{"id":201,"date":"2018-03-15T03:10:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T03:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5125.temp.domains\/~stellbl1\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2021-12-20T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T11:57:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stellatopaz.com\/staging\/8986\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;\">I am a sexological bodyworker, erotic coach and sex educator.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as being a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellatopaz.com\/staging\/8986\/abundant-body\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sexological bodyworker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I have over thirty five years experience in healthcare and community work, with qualifications in nursing, health counselling, health policy and sexual and reproductive health. I am certified in sexological bodywork by the Institute of Somatic Sexology, a certified facilitator for the Wheel of Consent, a graduate of the Urban Tantra Professional Training program, and have certification in working with vaginismus. I am also a certified STREAM practitioner: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellatopaz.com\/staging\/8986\/scar-remediation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scar Tissue Remediation Education and Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bring my own experiences \u2013 and gaps \u2013 of living queer, feminist, white and female in the world. Embracing and loving the body I am in, contributing to community building, taking my role working against injustices. I take care to live with compassion, gratitude, accountability and presence. And pleasure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexological bodywork can work to celebrate and strengthen us in who we uniquely are, beyond restrictive roles, norms and social structures. It can also connect us, in building relationships and communities grounded in respect, awareness and delight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">I live and work on the unceded lands of Wodi Wodi people, part of the Dharawal Nation, and I pay my respects <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">to Elders past, present <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">and emerging. <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the traditional custodians of this continent, with continuing connection to land, waters, language and community.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;\">Who do I see?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I welcome people of all bodies, sex, sexuality and genders, and abilities and disabilities. I have a special affinity for queer, genderqueer, intersex, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay people and communities, and people exploring new ways of expressing and relating. I enjoy connecting with people&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beyond binaries (beyond the idea that there are only male\/female, gay\/straight) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beyond hetero-normativity (beyond the notion that heterosexuality is the &#8216;norm&#8217;, the \u2018correct way\u2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beyond assumed monogamy (beyond the belief that being in a monogamous couple relationship is the \u2018ideal\u2019 way, rather than one way of many).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My approach welcomes, celebrates and honours all kinds of bodies, relationships and expressions of self. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want my work to contribute to our communities; for us to be conscious, curious, free, ethical, loving, playful and kind, in our expressions of ourselves, and with each other, as sexual and social beings. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about my professional code of conduct and ethics\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellatopaz.com\/staging\/8986\/ethics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><strong>NURSING \/ HEALTH QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Reproductive &amp; Sexual Health<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 Clinical Accreditation Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Family Planning New South Wales, Eora Country, NSW, Australia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Masters in Health Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Medicine, Sydney University, Eora Country, NSW, Australia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Graduate Diploma in Health Counselling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Australian Institute of Technology, Kaurna Country, SA, Australia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1984<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>General Nursing Certificate<\/strong> (Registered Nurse)<\/p>\n<p>Royal Canberra and Woden Valley Hospitals, Ngunawal Country, ACT, Australia<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CERTIFICATION RELATED TO SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORK PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Certificate in Working with Vaginismus <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12-week online course with written and practical assessment<\/p>\n<p>Led by Dr Martha Tara Lee &#8211; Eros Coaching &#8211; Relationship Counsellor and Clinical Sexologist<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 \u2013 Certified Facilitator of Wheel of Consent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5-month online course with practical assessments<\/p>\n<p>Led by Betty Martin and the School of Consent<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 <\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Certified STREAM Practitioner &#8211; working with Pelvic Pain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Scar Tissue Remediation, Education and Management)<\/p>\n<p>8-month online and in-person intensive<\/p>\n<p>Led by Ellen Heed and Kimberly Johnson (Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 <\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Graduate of Like a Pro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5-day in-person training for practitioners in the \u2018Wheel of Consent\u2019, (Eora Country, Sydney)<\/p>\n<p>Led by Betty Martin (Seattle, Washington)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Certificate in Sexological Bodywork <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6-months training, online and in-person, with supervised practice<\/p>\n<p>Institute of Somatic Sexology Australia \/ New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Led by Deej Juventin and Uma Ayelet Furman<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2014\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Graduate of Urban Tantra Professional Training Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6-days intensive in-person workshop (Eora Country, Sydney)<\/p>\n<p>Led by Barbara Carrellas (NYC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>PRESENTING AND ASSISTING, AND RELEVANT EVENTS ATTENDED<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2021: Presenting at: Burn Out and Justice Doing: for health &amp; community workers and others doing care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facilitating the open and closing activities for this two hour online event<\/p>\n<p>Everybody Massage and Dan Mei Kaplan (Eora Country, Sydney, Australia)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021: Presenting at: Generation Women <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Generation Women, online storytelling event, wrote and read a story on the topic of Wisdom<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2021<\/strong>: <strong>Assisting in: Online Training Courses for Wheel of Consent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Including Like a Pro Foundations, Working with Individuals, Working with Groups<\/p>\n<p>The School of Consent, international particIpants<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong>: <strong>Assisting in: Like a Pro x 2 in Australia, in-person training for practitioners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5-day in-person workshops on the \u2018Wheel of Consent\u2019 in Perth, Wajuk Country, Australia (Feb) and Melbourne, Woiworung Country, Australia (March)<\/p>\n<p>Led by Betty Martin (Seattle, Washington)<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2019: Facilitated and Organised: Introduction to the Wheel of Consent workshops<\/b><\/p>\n<p>3 separate half-day in-person workshop events, Katoomba, Newtown and Bondi Junction<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019: Presenting at: Generation Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Generation Women, wrote and read a story as part of this regular in-person storytelling event, (Eora Country, Sydney)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Assisting in: Urban Tantra Professional Training Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6-days, intensive in-person workshop (Woiworung Country, Melbourne)<\/p>\n<p>Led by Barbara Carrellas (NYC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Assisting in: Urban Tantra Experience <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2.5-days in-person experiential workshop, (Woiworung Country, Melbourne)<\/p>\n<p>Led by Barbara Carrellas (NYC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Presenting at: FEAST<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Festival of Embodiment And Sexual Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2.5-days in-person workshop program event, (Eora Country, Sydney)<\/p>\n<p>Ran x 2 workshops for all bodies \u2018Vulvarama Wonderland\u2019 and attended the full workshop program<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017- Assisting in: Urban Tantra Professional Training Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6-days, intensive in-person workshop, (Eora Country, Sydney)<\/p>\n<p>Led by Barbara Carrellas (NYC)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 and 2015 &#8211; Attendee at: Festival of Really Good Sex <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2.5-days, in-person event, (Eora Country, Sydney)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2014\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Attendee at: Radical Ecstasy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2.5-days intensive in-person workshop, (Woiworung Country, Melbourne)<\/p>\n<p>Dossie Easton (California)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WORKPLACE HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Illawarra Women\u2019s Health Centre, Warilla, Dharawal Country, NSW <em>\u2013 Registered Nurse<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Albion Centre, HIV and Sexual Health, Darlinghurst, Eora Country, NSW<em> \u2013 Sexual Health Nurse<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CheckOUT Clinic (Acon and Family Planning NSW) <em>&#8211; Registered Nurse\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>National LGBTI Health Alliance, Newtown, Eora Country, NSW- <em>National QLife Project Manager<\/em><\/p>\n<p>RPA Sexual Health, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Eora Country, NSW &#8211; <em>Sexual Health Nurse<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NSW Nurses and Midwives\u2019 Association, Waterloo, Eora Country, NSW &#8211; 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