ERIN’S SHORT BIO

Erin Tillman, CSE (she/her) is a Certified Intimacy Coordinator, Certified Sex Educator, inclusive Dating & Consent Empowerment Coach, Consultant, Author, Speaker, and TV/Radio/Podcast Host based in LA. She is currently serving on the LA Local SAG-AFTRA Sexual Harassment committee and is a board member of the Junior Hollywood Radio & Television Society (JHRTS). In 2021, Erin’s book, The Consent Guidebook was selected by AASECT (The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) to receive their 2021 General Audience Book Award. In 2018, Erin was awarded the Gender Equity Champion Award presented by the California National Organization for Women (California NOW). Erin has training and certifications in the areas of sexuality education, DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging), Mental Health First Aid, and Kink/BDSM. For over 10 years, she has been dedicated to empowering singles in all lifestyle and identity categories to have enjoyable dating lives, relationships, and partnerships through personal development and boundary-setting techniques. 

ERIN’S FULL BIO

Erin Tillman, CSE (she/her) is a Certified Intimacy Coordinator, Certified Sex Educator, inclusive Dating & Consent Empowerment Coach, Consultant, Author, Speaker, and TV/Radio/Podcast Host based in LA. She is currently serving on the LA Local SAG-AFTRA Sexual Harassment committee and is a board member of the Junior Hollywood Radio & Television Society (JHRTS). In 2018, Erin was awarded the Gender Equity Champion Award presented by the California National Organization For Women (NOW). For over 10 years, she has been dedicated to empowering singles in all lifestyle and identity categories to have enjoyable dating and relationship lives based on their wants, needs, and objectives. She does this through encouraging positive, consensual interactions through easily applicable personal development and boundary-setting techniques. Erin has training and certifications in the areas of sexuality education, DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging), Mental Health First Aid, and Kink/BDSM. She has been empowering her clients through dating and consent workshops, at conferences, on college campuses, through her book, The Consent Guidebook, through over 100 dating-related articles for various lifestyle and dating sites, hosting singles events, working as a matchmaker, and through her podcast, The Dating Advice Girl Podcast. She has been featured on Lifetime Network, Buzzfeed, ABC7 Los Angeles, and mentioned in The Guardian, Elle Magazine, Men’s Health Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, just to name a few media outlets.

Erin’s award-winning book, The Consent Guidebook, is an easy-to-follow guide that offers practical advice, from over 30 experts, for establishing boundaries and respecting the boundaries of others. In 2021, The Consent Guidebook was selected by AASECT (The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) to receive their 2021 General Audience Book Award.

For booking and coaching info, message Erin at Erin@TheDatingAdviceGirl.com 

Visit Erin’s main site at TheDatingAdviceGirl.com

RESUME (Partial List)

TRAINING & CERTIFICATES

2023  Pepperdine University – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) certification

2021  Centaury Co. – TV/Film Intimacy Coordinator certification (75 hours)

2021  National Council on Behavioral Health – Mental Health First Aid certification

2021 Foundations in Race, Intimacy, and Consent for BIPOC – Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) 

2020  Everybody Deserves Sex Ed (EDSE) – Sex Educator certification

2020  American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) – ANTE UP! Sexual Attitudes Reassessment (SAR) 

2020  New Beginnings/Maine Dept. of Education – Intersectionality: Power & Practice 

2020  New Beginnings/Maine Dept. of Education – Disability Justice Framework + HIV Prevention 

2020  Planned Parenthood (Addressing Porn in Sex Ed)

2020  Planned Parenthood (Gender Inclusive Sex Education workshop)

2020  GSS – Preventing Sexual Harassment for Employees – TPC TRAINING

2008  Entertainment TV Reporting – UCLA Extension

2001  University of Dayton – BS Business Administration

CONVENTIONS/CONFERENCES

2023  Desire Summit (non-monogamy workshop co-panelist)

2022  ClexaCon Festival (Queer BIPOC representation panelist)

2022  Outfest Film Festival (Intimacy Coordination for queer films and artists panel)

2020  Squad Festival (panel moderator/speaker)

2019  Ohayocon Anime Convention (panel moderator/panelist/speaker)

2018  Catalyst Con (panelist/speaker)

2018  ConvergeCon (panelist/speaker)

2018  ClexaCon (panelist/speaker)

2017  Catalyst Con (panelist/speaker)

2016  Sexual Health Expo LA & NYC workshop leader/speaker/press)

2015-2016  Bawdy Storytelling (live tweeting & instagramming for storytelling stage show)

2015  BIL Conference (workshop leader/speaker)

2015  The Pleasure Chest (online dating workshop/speaker)

2015  StartUp LA Worthy Women Panel (dating expert)

PERIODICALS

2018  The Guardian UK (dating expert)

2015  Men’s Health (dating expert/guest columnist)

2013  Chicago Tribune (dating expert/guest columnist)

2013  Dayton Daily News (dating expert)

2013  University of Dayton Magazine (dating expert/alumnus)

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

2023  USC Sex Week (featured Sexpert for annual campus events)2023  Cal State LA (Dating & Boundaries workshop facilitator)

2023  Cal State Northridge (Kink workshop facilitator)

2023  Cal State Dominquez Hills (Sexuality workshop panelist)

2022  USC Sex Week (featured Sexpert for annual campus events)

2022  Cal State LA (guest speaker to a graduate Interpersonal Communication class on consent, cancel culture, and intimacy coordination)

2021  Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) (Marketing & Branding guest speaker)

2018  East LA College, Los Angeles (Consent panelist for Sexual Assault Awareness month)

2016  Inver Hills College, Minnesota (dating workshop facilitator)

2016  Cal State Northridge (dating coach/panelist on Student TV station CSUN On Point)

PODCASTS

2023  Luvbites by Dr. Tara podcast (dating coach/intimacy coordinator/podcast guest)

2022  Sluts & Scholars podcast (dating coach/podcast guest)

2020  GirlBoner podcast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2020  Lez Hang Out podcast (dating & consent/podcast guest)

2020  Sex With Emily podcast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2019 The Feminist Book Club podcast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2019 The You Can Make A Difference Podcast with Mac McGregor (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2019  On The Wet Coast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2018  The Finance Bunch (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2018  Dumb Gay Politics podcast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2018  GirlBoner Podcast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2018  T&A Podcast (dating & consent coach/podcast guest)

2017  GirlBoner Podcast (dating coach/podcast guest)

2017  The Love Script Podcast (podcast guest/dating expert)

2017  Multiamory Podcast (podcast guest/dating expert)

2016  The Biggest Problem in the Universe Podcast (dating coach/podcast guest)

2016  Girl Boner (dating coach/podcast guest)

ONLINE

2023  Bumble (featured dating expert)

2018  ChicagoTribune.com (featured dating expert)

2018  VoyageLA.com (featured dating expert)

2018  Livestrong.com (dating expert)

2018  StashInvest.com (dating expert)

2017  Attract Any Woman Anywhere-Amazon (dating coach)

2017  DatingAdvice.com (featured dating coach)

2016  Buzzfeed.com (dating coach on ‘Is It Okay?’ Panel)

2016  Afterbuzz TV (segment guest/dating coach)

2016  Black Hollywood Live (dating coach)

2012-2015  SinglesWarehouse.co.uk (weekly dating coach/dating columnist)

2015  HRHero.com (dating columnist)

2015  GirlsAskGuys.com (dating columnist)

2013  DatingAdvice.com (Top 10 dating experts on Twitter 2013)

DATING APP CONSULTANT/MATCHMAKER

2020  #Open Dating App (dating coach and consultant)

2019  #Open Dating App (dating coach and consultant)

2019  Cove Dating App (dating/consent coach and consultant)

2016 Los Angeles Singles (matchmaker/dating coach)

TELEVISION

2022  Planet Sex w/Cara Delevigne (BBC3) – Featured Sexpert (Episode 5 – Monogomish)

2015  Lifetime Network-Big Women, Big Love (workshop leader/speaker/dating coach)

2015  Living Dayton-WDTN Channel 2 (dating coach/segment guest)

2015  ABC7 Los Angeles (dating expert)

2015  Cal State Northridge (dating expert on university tv channel CSUN On Point)

RED CARPET

2019  WriteGirl (red carpet interviewer for non-profit charity event)

2018  Suzanne DeLaurentiis’ Annual Oscar Viewing Gala For Veterans

2012-2015  Comic-Con (celeb round table/red carpet interviewer)

2014  Gracie Awards Celebrating Women In Media (red carpet interviewer)

2013  MTV Movie Awards (red carpet interviewer)

NON-PROFIT

2023  Junior Hollywood Radio & TV Society (JHRTS) board member

2021-2023  Executive Director of Sex-Positive Los Angeles

2014-2016  WriteGirl NonProfit (volunteer & celeb interviewer for red carpet charity event)