Vanessa Carlisle PhD

About The Author

Vanessa Carlisle, PhD, MFA (they/them), is an author, coach, and educator in the fields of gender, sexuality, and trauma. Dr. Carlisle’s lived experience includes over twenty-five years in sex work and fifteen years of advocacy for the sex-working community. As a survivor of both intimate partner and institutional violence, Dr. Carlisle now crafts programs that combat stigma and improve conditions for their communities, including trauma-informed self-defense training, somatic coaching, and end-of-life care services. Along with many essays and articles, Dr. Carlisle authored the award-winning novel Take Me with You about a queer sex worker who must face her grief to be able to build the life she wants. 

www.vanessacarlisle.com 

Books by Vanessa Carlisle PhD

Awaken Your Sexuality Workbook

A Guide to Connection and Intimacy after Addiction and Trauma

By Stephanie Covington and Vanessa Carlisle PhD
This compassionate, comprehensive workbook is a guide that offers hope for those seeking to reconnect—or connect for the first time—with their sexual selves.
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Awaken Your Sexuality

A Guide to Connection and Intimacy after Addiction and Trauma

By Stephanie Covington and Vanessa Carlisle PhD
This compassionate, comprehensive guide offers hope for those seeking to reconnect—or connect for the first time—with their sexual selves.
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