Victoria Gerdts, ACSW, MPA

Victoria is a bilingual Latine clinical social worker and death doula experienced in working with people living with disability and chronic illness, sex workers, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, reproductive issues, end of life, and those struggling with cultural identity and trauma due to religion, immigration, race/ethnicity, multigenerational trauma, and attachment issues. She provides support to individuals, couples, kink, and various polyamorous/ethically non-monogamous relational structures to guide them toward sexual wellness and health with an emphasis on communication, pleasure, and intimacy. She is also an advocate for combatting stigma in regard to STI/STDs and providing education on safe disclosures. She has presented at sexual health conferences and centers on a radical justice, anti-colonial, feminist, and multicultural framework.

Victoria received her Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. She currently serves as a workshop host to Uncaged Hearts, a sex-positive event and community planning company, and as a hospital social worker. Her modalities include CBT, motivational interviewing, bereavement and grief support, mindfulness and meditation, and harm reduction strategies. She is non-judgmental, compassionate, and empathetic to the couples and individuals she works with regardless of housing, socioeconomic, gender/sexual orientation, and ability of each person.