Rules; I generally assume slashers with sex workers present means she is going to be one of the characters that ends up dead. I'm happy that X flips that stereotype and has Maxine as the final girl in both X and Maxxxine."
We asked our Featured Provider of the month, Lisa Martinez: How does it feel, as a client, to be in the room with you?
#ecc #equitablecarecertification #providerdirectory
#ecc #equitablecarecertification #providerdirectory
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We asked our Featured Provider of the month, Lisa Martinez: How does it feel, as a client, to be in the room with you?
#ecc #equitablecarecertification #providerdirectory
#ecc #equitablecarecertification #providerdirectory
Hear from one of our clients seen by a recent ECC graduate!
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
Looking for a SW affirming therapist? Browse the ECC Provider Directory at the 🔗 below.
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
Looking for a SW affirming therapist? Browse the ECC Provider Directory at the 🔗 below.
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hear from one of our clients seen by a recent ECC graduate!
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
Looking for a SW affirming therapist? Browse the ECC Provider Directory at the 🔗 below.
At the end of each cohort of the Equitable Care Certification we assign a SWer client to each student to provide 12 coaching sessions pro-bono.
Looking for a SW affirming therapist? Browse the ECC Provider Directory at the 🔗 below.