An abolitionist therapist is someone who rejects state intervention in therapeutic settings, particularly practices like mandated reporting, involuntary hospitalization or wellness checks by the police. I use this term/title to make it clear that I am anti-mandated reporting; I do not involve the state in any capacity, even in situations deemed “worst-case scenarios” such as suicidal ideation. 

Instead, we collaborate to create a support plan that serves two purposes:

• Daily resources to help ground you and engage in activities that bring you joy, regulation and connection.

• Crisis resources that involve community members, who I directly work with to ensure they are equipped at support you during a crisis, as opposed to relying on state intervention. You also identify emergency services you consent to using, in the event you do decide to escalate to a higher level of care.

Even in a crisis, you are deserving of autonomy. And in moments when you cannot make decisions for yourself, your community, not me or the state, are the ones making decisions that honor your needs and well-being.

Anti-carceral therapy is designed for anyone seeking healing outside of punitive state systems, especially for people whose identities or bodies experience heightened harm/violence/stigma like sex workers and Black, trans & disabled folks. Reach out to become a client today.

I provide consulting through the Equitable Care Certification (ECC) on a variety of issues aimed at improving workplace culture, mental health practices and conflict resolution within your organization. Some examples of how ECC has supported businesses include:

• Creating anti-racism trainings that address systemic oppression within the workplace, both among colleagues and towards clients.

• Helping businesses navigate burnout by acknowledging its systemic causes and supporting staff in community organizing to address their needs.

• Developing abolitionist business policies that reflect your values. 

• Creating protocols for mental health care, like ensuring employees have resources and referrals rooted in anti-carceral principles.

• Helping staff members learn how to process emotions effectively to create a less reactive working environment.

• Assisting businesses in building out their values and praxis (i.e. how to align their actions with their values).

Additionally, I offer 1:1 consulting for people seeking my advice on a variety of topics like:

• Writing a sex worker affirming dissertation

• Developing a sex work business aligned with your values

• Creating an anti-carceral therapy practice while balancing your multiple identities

• Developing business goals and content strategies

• Approaching new sexual experiences that feel aligned with your boundaries 

ECC is a 12-course certification program for mental health professionals who want to deepen their understanding of marginalized communities, especially sex worker communities. Many therapists aren't trained on how to support sex workers, leaving a gap in care that could unintentionally cause harm. ECC fills those gaps by helping you understand the nuances of working with sex workers.

Even if you're not specifically working with sex workers, you'll gain insight through ECC that will improve your work with all clients. For example, learning about sex work and its intersections with whorephobia, misogyny, patriarchy, capitalism, and transphobia informs how you might work with clients navigating slut shaming, religious trauma or internalized stigmas. By learning about sex work you also learn about the whorearchy (a hierarchy within the sex work community), which helps you understand intra-cultural hierarchies like colorism or classism that may affect your clients, broadly. 

The Savage Book Club is an erotica book club for all the smut lovers! Each month, we choose a different book to read and then meet over Zoom to discuss it and rate it using our Savage Book Club rating scale (0-5 vibrators)! Books we've read include God of Malice, Credence, Our Vicious Oaths, Priest, Fae Queen’s Captive, and Sing Me to Sleep.

We love stories that feature Black characters (or written by Black authors), queer dynamics (we love a good M/M storyline), dark romance (give me morally black & unethical), and fantasy (we’re pro-monster fucker ‘round here). The sluttier the better because our discussions are facilitated by me , a sex worker! So, expect raw/unfiltered conversation when we meet! Whether you're reading the books or not, you're welcome to join us for our Zoom chats just to hang out and vibe.

You can join Savage Book Club on Patreon, where you'll also get exclusive perks like author Q&A's, signed books, bonus chapters, and more. Plus, you'll get access to fun posts like my mid-read reviews!

To inquire about mental health coaching, please fill out the inquiry form here.

I hold a Bachelor's in Communication and a Master’s in Counseling. I am certified in Trauma Incident Reduction (TIR) and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR). I am currently training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and I was a registered intern in the state of Florida through the Florida board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (FYI, that licensure expired in June of 2024 and I did not recertify). I am also a board-certified Sex Therapist Intern. 

My services focus on trauma healing and mental health coaching, particularly for clients seeking to process trauma in a safe, anti-carceral space. Mental health coaching sessions with me are not considered licensed psychotherapy sessions and do not fall under state laws or ethical guidelines. My practice is intentionally outside of these traditional state systems so that I can provide healing space that is aligned with my abolitionist values. To that end, I indefinitely work with a supervisor, who you will also have access to if you have any concerns about our work together. Being unlicensed by choice also allows me to see clients who live all over the world, not just in the state of Florida.

Learn more about me here.

You can support Zepp Wellness or the Equitable Care Certification (ECC) by donating here. Your donations help fund services like the Run Me My Coin Fund, a rent relief fund for Black trans women sex workers, and our two support groups (one is for sex workers and the other is for therapists who are also sex workers). Zepp Wellness is community-funded and relies on donations to sustain our work. FYI, you can specify which service you'd like your donation to support in your donation notes!

Want to send me a tribute? You can send me money directly via Cashapp or Venmo.

• Cashapp: $missraquelsavage

• Venmo: Raquelsavage