Confronting The Unconventional: My Therapist is a Porn Star
Confronting The Unconventional: My Therapist is a Porn star
Dates: February 22nd-23rd, 2025
A Two-Day Online Conference
Is it possible to be a therapist and a porn star? How can we deal with the ongoing censorship in our field? How do we teach young people about porn? Jetsetting Jasmine and our expert presenters are ready to tell all!
Prepare to challenge yourself, gain fresh insights, and become part of a transformative conversation surrounding sex work. Each session during this Sexceptional Weekend event is designed to support and uplift marginalized voices within the community and bring awareness to diverse experiences and challenges faced by sex workers and those who support them.
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with leaders in the field, build connections, and discuss topics like porn literacy, censorship impacts on well-being, and ethical approaches for therapists supporting sex workers. This event offers a safe and supportive space to address pressing issues and connect with a vibrant community that champions understanding, inclusivity, and resilience.
Back by popular demand, SHA welcomes Jetsetting Jasmine, N. Jasmine Johnson for this special event! We fell in love instantly with her work and wisdom surrounding unconventional clients and therapeutic approach. This is one conference you do not want to miss. Jasmine will do a deep dive into the hottest topics facing your clients. This weekend will push your boundaries and help you grow into a sexceptional professional!
*Cant attend live? No problem! This event will be recorded so make sure to purchase a ticket and a recording will be sent to you the following week. It will not be available to purchase after the conference ends so make sure to register today!
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Tentative Schedule
My Therapist is a Porn Star: Perspectives Across the Continuum of Sex Work
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am-6:00pm Central Time
Topics and Descriptions:
Legal Landscape for Lifestylers with Ria Chattergoon
Focus on how the legal landscape affects lifestylers and key protections for those involved in alternative lifestyles
Ethical Hustle: How Adult Creators Can Outlast Censorship with Jasmine, King, and Hotline Representative
Censorship and Advocacy: A Guide for Therapists Supporting the Sex Work Community
Censorship is tightening its grip, and sex workers are facing unprecedented challenges to their freedom of expression, safety, and ability to earn a livelihood. This workshop, sponsored by Hotline and Royal Fetish Films, will highlight how these restrictions impact the mental health and well-being of sex workers. While many focus on the content itself, the true concern for therapists should be the broader impact—how censorship affects their clients' autonomy, safety, and income security. Therapists must be prepared to advocate for the SW community, addressing the harmful consequences of censorship and learning how to empower their clients through advocacy and support.
UNVEILING DESIRES Research Project: Why they tell us more than you? with Jasmine, Nicole Crawford, Kiana Cummings, Dr. Tanya Bass
Black and Kinky: Decolonization of Sex with King Noire
Reclaiming Black sexuality from colonial narratives, led by Mani and Star.
Sex Work Survival Guide with Glittersaurus Rex and Domme Kat
Providing information, resources, and education to the sex work community, especially marginalized voices.
Porn Literacy for All Ages with Jasmine/ Jessica Nater
Exploring porn literacy for clients of all ages and how to implement age-appropriate programs.
D.O.P.E – Serving SW Families Focusing on supporting families of sex workers with Mani & Star / Jessica Nater
Focusing on supporting families of sex workers
How Sex Workers Find Themselves Doing Our Jobs (Panel Discussion) with Panel of Sex Workers: Jasmine, King, Jiz Lee
A panel discussion with sex workers sharing their personal and professional journeys.
The Difference Between Sex Work and Sex Surrogates with Jasmine, King & Brian Gibney
Exploring the differences between sex work and sex surrogacy in a therapeutic context.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
N. Jasmine Johnson, LCSW
N. Jasmine Johnson, MSW, MA, LCSW, is a licensed clinical therapist and owner of virtual mental health practice Blue Pearl Therapy LLC. She has a strong therapeutic emphasis on Intimacy Post Injury & Illness, Trauma, Drama and Kink, and Sex-Positive Parenting. Jasmine offers her expertise to train other therapists and professionals on the use of erotica in practice and also to create safe spaces for Sex Workers, Kinksters, and Alternative Lifestylers to engage in stigma and bias-free therapy.
Jasmine is the co-owner of Royal Fetish Films and Jet Setting Jasmine LLC where the love of the arts, film, and sex education are combined to produce content that stimulates and engages the audience to push their sexual boundaries. Jasmine shares more than 20 years of experience, with partner King Noire as Adult Entertainers, Educators, and Master Fetish Trainers. The duo are award-winning adult film stars and have dedicated their craft to creating a more inclusive and ethically sound adult entertainment industry.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Nicole Crawford, MSW, LCSW, MPH, PhD
Dr. Nicole Crawford works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Qualified Supervisor for Social Work interns in the state of Florida. Nicole earned a Bachelor’s degree in Gerontology, as well as a Master of Social Work, a Master of Public Health, and a Doctor of Public Health degree from the University of South Florida. Her company Keep Moving Forward Consulting offers direct therapy and dementia care consultation services to a range of individuals, their families, and other entities. Dr. Crawford works from a strengths-based and solution-focused perspective to help clients build on their resilience and work towards their desired outcomes.
King Noire
King Noire is an accomplished and award-winning writer, porn performer, artist, Master Fetish Trainer, MC and global activist using the proceeds of his album ‘Music Is My Weapon’ to build a school, fresh water well and medical clinic in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. He has used his position in the adult industry to develop an ethically sound molded toy in partnership with Lust Arts; raise consciousness around kink safety for people of color; and offering sex education to audiences ranging from college students to medical providers. King has taken the Adult Entertainment Industry by storm, partnering with Jet Setting Jasmine to form Royal Fetish Films. The company has celebrated three industry Fetish Awards for Orally Yours (2016), Collared in Shadows (2017) and Sacred Sex (2018). King brings his directorial and editing skills to each set creating art and beauty, in spaces that have been long neglected for people of color in Kink. The duo’s love of the arts, film and sex education are combined to produce erotica that stimulates and engages the audience to explore their sexual boundaries.
King is also very proud of his contributions to the music industry. His start in entertainment, as a hip-hop artist under the name Hasan Salaam, achieved Best Underground Song of the Year and Best Live Performance for the Underground Music Awards. He has also been featured musically on MTV UK, Fuse, NBC and CSPAN. He has performed internationally with music veterans, Outkast, Damian Marley & Redman and continues to add to his music catalogue with the launch of The Royal Fetish Experience.
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Enroll in SHA’s Sexuality Educator/Counselor Certification Program to earn AASECT hours and all necessary CEs in one program. Apply HERE to become SHA Certified and advance your sexuality education.
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Email shacertifications@gmail.com with your student ID and current or next term’s course schedule to receive your student rate.
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In collaboration with the BIPOC Collective, SHA donates two full weekend scholarship spots to every conference for BIPOC-identifying individuals. Apply here.
*The BIPOC Collective's mission is to support the diverse community of BIPOC adult performers and sex-workers within the adult industry through mutual aid and advocacy with dignity and respect.
“Excellent! I thought this was one of the most useful and informative workshops I have attended in a long time. Outstanding speakers who were well-knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. Also, each talk was engaging and I found all the material applicable to my business in several ways. A+ Thank you, SHA staff!”