2022-2023 LIVE WORKSHOP CALENDAR

2022-2023 LIVE WORKSHOP CALENDAR

LIVE VIA WEBINAR OR VIA VIDEO RECORDING
FOLLOWING THE LIVE EVENT

Modern Sex Therapy Institutes is part of the Advanced Mental Health Training Institute. All courses are approved to offer CE Hours for APA, AASECT, and ASWB. The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute (AMHTI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6901. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. AMHTI is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

2023 UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Classes are Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm EST and Sunday 9am-1pm EST

OCTOBER 20-22, 2023

Saturday, October 21st, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Medical Factors Related to Sexuality and Sexual Functioning

PRESENTER: Madelaine Castellanos, M.D.

Saturday, October 21st, 2023 | 2pm to 6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Erotic Self-Expansion for Sexual Trauma Survivors

PRESENTER: Rafaella Smith-Fiallo, LCSW

NOVEMBER 17-19, 2023

Friday, November 3rd | 9am to 5pm EST
Saturday, November 4th | 9am to 5pm EST

14 CE HOURS

ONLINE SAR: Sexual Attitude Reassessment (14 CE Hours) 2023

PRESENTER: TBA

Friday, November 17, 2023 | 9am to 6pm EST

8 CE HOURS

Treating the Two Most Common Female Sexual Complaints:

Orgasm Issues and Diminished Desire

PRESENTER: Laurie Mintz, Ph.D.

Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 10am – 1pm EST

4 CE HOURS

PRESENTER: Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST-S

Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 2pm to 6pm EST

4 CE HOURS

Exploring the Intersection of ADHD and Sexual Functioning in AFAB Individuals

PRESENTER: Dr. Erika Miley, LMHC

DECEMBER 15-17, 2023

Friday, December 15, 2023 | 9am to 6pm EST

8 CE HOURS

PRESENTER: HOLLY RICHMOND

2023 PAST WORKSHOPS

Classes are Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm EST and Sunday 9am-1pm EST

JANUARY 19-28, 2023

Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 9am to 10:30am EST

2 CE HOURS

Black Women and Their Sex Lives Matter

PRESENTER: Ashley Townes, Ph.D.

Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 2pm to 6pm EST

4 CE HOURS

Sex on the Spectrum: Navigating Relationships,

Dating, and Sexuality With Autism

PRESENTER: Suzannah Weiss

Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 2-5 pm EST/11am – 2pm PT

OPTIONAL 3 CE Hours

Sexual Integration Therapy: A Client-Centered Approach to Developing Sexual Confidence and Pleasure While Resolving Sexual Trauma, Compulsive Sexual Behaviors and Shame

PRESENTER: Galen Fous, MTP

FEBRUARY 17-19, 2023

Friday, February 17, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

BDSM and Stigma

PRESENTER: Luna Matatas

Saturday, February 18, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Assessment and Treatment of Couples using

The Relational Self-Awareness Framework

PRESENTER: Alexandra Solomon, Ph.D.

Sunday, February 19, 2023 | 9am to 11am EST

2 CE Hours

Negotiating Sex and Embracing Erotic

Liberation in Long Term Relationships

PRESENTER: Amanda Hanson, Ph.D.

MARCH 17-19, 2023

Friday, March 17, 2023 | 2pm to 6pm EST

4 CE HOURS

Kink & BDSM

PRESENTER: Anna Randall, MSW, DHS, MPH & Richard Sprott, Ph.D.

Saturday, March 18 2023 | 9-1 EST

4 CE HOURS

Ripening Sensuality: The Use Of PACT, Differentiation,

Embodiment Practices And Tantra In Sex Therapy With Couples

PRESENTER: Karen Berry, Ph.D. & Caroline Smith, LCSW

Sunday, March 19, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Practical Applications of Mindful Intimacy

PRESENTER: Giselle Jones, LCSW, CMF, CSAT

APRIL 4-28, 2023

Friday, April 4, 2023 | 1pm to 6pm EST

4 CE HOURS

Substance Abuse And Sexuality

PRESENTER: Richard Siegel, Ph.D.

Saturday, April 15, 2023 | 9am to 6pm EST

8 CE HOURS

Diversity in Sex Therapy

PRESENTER: James Wadley, Ph.D.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 12pm to 1pm EST

1 CE HOUR

The Boogeymen of Gender Transition:

Reframing the Fear of Regret and Detransition

PRESENTER: Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC

Friday, April 28, 2023 | 9-5 pm EST AND Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 9-5 pm EST

14 CE HOURS

SAR – On the Edge: Special Considerations for

“Dangerous” Kinks and Fetishes

CO-FACILITATED BY: Shanae Adams

MAY 3-21, 2023

Wednesday May 3, 2023 | 6:30pm EST

1 CE HOUR

Mindful Sex – How It Can Help Your Clients Have Better Sex

PRESENTER: Holly Richmond, Ph.D.

Wednesday May 17, 2023 | 6:00pm EST

No CEs will be offered for this event

Open, poly, consensual, swinging, monogamish and more—

what’s the latest with non-monogamy and alternative relationships?

PRESENTER: Rachel Wright, Jordyn Taylor, Summer Mattice and David Burnstein

Sunday, May 21, 2023 | 9am to 12pm EST

3 CE Hours

Sex, Intimacy, and Connection Through the Lens of the Sefirot:

10 Emanations from Jewish Mysticism

PRESENTER: Shely Esses, LMFT

JUNE 16-21, 2023

Friday, June 16, 2023 | 9am to 10:30am EST

2 CE Hours

Sexual, Reproductive, and Pleasure Equity

PRESENTER: Ashley Townes, Ph.D.

Friday, June 16, 2023 | 10:40am to 12:40pm EST

2 CE Hours

Psychedelics & Sex

PRESENTER: Sylvia Rosenfeld

Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 9 am to 1 pm EST

4 CE Hours

Exploring race, race-based trauma, and its impact on black sexuality while exploring therapeutic considerations and treatment barriers in clinical settings.

PRESENTER: Cortina Peters, M.S.

Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 4:10 pm to 6:10 pm EST

2 CE Hours

The Intersection of Sexuality and Eating Disorders

PRESENTER: Nazanin Moali, Ph.D., CST

Wednesday June 21, 2023 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm EST

1.5 CE Hour

From Primates of Park Avenue to Untrue—

Navigating the Evolution of Female Desire

PRESENTER: Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.

Tuesday June 27, 2023 | 7pm – 8pm EST

No CEs will be offered for this event

Bi-Curious about International Sex Parties and Women’s Desire?

PRESENTER: Genevieve LeJeune, Atia Caesonia

JULY 14-18, 2023

Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE HOURS

On the Edge: Extreme and Taboo Fetishes in Black Kink Communities

PRESENTER: Marla Stewart, MA

Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 9am – 1pm EST

4 CE HOURS

Porn & Out of Control Sexual Behavior

PRESENTER: Colin Bedell (AKA QueerCosmos)

Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 2pm to 6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Deconstruction of purity culture through lens of race and sex,

including somatic and trauma-informed practices

PRESENTER: Jenny McGrath, MACP, LMHC, SEP

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 | 7pm – 8pm EST

No CEs will be offered for this event

Sex in the Stars

PRESENTER: Colin Bedell (AKA QueerCosmos)

AUGUST 18-20, 2023

Friday, August 18, 2023 | 2pm to 6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Non-Monogamy in Clinical Practice: Deconstructing Misconceptions and Biases and Nurturing Client Success

PRESENTER: Rachel Wright MA, LMFT

Sunday, August 20, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Kink In Color And Clinician

PRESENTER: Shanae Adams, LPCC

SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2023

Friday, September 22, 2023 | 9am to 1pm EST

4 CE HOURS

Exploring BDSM & Kink as a Healing Practice for Trauma Survivors

PRESENTER: Rafaella Smith-Fiallo, LCSW

Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 2pm – 6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Existential Importance of the Penis

PRESENTER: Danielle Watter, Ed.D.

Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 9am – 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Sex After Babies, Hormones Perimenopause and Menopause

PRESENTER: Nisha McKenzie PA-C, CSC, NCMP, IF

2022 PAST WORKSHOPS

Classes are Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm EST and Sunday 9am-1pm EST

JANUARY 14-16, 2022

Friday, Jan 14 | 9am-1pm EST

4 CE Hours

The Science of Sexual Fantasy: What Do We Want, and What Do Our Fantasies Say About Us?

PRESENTER: Justin Lehmiller, Ph.D.

Friday, Jan 14 | 2pm-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Pandemic Affected Sex And Relationships

PRESENTER: Justin Lehmiller, Ph.D.

Saturday, Jan 15 | 9am – 6pm EST

8 CE Hours

Integrating Sexual Interventions into Couple Therapy

PRESENTER: Barry McCarthy, Ph.D.

Sunday, Jan 16 | 9am – 2pm EST

5 CE Hours

Decolonizing your Private Practice: Tools, interventions, and models for working with multi-marginalized individuals

PRESENTER: Cortina Peters

FEBRUARY 19-23, 2022

Friday, February 18, 2022 | 2pm-5pm EST

3 CE Hours

Sex, Love + the Brain: Exploring Arousal/Affect Regulation + Interpersonal Neurobiology in Sex and Relationships

PRESENTER: Kate Balestrieri, Psy.D.

Saturday, February 19 | 9-6 pm EST

8 CE Hours

Beyond the Buzzwords: How Sex Therapists Can Move from Completing “Diversity Training” to Adopting a Liberatory Practice

PRESENTER: Shadeen Francis

Sunday, February 20 | 9-11am EST

2 CE Hours

Using Critical Race Theory to inform Sex Therapy and Mental Health Practice

PRESENTER: James C. Wadley, Ph.D, CST-S

Sunday, February 20 |11:15-1:15pm EST

2 CE Hours

Unpacking Power, Privilege, and Contradictions of Identities in some Consensual Non-monogamy Relationships and Practice

PRESENTER: James C. Wadley, Ph.D, CST-S

Wednesday, February 23 | 12-3pm EST

3 CE Hours

Understanding Contraceptive Methods: How Today’s Methods Work and Their Efficacy

PRESENTER: Martha Kempner

Thursday, February, 24, 2022 | 2-4 pm EST

2 CE Hours

Case Consultation with Silva Neves

PRESENTER: Silva Neeves

MARCH 18-20, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 3-5 pm EST

2 CE Hours

Case Consultation with Dr. Marty Klein

PRESENTER: Dr. Marty Klein

Friday, March 18 | 2-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Problematic/Out of Control Sexual Behavior & Power Dynamics

PRESENTER: Dr. Kate Balestrieri

Saturday, March 19 | 2-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

The Practice of Kink Informed Psychotherapy: From Elemental Kink Readiness to Innovative Kink Specialist

PRESENTER: Anna Randall

Sunday, March 20, 2022 | 9am-1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Implementing Practical Applications and Clinical Approaches for Clients who Experience Race-Based Stressors and or Racial Trauma

PRESENTER: Cortina Peters, M.S.

APRIL 8-10, 2022

Friday, April 8 | 9am-1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Self of the Sex Therapist: How to Use Yourself as a Resource for Sexual Transformation

PRESENTER: Shadeen Francis, LMFT

Friday, April 8 | 2-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

How to Do Mindful Sex: Understanding Mindfulness and how to use it to help clients with sexual dysfunction

PRESENTER: Lori Brotto, Ph.D.

Saturday, April 9 | 9-6pm EST

8 CE Hours

Using EFT in Sex Therapy

PRESENTER: Kimberly Castelo

MAY 2022

Friday, May 6, 2022 9-5 pm EST

Saturday, May 7, 2022 9-5 pm EST

14 CE Hours

ONLINE SAR:

Sexual Attitude Reassessment

PRESENTER: Shadeen Francis

Thursday, May 12 2022 | 12-2 pm EST

2 CE Hours

Case Consultation with Marc Gimartin

PRESENTER: Marc Gimartin

Friday, May 20, 2022 | 9am-1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Trauma-Informed Sex Therapy: Humanistic-Existential Approaches

PRESENTER: Daniel Watter, Ed.D.

Friday, May 20 | 2-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Overview of Consensual Nonmonogamy

PRESENTER: Margie Nichols

Saturday, May 21 | 2-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

Somatic Sex Therapy

PRESENTER: Holly Richmond

Sunday, May 22 | 9am -1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Therapy with LGBTQIA Plus Clients

PRESENTER: Lee Phillips

JUNE, 2022

Friday, June 17, 2022 | 11-1 pm EST

2 CE Hours

Sex Therapies That Harm

PRESENTER: Nikki Prause, Ph.D.

Friday, June 17, 2022 | 2-6 pm EST

4 CE Hours

Doing Affirmative Sex Therapy with LGBTQ+ Clients

PRESENTER: Margie Nichols

Saturday, June 18, 2022 | 9-6 pm EST

8 CE Hours

An integrative model for understanding and treating extra-marital affairs

PRESENTER: Barry McCarthy, Ph.D.

JULY, 2022

Friday, July 15, 2022 | 2-6 pm EST

4 CE Hours

Exploring BDSM & Kink as a Healing Practice for Trauma Survivors

PRESENTER: Rafaella Smith-Fiallo, LCSW

Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 9am – 12 pm EST

3 CE Hours

Taking Sex Outside of the Bedroom: Advanced Skills in Working With Gay Men

PRESENTER: Rick Miller, LICSW

Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 1 – 6 pm EST

5 CE Hours

Aging and Sexuality

PRESENTER: Barry McCarthy

AUGUST, 2022

Friday, Aug 19 | 2-6pm EDT

4 CE Hours

Sexual Intelligence: A New View of Sexual “Function” & Satisfaction 4 CE Hours

PRESENTER: Marty Klein, Ph.D

Sunday, Aug 21 | 9-1pm EDT

4 CE Hours

Kink In Color and Clinician: Intersections of Sex-Positive Kink for Sex-Positive Clinicians

PRESENTER: Shanae Adams

SEPTEMBER, 2022

Wednesday, Sept 7 | 3pm-5pm EDT

2 CE Hours

Case Consult with Holly Richmond, P.h.D.

PRESENTER: Holly Richmond, Ph.D

Friday, Sept 16 | 2pm-6pm EDT

4 CE Hours

The Existential Importance of the Penis: A Guide to Understanding the Sexuality of Men 2022

PRESENTER: Dan Watter, Ed.D.

Saturday, Sept 17 | 9am-1pm EDT

4 CE Hours

Walking the line: The power and impact of self-disclosure by modern sex therapists

PRESENTER: James C. Wadley, Ph.D., CST-S.

Saturday, Sept 17 | 2pm-6pm EDT

4 CE Hours

What Do Clients with ADHD Teach Us about All Relationships & Sex Lives?

PRESENTER: Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST

OCTOBER, 2022

Friday, Oct 14 | 9am – 6pm EDT

8 CE Hours

A New Model of Male Sexuality Featuring Good Enough Sex (GES) and Responsive Male Desire

PRESENTER: Barry McCarthy, Ph.D

Saturday, October 15, 2022 | 9am-6pm EDT

8 CE Hours

Transition Anxiety: Play, Pleasure, and Possibility beyond Trans 101

PRESENTER: Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, CST

NOVEMBER, 2022

Friday, Nov 11 & Saturday, Nov 12 | 9am-5pm EST

14 CE Hours

SAR

PRESENTER: TBD

Friday, Nov 18 | 9am-6pm EST

8 CE Hours

Treating the Two Most Common Female Sexual Complaints: Orgasm Issues and Diminished Desire

PRESENTER: Laurie Mintz

Saturday, Nov 19 | 9am-1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Jealousy Across Relationship Styles: What the Research Can Teach Us

PRESENTER: Joli Hamilton

Saturday, Nov 19 | 2pm-6pm EST

4 CE Hours

A Client-Centered Approach to Working with ‘Porn Problems’

PRESENTER: Diane Gleim

Sunday, Nov 20 | 9am-1pm EST

4 CE Hours

From Mammy to Megan: Anti-Black Sexual Tropes and the Nuances of Fetishism and Objectification for Sex-Positive Professionals

PRESENTER: Shanae Adams, LPCC

DECEMBER 16-17, 2022

Monday, Dec 12 | 3-5 pm EST

2 CE Hours

Case Consultation with Sari Cooper

PRESENTER: Barry McCarthy, Ph.D

Friday, Dec 16 | 9am – 6pm EST

8 CE Hours

Reclaiming Pleasure: Helping Clients Move Past Sexual Trauma to Reclaim a Passionate Life

PRESENTER: Holly Richmond, Ph.D

Saturday, Dec 17 | 9am – 6pm EST

8 CE Hours

Ethics in Sex Therapy

PRESENTER: Dan Watter, Ed.D.

Sunday, Dec 18 | 9am – 1pm EST

4 CE Hours

Integrating Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Sexual Self-Esteem

PRESENTER: Lee Phillips

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