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Thera...Medium? Intuition Development for the Multidimensional Sex Therapist

Title of Event: Thera...Medium? Intuition Development for the Multidimensional Sex Therapist
 
Description of Event:
We receive communication from so much more than our thoughts in the therapy room. We are spoken to via our own memories, sensations, emotions, “gut” instincts, mental imagery, energy and beyond. What surfaces through these channels carries a wisdom that we can, and often do, partner with as we uncover clues, make connections, and find break-through moments with our clients. How deeply can we trust it, even understand it, when it is often framed in clinical training programs as an intrusion, “counter-transference” to be managed, and something to keep out of therapeutic conversation, especially around sex?
 
We understand that we are trained to tap into our intuition as therapists, but this part of our development doesn’t live in theory or methodology, via textbooks and research, it’s found within ourselves as a critical ability to harness in the work of healing. 
 
What does this visual my brain is giving me represent?
What is this memory attempting to show me about what is unfolding in front of me?
Why do I feel pulled to stay with the topic at hand despite not knowing why?
What is this sinking feeling and why is it important?
 
This course is designed to aid clinicians in tapping into and then gleaning understanding and utility in the information other aspects of “self” communicate outside of theoretical scaffolding or focused cerebral engagement. In the place beyond our rational minds, lives abstract wisdom and insight that we can develop, that can grow more sophisticated with time, that can inspire trust in the greatest tool we have as clinicians...ourselves.
 
Through personal reflection and case examination, participants will link the information and techniques shared back to the art of sex therapy. They will learn how to differentiate memories and experiences that are barriers to client connection (problematic counter-transference), from memories and experiences that illuminate valuable insight and pathways toward healing. Participants will leave with a greater appreciation for and connection with the dimensionality of their instrument.
 
Date of Event: 3/11 & 3/25, 2025
 
Time of Event: 2pm -5pm PST (5-8pm EST)
 
Location: Online Synchronous 
 
Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
ST3. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
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: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST-S
 
Contact Name: Paula Leech
 
Contact Telephone Number: (602) 570-6657
 
 
 
AASECT Approved CEs: 6

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