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)