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Integrating Pelvic Floor Fundamentals Into Sex Therapy Practice: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Title of Event: Integrating Pelvic Floor Fundamentals Into Sex Therapy Practice: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Description of Event:

This 3-hour continuing education seminar introduces sex therapists to the essential role of the pelvic floor in sexual function and sexual pain. Blending anatomy, pain science, trauma- informed practice, and interprofessional collaboration, the course equips therapists with concrete skills to better assess, conceptualize, and treat clients with sexual pain or pelvic-floor–related sexual dysfunction.

The 5 Kinds of Intimacy: A New Paradigm for Successful Relationships

Title of Event: The 5 Kinds of Intimacy: A New Paradigm for Successful Relationships
 
Description of Event: Love isn’t enough to sustain a healthy, fulfilling partnership, it needs the five kinds of intimacy to survive.  I’ll describe the vital role each plays and how building upon one improves another. By the end, attendees will have a working theoretical and practical knowledge of the five kinds of intimacy within relationships, romantic and otherwise. 
 

Beyond Buzzwords: Intersectionality: Theory, Framework, Practice

Title of Event: Beyond Buzzwords: Intersectionality: Theory, Framework, Practice

Description of Event:

Intersectionality has become a buzzword used often and often misused. This course examines and engages with primary resources of Intersectionality as a theory, framework, and practice. We will discuss how this practice and theory has expanded, critiques, and ways we have used Intersectionality incorrectly along with strategies for being better about each part of this critical practice.

Date of Event: September 27, 2026

Time of Event: 12pm PT - 4pm PT

Male Sexual Dysfunction in Couple’s Therapy

Title of Event: Male Sexual Dysfunction in Couple’s Therapy

Description of Event:

This course will take a look at how male sexual issues can appear within the context of working with a couple. What is it like when a male has a lower sex drive than his partner? What creates performance anxiety, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, or premature ejaculation? This course will take a look at some of these challenges within the context of working with a couple and provide therapists with interventions to improve couples sexual experience.

Sex Therapy with Orthodox Jewish Clients

Title of Event: Sex Therapy with Orthodox Jewish Clients

Description of Event:

About 9% of the American Jews identify as Orthodox. For sex therapists practicing in areas heavily populated by Jews, it is important to have education on how to provide culturally and religiously sensitive sex therapy. This course will explore some of the practices in Orthodox Judaism that will play a role in sex therapy and will introduce therapists to therapeutic techniques and stregths-based approaches to work with this population.

Location: Online Asynchronous

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