Sex work is real work! Sex-workers face social and health disparities due to laws that discriminate and social structures that devalue sex-work. The stress this marginalization causes can contribute to mental health challenges, not related to the job itself. Sex-worker affirmative therapy recognizes the impact of these systems on mental health and aims to empower sex-workers.
Sex-Work affirmative therapy can involve the following:
This list was adapted from the following article:
Bloomquist, K., & Sprankle, E. (2019). Sex worker affirmative therapy: Conceptualization and case study. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 34(3), 392-408