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Hey, I’m Raquel Savage.

I’m an abolitionist therapist, educator, sex worker, writer, provocateur, and your fave smut book club curator. Whether you’re seeking care, pleasure, knowledge, (or something in between), you’re in the right place.

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Explore What I Offer

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Become A Client

I offer non-carceral, community-centered therapy for sex workers, Black femmes and others seeking care outside of traditional clinical systems. I use EMDR, somatic experiencing and relational accountability to support gentle, and direct, engagement of the nervous system. Book a therapy session if you’re ready to do the work in a space that feels human, not systemic and pathologized.

Smut Book Club

Every month on Patreon, we read a community-chosen erotica book and gather on Zoom to laugh, gasp and rate the filth together. Membership also includes author perks, bonus chapters, Q&A’s, giveaways and exclusive posts created by yours truly. Join Savage Book Club if you’re a proud slut or closet freak who wants to read smut with people who get it.

Savage University

Through Patreon, you get full access to my archive of sex ed, metal health and HOEducation content. Everything from fellatio 101 to ethical non-monogamy basics, anal etiquette to therapy grounding tools, trauma physiology and more. The Savage University Archive is a diverse time capsule of my work from 2018-2021! Subscribe if you want learning that feels playful, shame-free and accurate.

Equitable Care Certification

The Equitable Care Certification is an AASECT-approved, 12-course program designed to help therapists provide affirming, non-biased care to sex workers and marginalized clients. ECC also offers workshops, supervision and professional consultations. Enroll if you want to become a provider who moves beyond allyship into action-based care for the communities you serve. 

Consulting

Through ECC, I help organizations build protocols for navigating conflict, anti-racism and harm reduction. Using lived experience as a sex worker, therapist and organizer, I offer guidance to support a safer more accessible working environment for your staff and/or clients. I also offer “Pick My Brain” sessions for anyone seeking honest, experienced-based insight around mental health, sex work, etc. Book consulting if you want non-traditional and competent support!

Sensitivity Reader

Using The Red Light Rules, a framework I created for evaluating sex work representation, I assess whether film, TV or written media is truly sex work-affirming. I look at nuance, agency and character development to help you avoid harmful tropes and create characters & stories that honor sex work communities. Hire me when you want your work to be accurate, compassionate and nuanced.

Zepp Wellness

Are you a sex worker looking for support? Access rent relief funds, resources, support groups, and more.

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Find A Therapist

Search the ECC Provider Directory of sex work-affirming therapists, carefully vetted by a group of sex workers and mental health professionals.

Browse The Directory

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What Clients are Saying…

"The Equitable Care Certification training was by far the most important training that I've done (and trust me I've done a lot!). Facilitators and participants showed up every week raw, real, curious, and compassionate. It is hard to come by trainings that feels like they fully align with my radical politics, and if anything this training even further radicalized me. It's also hard to come by trainings that foster genuine community, but the way in which connections between participants grew from week to week was so palpable. This training has inspired me and given me skills that I'll be sharing with all of my clients, sex workers and non-sex workers alike."

Natasha Camille, Equitable Care Certification Student

"I attended therapy and my experience was amazing. It’s like, we’re talking about real ass shit and I can talk like this?! I can be myself… and that’s amazing."

Liz, Zepp Wellness Client