Women’s Herstory Month: Beyond WAP and Anacondas – A Talk with Sexperts on Love, Sex and Intimacy

Let’s talk about sex beyond W.A.P and anacondas, there is so much more to it!  Join our panel of Sexperts for a fun and intersectional conversation on our bodies, anatomy, sex, love, pleasure, intimacy orgasms, communiation, relationships and more! Come with all your questions and be ready to laugh, have fun, and learn a whole lot! Our panel will include guest speakers Gynecologist, Dr. Ximena Matamala, Sex Therapist, Kamil Lewis, AMFT, and Sex Therapist Casey Tanner who sepcializes in Queer Sex Therapy.

About the Sexperts

Kamil Lewis, AMFT & Sex Therapist (Pronouns: She/Her)
Kamil Lewis (she/her) is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She works in private practice as a sex therapist and also works with clients who experience chronic pain. Kamil incorporates sex positivity and social consciousness in her work, acknowledging the significant role shame and isolation play in mental health concerns. Our society often suggests that we struggle in isolation and ignore our most natural human impulse to connect to and support one another. For Kamil, therapy serves as a way to communicate with others and break down that isolation. Kamil feels as though we are all complex people, and she recognizes the intricacy of how the layers of who we are, intersect, overlap, and sometimes even conflict. Kamil’s motivation for getting into mental health was to be a resource for Black folks and other groups that have been oppressed. She has a particular passion for working with Black women who may find themselves struggling to feel heard, represented, and navigate intimacy. She recognizes pleasure as resistance and a way to combat detrimental systems such as white supremacy, heteronormativity, and capitalism. Kamil’s work centers on empowerment, destigmatizing sex, and making space for joy and pleasure. By integrating somatic (body-based) and mindfulness techniques, Kamil helps clients identify physical sensations and their underlying emotions. She integrates the mind, body, and community to cultivate a holistic approach to mental health.

Dr. Ximena Matala, Gynecologist (she/hers)
Dr. Matala is an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB-GYN) specializing in the woman’s reproductive tract, pregnancy and childbirth. She has been practicing at NYU Langone Health for the last 4 years.  She received her MD from George Washington University and did her residency at Mt. Sinai – Beth Israel. Dr. Matala is certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Beth Israel – Petrie Division, New York, NY. She is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. During her residency she received the award for Special Excellence in Endoscopy by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. She has a passion for helping women in all stages of their reproductive lives. She is  originally from Chile, by way of Virginia, but has ben living in New York for the last 20 years. 

Casey Tanner, LCPC & Queer Sex Therapist (Pronouns: She/They)
Casey is a queer-identified therapist and consultant who combines evidence-based research and systemic business coaching to cultivate powerful relationships – with your clients, your relationships, and yourself.  Specializing in gender and sexual diversity, Casey partners with individuals, relationships, and institutions to expand limited mindsets, foster courageous behavior, and empower meaningful change around gender and sexuality.  After teaching on the west side of Chicago, they received their masters in counseling while completing the LGBTQ+ training consortium at the Center on Halsted, the midwest’s largest center for LGBTQ+ health.  Casey was then accepted into a postgraduate fellowship centering on gender and sexuality, before completing the Sexual Health Certificate Program at the University of Michigan. Casey played a major role in establishing a group private practice in Evanston, Illinois, before becoming the Clinical Director of a gender and sex therapy practice in Chicago.

After several global businesses sought out her guidance in making cultural shifts around gender and sexuality, Casey started a company to  better meet the growing demand.  Their consulting work funds projects that provide free and low-cost sex therapy & educational services to the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities through individualized services, online courses, and her instagram, @queersextherapy.

Join us via Zoom: https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/84876609872?pwd=a0tCZm9vYXhUVGRVQXJwb2RuNUJUdz09

See a list of all Women’s Herstory Month events.

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For more information, contact the Women’s Resource Center at wrc@bmcc.cuny.edu.

In collaboration with Mental Health & Sexuality, A Project with Yama Faye as part of theLGBTQ+ and Women’s Health Series with the Women’s Resource Center. 

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