Intimacy Skills

Title of Event: Surrogate Partner Therapy and the Triadic Model

Date of Event: May 7, 2027

Time of Event: 3-6:15 p.m. PT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training: 
ST5. Principles of consultation, collaboration and referral.
ST6. Ethical decision-making and best practice.

Presenter/Speaker: Brandon Hunter-Haydon, MSW, CSE

Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE

Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810

Contact Email: hello@everyonedeservessexed.com

Title of Event: Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority

Description of Event:

This workshop provides clinicians with a comprehensive framework for integrating systemic sex therapy principles within diverse global majority contexts. Participants will explore how systemic oppression, intergenerational narratives, and cultural norms shape sexual identity and wellness. Through the Person of the Therapist (POTT) model, attendees will examine personal biases and develop enhanced cultural humility in clinical practice.

Title of Event: Cultivating Intimacy

Date of Event: March 5, 2027

Time of Event: 4-6:15 p.m. PT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training
ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.

Presenter/Speaker: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS

Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE

Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810

Contact Email: hello@everyonedeservessexed.com

Title of Event: Emotional Intelligence and Performance - Part 2

Date of Event: Feb. 5, 2027

Time of Event: 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST6. Ethical decision-making and best practice.

Presenter/Speaker: Jodi Williams, MA, LPC, CST-S

Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE

Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810

Contact Email: hello@everyonedeservessexed.com

Title of Event: Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (MSTI) 2026 Conference - Still Wanting: Menopause, Infidelity, and the Evolving Erotic Self

Description of Event:

Co-created by Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (Dr. Rachel Needle), Modern Intimacy (Dr. Kate Balestrieri) and Sex and Love Therapy (Wendy Haggerty, LMFT), Still Wanting is designed for clinicians working at the intersections of sexuality, relationships, identity, embodiment, and life transitions.

Title of Event: Sensate Focus: A Clinician's Foundational Toolkit

Description of Event:

Title of Event: Solo Sensate Focus for Self Discovery

Description of Event:

Feel confident in teaching your clients to discover their sexual selves. A 3 hour on-demand course for Solo Sensate Focus.  Do you have clients who feel disconnected from their sexuality? They want to explore their sexual pleasure, desire, arousal and orgasm, but you aren't sure how to guide them? Then this is the course for you! You'll learn a practical, step-by-step approach to teaching Solo Sensate Focus to men and women.

Date of Event: March 1, 2026 - December 31, 2027

Title of Event: Polyvagal Theory & KINK

Description of Event:

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: Internal Family Systems and Sexuality

Date of Event: Friday, November 13, 2026

Time of Event: 1:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. PT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST3. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.

Presenter/Speaker: TBA

Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE

Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810

Contact Email: hello@everyonedeservessexed.com

Title of Event: Systemic Sex Therapy

Description of Event:

Grounded in the Ackerman Relational Approach (ARA), this 30-hour course explores advanced topics in sex therapy including sexuality and disability, transgender phenomena, paraphilic disorders, non-monogamy, asexuality, sexual compulsivity, surrogate partner therapy, sexsomnia, tantra, technology and intimacy, and ethics in a changing world.