Alternative Sexual Expression and Desire Discordance (Working with couples with varying sexual interests)(2 CE Hours)Presenter:Michael Aaron, Ph.D.

Description:

This workshop will review the different types of sexual desire and different types of desire discordance. You will learn specific interventions to help relationships struggling with desire discordance issues.

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate between 2 common types of sexual desire
• Identify at least 3 different types of desire discordance
• Discuss the role between sex drive and openness to new experiences
• Utilize 3 specific interventions to help relationships struggling with desire discordance issues

Speaker Bio:

Michael Aaron, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, author, and speaker, specializing in the field of human sexuality. He is a recognized expert on a variety of sexuality issues, including sexual minorities, alternative/kink/polyamory lifestyles, sex workers, discordant desire and infidelity in couples, sexual dysfunction and anxiety, gender and orientation confusion, and sexual compulsivity. He has been interviewed in numerous media outlets, online podcasts, and magazines, such as the New York Times, Wall St Journal, CNN, Reuters, Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Men’s Fitness and Vice.com. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Men’s Fitness Magazine and blogs for Psychology Today. He is certified as a Sex Therapist by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology. His book Modern Sexuality is an Amazon bestseller in the category of human sexuality.

His website is www.drmichaelaaronnyc.com.