ABOUT
El Wood is a certified Intimacy Coordinator based in the UK. She is a Level 2 Intimacy Coordinator on the Bectu IC Registry and is part of the Bectu working group developing guidance for Intimacy Coordinators working with under-18s.
El trained with the SAG-AFTRA-accredited Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC) in New York, learning under leading practitioners including Claire Warden (West Side Story, Billions) and Marcus Watson (Maestro, Succession, American Horror Story).
In the UK, El was mentored by Intimacy Coordinator Jenefer Odell and assisted on Georgia Oakley's BAFTA-nominated Blue Jean and Molly Manning Walker's How to Have Sex, winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Alongside her professional practice, El continues to develop her knowledge through ongoing study and specialist training. Her approach is informed by her current studies in humanistic counselling, alongside training in trauma-informed practice, Laban movement, safeguarding, non-consensual intimacy, kink/BDSM, power dynamics, and anti-racist practice. She is also a qualified Mental Health First Aider and holds a current DBS certificate
ACCREDITED
SAG-AFTRA specialist training and certification in Intimacy Coordination- Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC)
Creative Industries Safety Passport- BECTU
Practical Accredited (children's) Regulations Training- Part
Mental Health First Aid- MHFA England
SPECIALIST WORKSHOPS
- Currently studying Level 2 Humanistic Counselling.
-Movement and Laban Studies
-The Fundamentals of Acting
-Staging Sex: Polyamory, Non-Monogamy, and Playing in Groups
-Considerations for Kink/BDSM for Intimacy Professionals
-Staging Sex: Power Play
-Foundations of Race, Intimacy and Consent
-Diversity vs. Inclusion vs. Tokenism
-Considerations for Asian American Pacific Islander Intimacy
-How Unaddressed Whiteness Can Cause Harm in Intimacy Work
-Trauma Informed Communication
-Staging Non-Consensual Intimacy
-Gender and Sexuality in Intimacy
-Working with Trans and Non-Binary Actors
-Disability and Intimacy
-Working with Minors for ICs
-Pregnancy and Intimacy
-Faith-Based Institutions and Intimacy
OTHER
Bystander Intervention- CPD Accredited
Conflict Management- CPD Accredited
Sexual Harassment Training- CPD Accredited
Unconscious Bias Training- CPD Accredited
Equality and Diversity Training- CPD Accredited
LGBTQI+ Awareness Training- CPD Accredited
Introduction to Safeguarding Children (Level 1)- CPD Accredited
Sustainable Production- Albert Sustainability
