Consent Informed Care (Our Mission)

Define: Consent

Consent is the voluntary, informed agreement to a specific action or treatment.
It’s a “f*** yes,” not a deferential “well, you’re the expert.”

Emma Sulkowicz is an internationally recognized consent educator, activist, and licensed acupuncturist who came to Chinese Medicine after more than a decade of advocacy for survivors of sexual violence.

When she entered the wellness field, she noticed a pattern: practitioners pushing clients past their limits, intensity mistaken for effectiveness, and patients treated like cogs in a machine. Too many wellness spaces felt polished but disconnected — promising transformation while leaving people feeling small.

She founded Little Fox to create a place where both practitioners and patients could feel safe.

You should feel safe and included —
not overpowered by expertise.

In practice, that means…

  • Adjusting technique and intensity in real time

  • Respecting boundaries immediately

  • Checking in throughout the session

  • Taking accountability if a boundary is crossed

FAQs

  • Consent Informed Care (CIC) is a clinical framework developed by Emma Sulkowicz at Little Fox to operationalize consent in wellness settings. Practitioners explain before acting, check in throughout treatment, adjust in real time, and welcome redirection without hesitation.

    Unlike traditional informed consent — often treated as a one-time formality — CIC treats consent as an ongoing process. Your agency isn’t a courtesy. You remain in charge of what happens in the room.

  • Practitioners earn this credential by completing CIC training, passing an assessment, signing the CIC Code of Conduct, and renewing certification every two years.

  • You don’t need to share your history to receive careful care here. Our practitioners are trained to follow your lead.

    If it helps to say something before your session, we welcome that. If you’d rather just see how things feel, that’s fine too.

    You’re in charge from the moment you walk in.

  • Yes. Emma teaches Consent Informed Care through an NCBAHM-approved continuing education program for licensed wellness practitioners.

    Graduates earn the CCIP credential and are listed in our practitioner directory.