Pharmacology and Psychosexual Therapy

Title of Event: Pharmacology and Psychosexual Therapy

Description of Event:

This 3-hour hybrid course is designed for psychotherapists, sex therapists, and mental health clinicians seeking to integrate foundational pharmacological knowledge into psychosexual therapy. Psychotropic medications, hormonal therapies, and sexual function-related prescriptions can have significant effects—positive and negative—on sexual health, intimacy, and relationships.

Understanding the pharmacodynamics, side effects, and psychosexual implications of commonly prescribed medications is essential to collaborative care and effective treatment planning. Participants will gain foundational knowledge in psychopharmacology relevant to sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and pain. The course emphasizes communication with prescribers, ethical and scope-of-practice considerations, and the role of trauma, gender identity, and medical comorbidities in medication response.

Date of Event: Monday, December 8th, 2025

Time of Event: 12:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Location: Online Synchronous

Sexuality Education (SE) Training:

SE1. Sexuality education training will include, but is not limited to: theory and methods of general education (including curriculum development, delivery and evaluation).
SE2. Theory and methods of sexuality education (including curriculum development, delivery and evaluation).
SE3. Ethical issues in sexuality education.
SE4. Theory and methods of approaches to sexuality education with specific populations (e.g., youth, older adults, couples, ethnic/ cultural/ faith-based populations, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities).
SE5. Theory and methods of different approaches to sexuality education delivery (e.g., small group work, one-on-one education, large group lectures or interaction, online delivery or use of other electronic means).

Sexuality Counseling (SC) Training:

SC1. Theory and methods of personal/individual counseling.
SC2. Theory and methods of sexuality counseling approaches to specific populations (e.g., youth, older adult, couples, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, ethnic/ cultural/ faith-based populations).
SC3. Theory and methods of different approaches to intervention in relationship systems.
SC4. Theory and methods of decision-making concerning sexually related medical interventions.
SC5. Ethical issues in sexuality counseling.
SC6. Theory and practice of consultation, collaboration and referral.

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.
ST4. Theory and method of approach to medical intervention in the evaluation and treatment of psychosexual disorders.
ST5. Principles of consultation, collaboration and referral.
ST6. Ethical decision-making and best practice.
ST7. Practicum Experience: Exposure to treatment of clinical sex therapy cases through direct observation, demonstration, case review or role-playing. eLearning cannot be applied. Applicants must be very clear in their documentation as to how they gained exposure to sex therapy cases.

Presenter/Speaker: Chris Wilhoite

Company/Organization Sponsor: Rivka Sidorsky & Associates

Contact Name: Rivka Sidorsky

Contact Telephone Number: (301) 244-8052

Contact Email: office@rivkasidorsky.com

Event Website: https://learners.schoolofsextherapy.com/workshops/Pharmacologyand/view

AASECT Approved CEs: 3