Charlotte Cottrell is a practicing Intimacy Coordinator in training and Production Assistant based in Naarm/Melbourne, currently under the mentorship of Steph Power. She has received online education from Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC), and has been trained in consent and boundaries, facilitating intimacy in performance and trauma-informed breathwork from leading practitioners from the likes of Venn and Force Majeure
Charlotte's approach to working with intimate content is communicative and open, she establishes a clear framework for the content to be performed within, unique to the needs of the actor/s and director. She has facilitated the simulation of intimate scenes across a range of topics including domestic violence, birth and labour, physical touch and sexual activity in independent productions for both stage and screen.
Intimacy Experience
Education
Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours)
Swinburne University of Technology 2022 - present
Hidden Disability Awareness (Sunflower) Modules
May 2025
Navigating Intimacy in Performance for Creatives - facilitated by Eve Morey Gormanworks
Works Screen Acting Studio
February 2025
Mental Health First Aid Certification
Swinburne University of Technology
November 2024
Trauma Informed Breathwork Program - facilitated by Mei Lai Swan
Yoga for Humankind
October 2024
Consent and Boundaries Workshop - facilitated by Danielle Micich
Force Majeure
August 2024
Foundations of Consent Level I
Intimacy Directors and Coordinators
August 2023
VET Cert IV in Screen and Media
Eltham College of Education
November 2020