About
Training & Credentials
El Wood holds certification as an Intimacy Coordinator from IDC (New York) and trained under notable Intimacy Coordinators including Claire Warden — recognised for her work on Three Women, West Side Story and Billions — and Marcus Watson, known for Maestro, American Horror Story and Succession; leading figures in the field of Intimacy Coordination and Direction.
In the UK, El received mentorship from Jenefer Odell and assisted on the BAFTA-nominated film Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley, and How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2023.
El's additional training includes Considerations for Kink/BDSM, Trauma-Informed Practices, Staging Power Play, Movement and Laban Studies, Non-Consensual Intimacy, How Unaddressed Whiteness Can Cause Harm in Intimacy Work, and Emotional Intelligence. El is a qualified Mental Health First Aider, and an Enhanced DBS certificate is available upon request.
Core Certifications
- 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 Training
- Movement and Laban Studies — Identity School of Acting, London
- The Fundamentals of Acting — Identity School of Acting, London
- Staging Sex: Polyamory, Non-Monogamy, and Playing in Groups — TIE
- Considerations for Kink/BDSM for Intimacy Professionals — IDC
- Intro to BDSM and Kink Class — IPA
- Staging Sex: Power Play — TIE
- Sex Work on Stage and Screen — TIE
- Foundations of Race, Intimacy and Consent — TIE
- Diversity vs. Inclusion vs. Tokenism — IDC
- Considerations for Asian American Pacific Islander Intimacy — IDC
- How Unaddressed Whiteness Can Cause Harm in Intimacy Work — IDC
- Trauma Informed Communication — IDC
- Staging Non-Consensual Intimacy — TIE
- Gender and Sexuality Class — IPA
- Working with Trans and Non-Binary Actors — TIE
- Disability and Intimacy — IPA
- Working with Minors for ICs — IPA
- Emotional Intelligence for Intimacy — IPA
- Staging Outercourse — TIE
- Best Practices for Intimacy Foundation — TIE
- Sustainable Production — Albert Sustainability Training
CPD Accredited Training
- Bystander Intervention
- Conflict Management
- Sexual Harassment Training
- Unconscious Bias Training
- Equality and Diversity Training
- LGBTQI+ Awareness Training
- Introduction to Safeguarding Children (Level 1)