Training and Experience
Hope is a qualified Intimacy Director trained by SAG-AFTRA accredited Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC NYC), training under industry leaders and pioneers. With IDC, Hope has 100+ hours of training, having completed the Intimacy Professional Accelerator Program, and their Certification Intensive Program (2025). IDC is one of only seven SAG-AFTRA accredited Intimacy Courses, ensuring the highest standard of work.
In support of this work Hope has completed over 50 hours of training in courses such as Consent Led Practices, Trauma Informed Communication, Anti-Harassment, Advocacy, Bystander Intervention and Safeguarding, to name a few.
Hope is an adept head of department, managing the logistics and collaborative creation of intimate scenes of simulated sex acts and nudity/hyper exposure. She supports creative teams and liaises with multiple departments to ensure performer autonomy and fruition of creative vision.
Why hire an Intimacy Professional?
An Intimacy Professional works to advocate, collaborate and communicate with the creative and production teams in live performance/TV and film to support scenes involving intimacy or nudity.
They collaborate with the director and the actors to choreograph the intimate stories being told, supporting the relevant communication between actor, director, and wider team.
At the forefront of intimacy work is advocating for the wellbeing of actors telling these intimate stories, working within their boundaries and with consent forward practice to facilitate a safer space to create.
Is Hope the right fit for your project?
Hope enjoys exploring work that focuses on lesser heard voices that provokes an emotional response in audiences, and reflects the world back at us. She explores gender and sexual identity in her work, LGBTQA+ narratives and anything with a little bit of magic! With a consent forward focus, and bringing in her experience as a theatre making working with texts ranging from classic to musicals to contemporary, she brings joyful and intentional collaboration to her projects to ensure stories are told ethically and boldly.
Hope has experience working with professional productions, acting students and young people and tailors her quotes for work accordingly, so do get in touch to hear more.
Intimacy Directors with IDC ensures the highest standard of training as one of only seven SAG-AFTRA accredited courses internationally, and so Hope brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience of working in theatre.
Hope works all over the UK, and is based in Bristol. She loves connecting with new companies and practitioners so feel free to say hello below to start connecting.
Resources
The following resources are also available from Intimacy for Stage and Screen on their resources page here: https://www.intimacyforstageandscreen.com/resources.html
National Health Services (NHS)
Although feelings of anxiety/"low-blues"/worry at certain times are completely normal, you should see your GP
if it is affecting your daily life or causing you distress (for example: changes in sleeping, focus, food intake, mood).
Anxiety, stress and self harm:
Anxiety: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Anxiety: www.nopanic.org.uk
Anxiety: www.topuk.org
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: www.ptsduk.org
Depression: www.depressionuk.org
Eating Imbalances: www.b-eat.co.uk
Finding a therapist
British Association of Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapies: www.babcp.com
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Register UK: www.cbtregisteruk.com
The British Association of Arts Therapies: www.baat.org/About-BAAT/Find-an-Art-Therapist
Bullying, Harassment or Abuse
Equity’s Bullying & Harassment Helpline: 020 7670 0268, harassment@equity.org.uk
National Bullying Helpline: admin@nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk, 0845 22 55 787
Safe Line: www.safeline.org.uk
Victim Support: www.victimsupport.org.uk
The Havens: www.thehavens.org.uk
Rape Crisis: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Male Rape & Sexual Abuse: www.survivorsuk.org.uk
Courses for Life
Bystander Intervention: https://www.ihollaback.org
LBGTQIA+: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/e-learning
Anti-racist Theatre: www.nicolembrewer.com
Conflict Resolution: https://www.ihasco.co.uk/courses/detail/conflict-resolution-training
Young People on Set
The Children's Production Support Hub https://www.thecpsh.com/
Forms of self care
Mindfulness. Yoga, Qi-Gong, Pilates. Music. Sports. Sewing/Needlework. Colouring/Painting/Crafts.
Supportive relationships. Nature Walks. Eating well. Staying hydrated. Maintaining positive social media.
If you are engaging in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy then you can find more information on the websites below which include CBT information packs and worksheets that can help during or after your CBT sessions to practice Self Care.
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself