Assessing and Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy

Title of Event: Assessing and Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy

Description of Event:

Please join AASECT-certified sex therapist and supervisor, Martha Kauppi for a 15-week course to help you become confident and confident talking about sex in therapy, and to give you the skills to know what to do with whatever your client brings up. Earn 30 total CEs, 20 of which fall into the category of "interventions in relationship systems."

This course is comprised of 9 powerful lessons, in which Martha teaches her unique brief assessment tool and gives you a script for asking the right questions, and then she teaches how to work with whatever comes out of the assessment. The course includes lessons on systemic relationship dynamics, anatomy for pleasure, physiology, supporting differentiation in clients, and how to treat a wide range of sex issues, including desire discrepancy.

In the lessons, you will find a set of written materials for download and pre-recorded video lessons you can access at your own pace, on your own schedule. You can also post questions and cases on our secure online discussion boards. There, you'll get answers from Martha, a highly-qualified team of teaching assistants, and your peers. We care a lot about your success, and will support you along the way.

Martha also hosts 10 videoconferences which you can attend live, OR you can watch the recording afterward at your convenience. At the video conferences, Martha will address your most pressing questions and discuss your difficult cases, giving practical advice on how to apply the skills covered in the course.

Other assets the course provides include:
- The option to participate in small study groups, so you can confer with your peers as you venture into new territory
- Unlimited online consultation with Martha and a team of brilliant teaching assistants through our discussion boards
- A large library of pre-recorded expert interviews on wide-ranging subjects
- The learning materials are downloadable, so you will have them for life.

Date of Event: February 1 - May 15, 2026

Location: Online, Asynchronous

Sexuality Counseling (SC) Training:

SC1. Theory and methods of personal/individual counseling.
SC3. Theory and methods of different approaches to intervention in relationship systems.

Sex Therapy (ST) Training: 

ST2. Techniques of sex-related assessment and diagnosis of the Psychosexual Disorders described in the current edition of the DSM.
ST3. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.

Presenter/Speaker: Marth Kauppi, LMFT, CST-S

Company/Organization Sponsor: Institute for Relational Intimacy

Contact Name: Martha Kauppi

Contact Telephone Number: (608) 608-7936

Contact Email: martha@marthakauppi.com

Event Website: https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/atsip

AASECT Approved CEs: 30