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Socio-cultural and familial factors

The Elephant in The Room: Addressing Fatness in Your Therapy Practice

Title of Event: The Elephant in The Room: Addressing Fatness in Your Therapy Practice

Description of Event:

It’s time to serve clients of size without perpetuating anti-fat bias.This workshop is for clinicians, counselors, educators and others seeking to engage with evidence-based research and lived experience related to weight stigma. Build practical skills to reduce stigma in your professional space.

Participants will be able to:

Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority

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.

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

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.

Polyvagal Theory & KINK

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.

Internal Family Systems and Sexuality

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

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