Kai Wu is a queer, trauma-informed love, sex and intimacy coach, somatic sex educator, guide, and mentor. This work has been her great love and form of activism for the last decade. A Certified Somatica® Practitioner, Kai trained in the Somatica Method in 2013. She is also certified in Sexological Bodywork. Her studies within the field of trauma are focused on somatic and…

Susan is a Certified Somatica Sex and Relationship Coach and Faculty Member at the Somatica Institute. She has dedicated her last 20 years to coaching and empowering individuals and people in relationships. After graduating with a M.A. in International Relations with a Human Rights focus at the University of Denver, she worked for ten years in the non-profit…

Victoria “Tori” King, is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Sex Therapist, Certified Somatica Sex & Relationship Coach & Workshop Facilitator, practicing in the East Bay area of Northern California. She graduated from CSU East Bay with a Master’s degree in Counseling, completed a certification program for sex therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and has many training hours in…

The absolute glee that Christina experiences in being an Instructor of the Somatica Method is loud and infectious. Supporting the next generation of sex coaches as authentic, vulnerable, and powerful agents of cultural change is her passion. Christina holds degrees in both psychology and philosophy, and is a Certified Somatica Sex and Relationship Coach, as well as a Certified…

Erica M. Daniel is a global nomad and an instructor at the Somatica Institute. She is also a certified Somatica practitioner. Erica began her professional exploration with her Masters in Public Health (MPH) at The George Washington University. She has worked in international public health in Africa and Eastern Europe. Wanting to expand her capacity to work…

Shelby Devlin is a sex and intimacy coach, certified in the Somatica Method. She has an M.A. in Sexuality Studies from San Francisco State University, where she created original research on the role emotions play in arousal and pleasure, as well as the impact shame has on our sexuality. Beyond academia, Shelby understands that the body has knowledge,…

Dimitry Yakoushkin is a faculty instructor at the Somatica Institute, where he assists in teaching the Somatica Training. He is also a Certified Somatica Supervisor, supporting our graduates in their coaching skills. He has been been one of our first students, becoming a Certified Somatica Practitioner in early 2010. His additional trainings include sexological bodywork and the Hakomi Method – a body-based, mindful…

Brenna Lake is a sex and relationship coach and a Certified Somatica® Practitioner since 2015. She is deeply experienced as a group leader and has guided every Somatica Training, Somatica Advanced Student Training, Somatica Couples and Somatica Character Training since 2016. Brenna is both loving and bossy, and has supported many Somatica students and graduates to gain confidence and deeper insights into…

In 2016, Raj had a cushy life in San Francisco. He had a PhD in Computer Science, a comfortable tech career as a data scientist, and a stable poly marriage (after working with Celeste as his coach). Then, his partner came out as transgender. Seeing his partner find his true self and identity made Raj…