Foundations in Professional Sexuality Practice
Title of Event: Foundations in Professional Sexuality Practice
Description of Event:
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Intimacy Skills
Surrogate Partner Therapy and the Triadic Model
Title of Event: Surrogate Partner Therapy and the Triadic Model
Date of Event: May 7, 2027
Time of Event: 3-6:15 p.m. PT
Location: Online Synchronous
Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST5. Principles of consultation, collaboration and referral.
ST6. Ethical decision-making and best practice.
Presenter/Speaker: Brandon Hunter-Haydon, MSW, CSE
Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE
Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810
Contact Email: edst@everyonedeservessexed.com
Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority
Title of Event: Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority
Description of Event:
This workshop provides clinicians with a comprehensive framework for integrating systemic sex therapy principles within diverse global majority contexts. Participants will explore how systemic oppression, intergenerational narratives, and cultural norms shape sexual identity and wellness. Through the Person of the Therapist (POTT) model, attendees will examine personal biases and develop enhanced cultural humility in clinical practice.
Cultivating Intimacy
Title of Event: Cultivating Intimacy
Date of Event: March 5, 2027
Time of Event: 4-6:15 p.m. PT
Location: Online Synchronous
Sex Therapy (ST) Training
ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
Presenter/Speaker: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS
Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE
Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810
Contact Email: edst@everyonedeservessexed.com
Emotional Intelligence and Performance - Part 2
Title of Event: Emotional Intelligence and Performance - Part 2
Date of Event: Feb. 5, 2027
Time of Event: 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT
Location: Online Synchronous
Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST6. Ethical decision-making and best practice.
Presenter/Speaker: Jodi Williams, MA, LPC, CST-S
Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE
Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810
Contact Email: edst@everyonedeservessexed.com
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (MSTI) 2026 Conference Still Wanting: Menopause, Infidelity, and the Evolving Erotic Self
Title of Event: Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (MSTI) 2026 Conference - Still Wanting: Menopause, Infidelity, and the Evolving Erotic Self
Description of Event:
Co-created by Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (Dr. Rachel Needle), Modern Intimacy (Dr. Kate Balestrieri) and Sex and Love Therapy (Wendy Haggerty, LMFT), Still Wanting is designed for clinicians working at the intersections of sexuality, relationships, identity, embodiment, and life transitions.
Sensate Focus: A Clinician's Foundational Toolkit
Title of Event: Sensate Focus: A Clinician's Foundational Toolkit
Description of Event:
Solo Sensate Focus for Self Discovery
Title of Event: Solo Sensate Focus for Self Discovery
Description of Event:
Feel confident in teaching your clients to discover their sexual selves. A 3 hour on-demand course for Solo Sensate Focus. Do you have clients who feel disconnected from their sexuality? They want to explore their sexual pleasure, desire, arousal and orgasm, but you aren't sure how to guide them? Then this is the course for you! You'll learn a practical, step-by-step approach to teaching Solo Sensate Focus to men and women.
Date of Event: March 1, 2026 - December 31, 2027
Polyvagal Theory & KINK
Title of Event: Polyvagal Theory & KINK
Description of Event:
This course is designed for both professional mental health workers AND individuals looking to establish safety and connection in their KINKY sex practices. We'll examine how incorporating the modern science of Interpersonal Neurobiology with KINK dynamics can allow for increased co-regulation and self-regulation skills so we can fully enjoy the ANXIETY and STRESS we intentionally invite into SEX.
Systemic Sex Therapy
Title of Event: Systemic Sex Therapy
Description of Event:
Grounded in the Ackerman Relational Approach (ARA), this 30-hour course explores advanced topics in sex therapy including sexuality and disability, transgender phenomena, paraphilic disorders, non-monogamy, asexuality, sexual compulsivity, surrogate partner therapy, sexsomnia, tantra, technology and intimacy, and ethics in a changing world.