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Issues related to Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity

Demystifying Limerence and Romantic Love: Extended Edition

Title of Event: Demystifying Limerence and Romantic Love: Extended Edition

Description of Event:

What is limerence, and how does it shape the way we understand romantic love and attraction?

This six hour continuing education training examines the concept of limerence as originally described by psychologist Dr Dorothy Tennov. Drawing from Tennov’s foundational research, the course explores the distinctive characteristics, progression, and outcomes of this intense emotional and cognitive state often associated with romantic attraction.

Asexual Pleasure: Beyond the 5 Senses

Title of Event: Asexual Pleasure: Beyond the 5 Senses

Description of Event:

What is pleasure when it isn’t centered on sex?

This training expands conventional understandings of pleasure by exploring sensory experience beyond the “basic five senses,” offering a framework that is inclusive of Asexuality, Neurodiversity, Disability, and diverse relationships to embodiment.

6-hour AASECT Group Supervision

Title of Event: 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision

Description of Event:

Join Our Summer AASECT Group Supervision!

We’re thrilled to offer an upcoming 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision designed to enhance your clinical skills, connect you with peers, and provide expert guidance in a supportive environment.

We’re excited to share our Summer Group Supervision dates:

Fridays:
- May 15, 2026
- June 19, 2026
- July 10, 2026

Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

Asexuality & Aromanticism: Frameworks, Language, & Thriving

Title of Event: Asexuality & Aromanticism: Frameworks, Language, & Thriving

Description of Event:

Over the past several years, Asexuality and Aromanticism have gained increasing visibility across community spaces, research, and public discourse. As awareness grows, so does the need for nuanced, informed approaches to understanding and supporting these identities in both professional and everyday contexts.

Detransition? The Ethics of Understanding & Supporting Clients

Title of Event: Detransition? The Ethics of Understanding & Supporting Clients

Description of Event:

The media warns you about trans people who "are just going through a phase" or "are doing it for attention" - or some other scandalous dig, especially when someone shares that they are detransitioning. But in reality, there are people who detransition for a variety of reasons. They deserve our support and we ought to know our role and ethics.

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.

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