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Minnesota Sexual Health Institute
Sex Therapy & Relationship Therapy


The Sex Worker Affirmative Therapy Model: The Minority Stress of Sex Work
Sex worker affirmative therapy is a model for therapists to engage with sex workers in a supportive and strengths-based way to mitigate...
Katie Bloomquist LMFT, CST


Ad Nauseam: The Endless Campaign to Raise Awareness about Sex Trafficking
Last month, the Lake County Sex Trafficking Task Force unveiled a billboard along the North Shore of Lake Superior in Two Harbors,...
Eric Sprankle, PsyD


Choosing​ ​a​ ​Sex​ ​Worker-Affirmative​ ​Therapist
Due to the stigma of sex work, sex workers can be vulnerable to micro-aggressions and minority stress and experience discrimination when the
Katie Bloomquist LMFT, CST


The Grief of Retirement: A Sex Work Ritual
In my therapeutic work with people who sell sexual services, I consider myself to be privileged to support the process of retirement for...
Katie Bloomquist LMFT, CST


The Role of Sex Work Stigma in Victim Blaming and Empathy of Sexual Assault Survivors
This research article was published in the journal of Sexuality Research and Social Policy. The full text can be read o n their host...
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