Dr. Mitch

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Dr. Sharon Mitchell began her career in entertainment touring with Martha Graham’s Modern Dance Troupe, as well as acting on and off Broadway, in soap opera’s and appearing in mainstream films such as The Deer Hunter, and Cruisin. Mitchell went on to spend 25 years in the Adult Entertainment Industry as an actress, appearing in over 2000 movies, and as a dancer performing in venues all over the world. She has also produced and directed over 42 movies.

In 1996 Dr. Mitchell survived a near fatal attack on her life by a crazed fan, which changed her life forever. Shortly after the attack Dr. Mitchell returned to college and became a certified counselor specializing in HIV and Chemical Dependency. She is now a MPH/Clinical Sexologist and has received her Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, California.


Her work within the industry has awarded her over 20 Adult Entertainment Awards including AVN’s Best Actress in 1984 and 1992, along with a “Special Achievement Award” in 1998 for founding AIM. Mitchell was also inducted into the Hustler Walk of Fame with a “Star” on Sunset Blvd. Additionally Mitchell was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Free Speech Coalition for first Amendment issues in 1993.

Dr. Mitchell is active in all forms of local and national government and is considered as an activist and educator for sex workers all over the world. Through her, AIM has become affiliated with government health services in Los Angeles County and at the national level. She regularly speaks about HIV prevention education throughout the US, and has traveled to Hungary and South Africa to address community leaders and sex workers there. She is a featured speaker at the annual US Conference on AIDS. She organizes fund raisers and convinces companies and individuals to donate to AIM programs. “Dr. Mitch” is launching outreach into other sex and strip clubs, to be managed by a former strip club dancer. Long-term, her goal is to emphasize sex workers' rights and to encourage their independent decision making. And, she's developing harm reduction programs for sexually active adults, teens, and drug users to minimize behavioral risks to themselves and others.

Currently Dr. Mitchell is focused on bringing her services to the general public through SxCheck.com, in effort to increase sexual responsibility and curb the spread of STIs. Through AIM she is also running the “Life After Porn” program that combines scholarships funds and counseling to help sex workers to transition out of the industry and to learn life skills to support their successful and healthy future. Today both AIM and SxCheck are available throughout the US and are growing globally.

Dr. Mitchell received her Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, California. She completed her residency in Los Angeles, California at the AIM Healthcare Foundation.