About Taara
I first learned about somatic experiencing during the height of the pandemic in 2020. My nervous system was dysregulated, previous traumas were percolating to the surface of my life and my mental health was in distress. I was recommended to a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and decided, "why not try it out?" My first session with this practitioner was like NOTHING I had experienced in all my years of traditional therapy. I immediately felt shifts in my body that I never had been able to grasp before.
After experiencing the healing benefits somatic experiencing offered, I took the plunge and enroll with The Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education (ISSSE). THIS is what I had been waiting for my entire life! My passion for sex education coupled with somatics and sexological bodywork is my career calling!
When it comes to credentials I:
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am a member with the Somatic Sex Educator Association as a Certified Practitioner
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am a member with the Association for Certified Sexological Bodyworkers
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am a certified Somatic Sex Educator & Sexological Bodyworker with the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education
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am a certified "Like a Pro" graduate with The School of Consent
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completed virtual and hands-on training with Rahi Chun for genital dearmouring
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completed a basic training course for massage therapy
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completed a "Facilitation Skills for Somatic Sex Educators" workshop
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am a Level 2 Usui Reiki Practitioner
What is Somatic Sex Education?
Somatic Sex Education (SSE) is a trauma-informed and client-led approach that fills the niche between therapy and bodywork. I integrate somatics sometimes with a hands on approach (hand on and sometimes hands in). SSE is all about neuroplasticity. It is PLEASURE BASED HEALING - using pleasure as a healing modality specific to sexual and trauma healing. It is body-based sex education where you can map and learn more about your body and pleasure. Genital touch is an option - I am professionally trained to touch genitals. This offering is sometimes for learning more about your body and your pleasure, scar de-armoring, anatomy mapping, pleasure mapping, and healing sexual trauma.
"Somatic Sex Educators (SSE's) support people on their journey to sexual wholeness through body-based exercises and experiences designed to nurture and awaken the sensual self. We might coach breath, movement, body awareness, boundary setting, communication, experiential anatomy, sensate focus, massage, erotic trance, attunement and other body-based teachings about sex. SSE is grounded in the science of neuroplasticity and informed by polyvagal theory. The modality is trauma-informed, and able to embrace the incredible diversity of neurology, gender and gender expression, with awareness of the impact of normative culture and privilege on people’s access to sexual expression."**
"In addition, SSEs offer an inclusive, non-judgmental approach, regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or socioeconomic status."**
**prepared by Melody Joyce, www.bodysouljourney.com
from the writing of Caffyn Jesse, www.erospirit.ca
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.
123-456-7890
What I Offer
Possible offerings in sessions could include these menu options and more:
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Somatic Awareness / Mindfulness (Being Present Erotically with Yourself or Lover)
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Genital and Pelvic Dearmouring caused by trauma (emotional, religious, physical, sexual, etc.)
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Orgasm Coaching
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Pleasure Mapping / Direct Pleasure Awareness
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Genital and Pelvic Mapping
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Desire and Fantasy Mapping/Cultivation
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Empowered Choice and Voice
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Scar Tissue Remediation
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Bossy Massage
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Mirror Work
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Sex Toy Inquiries and Education
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Touch Coaching
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Decentering and Reframing Sex and Intimacy
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Neuroaffective Touch
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Masturbation Coaching
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Couples Coaching
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Erotic Massage and Touch for Couples
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Non Monogamous Coaching
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Erotic Massage
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Witnessing
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Rosebud and Prostate Massage
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Chest and Breast Massage
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BDSM and Kink Inquiries
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Breath Work and Sound Coaching
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Movement Coaching
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Nervous System Regulation
Who Do I Work With
I work with individuals, couples and folks in poly pods. I am welcoming of all relationship styles, sexual orientations, races, body types and Kink and LGBTQIA aware. I work with cis-men in couples sessions only.
Couples who see me may:
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feel unfulfilled sexually or that there is a lack of intimacy
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be experiencing the "orgasm gap"
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find it challenging to communicate using sexual dialogue
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have mismatched libidos
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want to explore more sexually but don't know where to start (from different positions to non monogamy to kinks and BDSM)
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be experiencing common sexual concerns that are impacting this relationship
Common Sexual Concerns people may have:
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Inability to orgasm with a partner or solo
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Low Desire
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Genito-Pelvic Pain
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Pain with Penetration
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Sex Addiction
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PTSD, Sexual Trauma
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Relationship Issues
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Age and Sex
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Sex and Disability
People who may:
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be curious about exploring their sexuality (bisexual, pansexual, etc.)
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have endured trauma (religious, sexual, emotional, physical, etc.) and noticing it manifesting in their body through common sexual concerns, low desire, inability to orgasm etc.
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be experiencing body image issues
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find it challenging to advocate for themselves sexually
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feel shame / fear surrounding their sexuality
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be having unsatisfactory sexual experiences or experiences that leave them feeling badly
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desire to release sexual trauma
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have unfulfilling orgasms
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feel frozen or disassociated from their body
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be experiencing common sexual concerns
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may have experienced sexual abuse and/or trauma
Contact Me
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
taararosecoaching at gmail.com
In the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge that I live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. I respect the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our community.