Embodied Counselling and Somatic Sexology

Taylor Neal (she/they)

Embodied Counsellor and Trainee Sexologist

Areas of speciality: body connection, performance anxiety, erection and ejaculation, sexual pain, accessing pleasure, body image concerns, shame, desire & desire discrepancy, non-monogamy, sexual trauma, sex work, queer and trans experiences and working with disabled folk

Taylor is an Embodied Counsellor and Trainee Sexologist who is supported and supervised by Good Vibes Clinic’s Director, Christine Rafe. Taylor is committed to utilizing their many years of frontline experience in their work as a counsellor, to uplift the nuance and complexity of how our lived experiences sit in our bodies as the foundation for how we navigate and connect with the world around us. Taylor has completed their Certificate in Embodied Counselling and is continuing on to Sexological Bodywork with the Institute of Somatic Sexology.

Having worked in harm reduction, sexual assault response, sex education, sex worker support and queer disability services, Taylor has developed a plethora of on the ground experience as a resource for many communities and individuals at unique and diverse intersections of marginalized identities. She is determined to provide a safe and supportive environment for folks of all genders and identities to get curious about their relationship to their body, and move towards developing connection to the body that can offer information about behaviours, beliefs, internalized narratives, what we come up against in the outside world, and how we may support ourselves along the way. 

Taylor’s approach is trauma informed, somatic, and rooted in acceptance and equity. Sessions with Taylor are designed to be collaborative, seeking to co-create a safe space where folks can exhale into their authentic humanity and lived experience, to remind folks that no matter what we come up against, we are worthy of safety, agency, and pleasure. 

Taylor is also a writer, artist, dancer, and yoga instructor, and believes that their creative and movement practices fundamentally inform their work as a counsellor and support worker. 

Counsellor Identities: non-binary femme, caucasian Canadian, feminist, queer

Taylor was raised on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg people, which include the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Pottawatomi Nations, and now resides on Gadigal Land. 

Session cost: $120+ GST (incl GST) for individuals - Surry Hills and online

Qualifications/Training

Conflict De-escalation/ Crisis Intervention Training

Trans Community Includes in the DTES

Certification in Intersectional Affirming Care - CBRC

TPR Training

Emergency First Aid, Emergency Overdose Response Certified