Clinical Reflections: Serendipities and Stories with the 4-D Wheel with Kamara McAndrews, MA, LMFT, CST-S
Step into a new paradigm of sex therapy with Kamara McAndrews, LMFT, CST-S, and learn how to integrate the revolutionary, non-colonized 4-D Wheel model into your clinical practice. This dynamic, experiential online training goes beyond traditional methods—inviting you to explore sex therapy through the lens of embodied wisdom, ancestral trauma, and authentic connection.
Through storytelling, interactive discussion, and real case applications, you'll uncover how the 4-D Wheel opens doors to deeper healing and insight—for both you and your clients. This course challenges outdated norms, offering a culturally sensitive, inclusive approach that supports all sexual identities and histories.
Whether you're a seasoned therapist or new to sex therapy, you'll walk away with practical tools and renewed confidence to create safer, more affirming spaces for your clients' sexual healing journeys.
What You’ll Gain:
Reflect on your own and others' use of the 4-D Wheel in clinical practice
Deepen your understanding of storytelling’s role in building therapeutic connection
Evaluate diverse applications of the Wheel to expand your clinical effectiveness
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders 101 with Ricci Howell, LCSW
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are among the most common—and often misunderstood—mental health challenges facing new parents. This training offers a clear, compassionate, and practical introduction to identifying and supporting individuals experiencing PMADs, empowering clinicians to provide care that is both evidence-based and deeply human.
Led by experienced clinician and perinatal specialist Ricci Howell, LCSW, this interactive session blends engaging lecture, guided reflection, and open Q&A to help participants build confidence in conceptualizing and assessing PMADs. Attendees will walk away with concrete tools, assessment strategies, and knowledge of local and national resources to immediately apply in their practice.
Grounded in social work values and trauma-informed principles, this course emphasizes inclusivity, cultural humility, and the dignity and worth of every person. Participants will explore how bias, systemic inequity, and cultural context intersect with perinatal mental health—and how to deliver care that advances social justice and client-centered practice.
Coffee, Cocoa, and Colleagues
Take a break from the classroom and join us for a warm, welcoming space to simply be together. This monthly virtual gathering is your chance to pour your favorite mug of comfort—coffee, cocoa, or tea—and connect with fellow Healing Group Institute members in a relaxed, supportive environment.
No lectures, no slides—just open conversation. Whether you want to talk shop, share ideas, swap resources, or simply enjoy the camaraderie of colleagues who “get it,” this is your time to recharge and build authentic connections within the therapeutic community.
Together, we’re cultivating more than professional skills—we’re creating a network of encouragement, collaboration, and belonging. Come as you are, bring your questions (or just your cozy mug), and let’s grow stronger as a community.
Differential DX - OCD & Sex, with Braxton Dutson, LCSW, CST
Many clients report feeling “compulsive” about their sexual behavior — but what does that really mean? This dynamic, evidence-based training equips mental health and healthcare providers with the tools they need to confidently assess and treat clients who present with sexual concerns that may mask or overlap with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Led by Braxton Dutson, LCSW, CST, an experienced clinician and certified sex therapist, this course bridges the gap between sexual health and OCD assessment. Participants will learn to move beyond assumptions and subjective self-reports, conducting thorough, client-centered sexual health evaluations that honor dignity, cultural context, and lived experience.
You Lowkey Need to Know This Stuff: Culturally Competent work with Adolescents
Adolescence is a pivotal stage of identity formation—and culture plays a defining role in how young people experience and express themselves. This engaging one-hour training, led by Carlee Beyer, LCSW, CST, is designed to help mental health professionals strengthen their cultural competence and clinical effectiveness when working with adolescents.
Participants will explore how cultural values, norms, and identities shape mental health and behavior, while learning how to build trust through culturally sensitive communication and client-centered approaches. Through guided discussions, demonstrations, and self-assessment, attendees will gain practical tools to recognize their own biases, enhance therapeutic rapport, and advocate for youth navigating systemic barriers related to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and immigration status.
4-D Consultation
Join fellow practitioners of the 4D Wheel for a dynamic, supportive consultation hour designed to deepen your integration of this model in clinical practice. This guided consultation provides space to explore real-world applications, share case insights, and refine your use of the 4D Wheel framework in therapy. Together, we’ll strengthen clinical intuition, expand perspective-taking, and enhance your ability to hold clients’ experiences across all dimensions—Doing, Thinking, Feeling, and Being.
Whether you’re seeking clarity on a complex case or looking to stay grounded in your own growth as a practitioner, this hour offers both professional nourishment and community connection.
The 4-D Consultation takes place on the second Friday of every month at 9:00 a.m. MST.
Sexuality Scholars Salon: Case Application, part 1
This dynamic, interactive training gives healthcare professionals a real-time learning experience to build comfort, skill, and confidence in addressing one of the most essential yet often overlooked areas of patient care: sexual health.
Led by Doug Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CST, CSTS — internationally recognized sex therapist, author, and educator — this course combines cutting-edge knowledge with hands-on practice to empower providers to create safe, affirming, and client-centered conversations about sexuality.
Coming Home to Self: Action-Based Approaches for Identity, Safety, and Embodiment
IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE LGBTQ THERAPIST'S GUILD AND IS NOT HOSTED BY THE HEALING GROUP INSTITUTE.
Many LGBTQIA+ clients experience disconnection from their bodies and internal worlds due to trauma, shame, or invalidation. Action and expressive therapies offer powerful, non-verbal ways to support reconnection, identity integration, and embodied healing.
In this introductory workshop, participants will explore how creative and experiential methods, such as relational mapping, symbolic expression, role play, and movement, can promote safety, authenticity, and self-trust in therapeutic work with LGBTQ+ clients. The session will blend discussion with gentle experiential practice.
In order to participate, please sign up for The LGBTQ Therapist’s Guild here: https://www.lgbtqtherapists.com/
Research Enthusiasts Society Series: Mental Health of Family Members of LGBTQ Populations with Dr. Lisa Diamond
Help families move from fear and uncertainty toward understanding, resilience, and support.
Families play a central role in the well-being of transgender and gender-diverse individuals — yet parents and family members often navigate profound uncertainty, cultural stigma, and their own complex emotional responses. This insightful, research-informed training gives clinical mental health providers the tools to understand, support, and empower families as they journey alongside their transgender and gender-diverse loved ones.
Led by Lisa Diamond, Ph.D. — internationally recognized researcher and professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah — this course goes beyond surface-level affirmations to explore the real-world dynamics that shape family experiences.
Suicide Risk Assessment with Perinatal Clients
A 2-hour training on assessing suicide risk with perinatal clients with Reva Cook, LCSW
Coffee, Cocoa, and Colleagues
Take a break from the classroom and join us for a warm, welcoming space to simply be together. This monthly virtual gathering is your chance to pour your favorite mug of comfort—coffee, cocoa, or tea—and connect with fellow Healing Group Institute members in a relaxed, supportive environment.
No lectures, no slides—just open conversation. Whether you want to talk shop, share ideas, swap resources, or simply enjoy the camaraderie of colleagues who “get it,” this is your time to recharge and build authentic connections within the therapeutic community.
Together, we’re cultivating more than professional skills—we’re creating a network of encouragement, collaboration, and belonging. Come as you are, bring your questions (or just your cozy mug), and let’s grow stronger as a community.
Sexuality Scholars Salon: Case Application, part 2
This dynamic, interactive training gives healthcare professionals a real-time learning experience to build comfort, skill, and confidence in addressing one of the most essential yet often overlooked areas of patient care: sexual health.
Led by Doug Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CST, CSTS — internationally recognized sex therapist, author, and educator — this course combines cutting-edge knowledge with hands-on practice to empower providers to create safe, affirming, and client-centered conversations about sexuality.
4-D Consultation
Join fellow practitioners of the 4D Wheel for a dynamic, supportive consultation hour designed to deepen your integration of this model in clinical practice. This guided consultation provides space to explore real-world applications, share case insights, and refine your use of the 4D Wheel framework in therapy. Together, we’ll strengthen clinical intuition, expand perspective-taking, and enhance your ability to hold clients’ experiences across all dimensions—Doing, Thinking, Feeling, and Being.
Whether you’re seeking clarity on a complex case or looking to stay grounded in your own growth as a practitioner, this hour offers both professional nourishment and community connection.
The 4-D Consultation takes place on the second Friday of every month at 9:00 a.m. MST.
Research Enthusiasts Society Series: Ok, What Is Gender? with Dr. Lisa Diamond
Move past outdated definitions. Gain the depth and clarity needed to support today’s diverse clients.
Gender is far more than a simple binary. It’s a complex, multidimensional concept shaped by biological, psychological, cultural, and social factors — and understanding this complexity is essential for competent, affirming clinical care.
In this insightful, research-informed session, Dr. Lisa Diamond, internationally recognized scholar on gender and sexual identity, guides mental health providers in broadening their conceptual framework of gender. You’ll explore the intersection of biological and non-biological influences, challenge narrow definitions, and learn to integrate a more nuanced understanding into everyday practice.
Clinical Crossroads: Clinical approaches to addressing intersectionality with clients from marginalized communities
IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE LGBTQ THERAPIST'S GUILD AND IS NOT HOSTED BY THE HEALING GROUP INSTITUTE.
Systems Theory teaches us that our clients do not live in a vacuum. Many clients hold memberships in multiple marginalized groups, and the impact of the intersection of those various memberships often motivates clients to seek clinical help. In this presentation, J. Tekulvē Flower de Jackson-Vann, LMFT will share clinical and personal insights into working more effectively with clients from marginalized communities. He will share clinical approaches based on his nearly two decades of clinical experience in various clinical settings and his lived experience as a Black, queer, LDS-adjacent male living in the Intermountain West.
In order to participate, please sign up for The LGBTQ Therapist’s Guild here: https://www.lgbtqtherapists.com/
Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Monica Ashton, LCSW, PMH-C, CST
Enhance your clinical practice with this essential training on Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Led by Monica Ashton, LCSW, PMH-C, CST, this 1-hour session will equip you with foundational knowledge to confidently identify, diagnose, and explore treatment options for perinatal OCD in your clients.
What You'll Learn:
Identify Symptoms: Gain a clear understanding of the unique manifestations of perinatal OCD.
Master Diagnosis: Learn to utilize screening tools and diagnostic criteria effectively.
Explore Treatment: Discover key resources for further learning and training in perinatal OCD interventions.
Research Enthusiasts Society Series: Rethinking Eating and Body Problems in Stigmatized Populations
Eating and body-related challenges are rising at alarming rates across diverse populations—and traditional treatment approaches are often falling short. In this transformative online course, Dr. Lisa Diamond will guide healthcare providers through a critical exploration of the latest population trends, cultural influences, and social contexts shaping eating and body distress.
Participants will uncover how trauma, systemic inequities, and marginalization uniquely affect vulnerability, symptom presentation, and recovery. Through engaging lectures, interactive discussions, and guided reflection, attendees will gain practical strategies for implementing trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. This course empowers clinicians to approach eating and body concerns with confidence, compassion, and inclusivity—enhancing both clinical competency and client outcomes.
What You’ll Gain:
A clear understanding of current trends in eating and body problems and their clinical implications
Insight into the limitations of traditional treatment models
Tools to analyze how trauma and marginalization intersect with eating and body distress
Strategies to integrate trauma-informed and culturally responsive care into your practice
Increased confidence in creating safe, inclusive, client-centered therapeutic spaces
Why Attend:
This course isn’t just about knowledge—it’s about transformation. Attendees will leave equipped to rethink clinical approaches, challenge assumptions, and provide compassionate, socially just care to every client they serve.
Sexuality Scholars Salon: Suspending Judgement
Step into a dynamic, interactive training designed for healthcare providers ready to enhance their confidence and skill in sexual health conversations. Led by renowned expert Doug Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CST, CSTS, this online course equips professionals with the tools to engage clients with curiosity, empathy, and cultural sensitivity.
The Long-Term Outcomes of Duty-Sex with Cami Hurst, PhD, LMFT-S, CST
What happens when women say “yes” without wanting to?
Consent is often framed as the ethical finish line in sexual decision-making, but Dr. Cami Hurst’s groundbreaking PhD research reveals a deeper, more complex reality. In this powerful one-hour training, clinical mental health providers will explore the long-term emotional, psychological, sexual, and relational consequences for women who repeatedly consent to unwanted sex in committed relationships.
Medical Cannabis and Mental Health: What Therapists Need to Know with Lindsey Spear, PharmD
Medical cannabis is here to stay—and as a clinician, your clients are already asking about it. But how do you cut through the stigma, the politics, and the misinformation to support them with confidence and competence?
Join Lindsay Spear, PharmD, an experienced pharmacist working in Utah’s medical cannabis program, for an accessible and eye-opening training designed specifically for clinical mental health providers. In this session, you’ll learn:
The social and political history that shaped cannabis laws and the impact on today’s clients.
How cannabinoids and terpenes interact with the endocannabinoid system to support balance and healing.
The methods of medicinal use and what clients need to know about safe, effective consumption.
This 55-minute training (plus a short quiz) will increase your compassion and empathy for clients using medical cannabis, while reducing the uncertainty and discomfort that can come with addressing it in practice. You’ll walk away with practical knowledge to help clients use cannabis in a healthy, effective way, especially those managing conditions like PTSD, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and depression.
By destigmatizing cannabis and exploring its clinical potential, this training equips you to create a more inclusive, culturally sensitive, and client-centered practice.
Leading with Curiosity Pt 1 with Doug Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CST, CSTS
Sexual health is an essential part of human well-being, yet many healthcare providers struggle to approach it with the ease, openness, and confidence their patients need. Leading with Curiosity: Building Skills for Sexual Health Conversations is an interactive training designed to transform how you engage with clients and patients around sexual health.
Through guided practice, live demonstrations, and reflective dialogue, you’ll learn not only the what of sexual health conversations—but the how. With curiosity at the center, this course empowers you to create inclusive, affirming, and client-centered spaces where sensitive topics can be discussed with comfort, empathy, and cultural awareness.
Why Curiosity Matters
Curiosity opens doors where judgment closes them. In this training, you’ll discover how to lead with curiosity to:
Honor the dignity and worth of every person.
Reduce stigma and discomfort in conversations about sexuality.
Strengthen relationships with patients and clients by creating safety and trust.
Build confidence to navigate complex and sensitive topics across diverse cultural, gender, and sexual identities.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand Core Sexual Health Principles: Apply the six principles of sexual health with curiosity as the foundation for dialogue.
Learn the Framework of Sexual Health Conversations: Develop a structure for creating safe, inclusive, and informed spaces for patients and clients.
Develop Practical Skills Through Engagement: Practice initiating and navigating conversations in real-time through role-play, guided reflection, and facilitator feedback.
Format & Experience
Delivered online, this course combines engaging lectures, role-play, and live interaction with expert facilitators. Participants will be invited to step into real-world scenarios, reflect on their experiences, and receive supportive feedback. While exploring these conversations may feel vulnerable, the benefits are clear: increased comfort, cultural competency, and the ability to translate knowledge into everyday clinical practice.
From Discomfort to Desire: Pelvic Floor Therapy for Sexual Health with Daniel Johnson, DPT, PRPC
Sexual pain and dysfunction can take a heavy toll on intimacy, relationships, and overall quality of life—yet these challenges are too often overlooked or misunderstood. This training shines a light on the crucial role of pelvic floor therapy in restoring sexual well-being and enhancing whole-person care.
Led by Daniel Johnson, PT, DPT, PRPC, this dynamic session is designed for mental health and medical providers who want to deepen their understanding of how physical factors contribute to sexual pain and difficulty. Through interactive discussion, guided reflection, and practical examples, participants will:
Identify common pelvic floor conditions that impact desire, arousal, and sexual function.
Understand how pelvic floor therapy addresses the physical contributors to sexual dysfunction and supports healing.
Recognize when referral or collaboration with a pelvic floor therapist can improve patient outcomes and overall well-being.
More than just theory, this training emphasizes inclusive, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care. Participants will be invited to explore their own assumptions, reflect on unconscious biases, and practice language and approaches that create safe, affirming spaces for clients across diverse cultural, gender, and sexual identities.
While engaging lectures and demonstrations provide a strong foundation, role-play and live discussions ensure that attendees leave not only informed, but more confident, competent, and comfortable initiating sexual health conversations in their practice.
By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with practical skills, a deeper understanding of the intersections of mind and body in sexual health, and renewed confidence in supporting clients on their journey from discomfort to desire.
Fair Play with Ashley Brichter
Your clients are burned out—and many are burning out in silence.
Mental load, relationship tension, invisible labor… These are more than buzzwords. They’re symptoms of deep systemic imbalances playing out in your clients’ homes, bodies, and emotional lives.
In this interactive, in-person workshop, Ashley Brichter, founder of Birthsmarter and certified Fair Play Facilitator, brings the powerful Fair Play method to life for clinicians ready to make a difference.
Whole People, Whole Practice: Research-Based Learning for Inclusive Care Part 1 with Dr Lisa Diamond
We’re facing an epidemic no one saw coming: social disconnection. In this groundbreaking training, internationally renowned psychologist Dr. Lisa Diamond breaks down the latest science behind why isolation is wreaking havoc on our mental and physical health—and what therapists can do about it.
You Can Touch Me Here with Kristin Hodson LCSW, CSTS
In You Can Touch Me Here, AASECT-certified sex therapist and supervisor Kristin Hodson pulls back the curtain on the groundbreaking world of intimacy coordination—an emerging field born from the #MeToo movement and formalized in 2018. After touring internationally with her daughter on Broadway, Kristin immersed herself in the consent-forward practices of intimacy professionals in film and theatre. What she discovered transformed how she approaches sex therapy.
Expanding the Practice of Sex Therapy Part 1 with Kamara McAndrews MA, LMFT, CST-S
Designed for providers seeking a more inclusive and transformational approach to sex therapy, this course focuses on holding space, fostering safety, and facilitating self-directed change. Participants will learn how to implement the 4-D Wheel in practice, concretize abstract experiences, and co-create tools with clients across diverse sexual and cultural identities. Aligned with AASECT competencies and rooted in ethical, affirming care, this training expands clinical capacity while honoring the complexity and sacredness of human sexuality.