Title of Event: Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health - ISGH Advances in Sexual and Gender Health Seminar: Albé Sanchez "Sacred Medicines, where Culture meets Prevention"
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Title of Event: Polyvagal Theory & KINK
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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.
Title of Event: Sex Therapy Essentials
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Ready to feel more confident talking about sex, intimacy, and sexuality in the therapy room?
The Clinician’s Compass is excited to offer a practical, ethical, and empowering 2-part training series designed to help clinicians move beyond surface-level conversations and into meaningful, clinically informed interventions.
Whether sex therapy feels completely new to you or you’re looking to strengthen your foundation, this series was created with real-world clinical work in mind.
Title of Event: Experienced Practitioner Sex Coach Training Program
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The Experienced Practitioner Track provides a flexible, self-directed pathway to Certified Sex Coach™ certification for licensed and credentialed professionals with established clinical or coaching experience, including therapists, counselors, psychologists, ICF Certified Coaches, and healthcare providers actively working in sexuality-related fields.
Title of Event: Business of Sexuality Specialists Training Program (BOSS)
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The BOSS Program delivers specialized business training designed specifically for sexuality professionals navigating the unique challenges of building a sex-positive practice in today's complex regulatory and marketing environment.
Title of Event: Mastery Sex Coach Training Program
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The Mastery Sex Coach Training Program offers comprehensive preparation for professionals seeking to launch or enhance their careers as Certified Sex Coaches™. As the original sex coaching certification training course, Sex Coach U provides an integrative 18-month curriculum combining self-paced learning with regular live sessions and personalized mentorship.
Title of Workshop: Sex Therapy Certificate at CIIS
Date: Fall 2026 running for five weekends of instruction between September 18 – December 5, 2026; Priority Deadline & Scholarship Deadline June 30; Final Deadline July 31
Location Synchronous hours online via Zoom; Asynchronous hours online
Core Knowledge Area(s): 165 hours of content meeting all CKA requirements
Presenters: Zoe & Walt Sipe, Fiona O’Farrell, Estefania Smich, Juan Camarena, Bianca Laureano, Damon Constantinides
Sponsor: CIIS
Contact Name: Kyle De Medio
Title of Event: Demystifying Limerence and Romantic Love: Extended Edition
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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.
Title of Event: Queerplatonic: Constructing Intentional Kinship
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Join us to explore how people build meaningful, committed relationships outside of romantic and sexual scripts. Grounded in asexual and aromantic community language, this session introduces queerplatonic relationships, platonic life partners, and related terms as tools for naming significant, life-shaping bonds without centering romance.
Title of Event: Polyaffectionate: Navigating Platonic Inclusive Non-Monogamy
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Polyamory and non-monogamy challenge the idea that one romantic or sexual relationship should meet all our needs. But even these expanded frameworks often continue to center romance and sex, leaving platonic relationships underdefined, undervalued, or entirely outside the conversation.
What happens when we apply non-monogamy not just to romantic and sexual relationships, but to the full range of meaningful connections in our lives?