Sam Textor

Background

About Sam Textor

I am a dedicated and compassionate Social Worker, who is committed to creating radically-inclusive positive change by empowering individuals, couples, and families to overcome challenges and thrive. My education background includes a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours, Minor in Mental Health) from The University of Queensland, and I am currently working towards a Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) from The University of Sydney. I have demonstrable clinical experience in providing specialist psychosocial intervention and crisis case-management to a range of high-risk client groups (victim-survivors, mental health, health, homelessness, young people), and I am highly passionate about challenging stigmatisation and injustice in society. I have a particular interest in sexual and reproductive health, and actively strive to ensure all people have access to safe and effective evidence-based care in relation to issues such as sexuality, gender identity, fertility, gynaecology, sexual trauma, and general reproductive health. Notably, I implemented a national LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity and Diversity Portfolio, and delivered LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity Training to health professionals across Australia.My practice framework is informed by a range of core theories and interventions, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), emotionally focused therapy (EFT), narrative therapy, feminist theory, systems theory, and attachment theory. In addition to this, I actively work within a recovery and strengths-based model, which prioritises both trauma-informed principles and a collaborative approach to decision-making. Finally, I actively strive to ensure culturally-safe and culturally-responsive practices across all aspects of my personal and professional life, acknowledging that today and every day I live, work, and play on land which First Nations People have been custodians of since time immemorial.