Working with Queer/Questioning Teens and Adults in Religious Communities

Title of Event: Working with Queer/Questioning Teens and Adults in Religious Communities

Description of Event:

The talk will cover working with Questioning/LGBTQIA+ teens and adults who reside in religious communities. The current available data on occurrence rates in the various community will be reviewed. Case studies will be discussed as they relate to queer/queer questioning teens and adults and how this population grapples with their religiosity and its intersection with their queer identity. The intersection between maintaining internal congruence as it relates to gender and religiosity will be explored.  

Date of Event: October 7th, 2026

Time of Event: 10:00 AM EDT -1:00 PM EDT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training:

ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.,

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: Dr. Tzippora Jennifer Wallach

Contact Name: Raiza Queen Calda Enriquez

Contact Email: office@rivkasidorsky.com

Event Website: https://rivkasidorsky.org/workshops/WorkingwithQueerQuestioningTeensandAdultsinReligiousCommunitiesWorkingwith/view

AASECT Approved CEs: 3