Policing Pleasure: The Impacts of Cultural and Religious Perspectives on Pleasure
How did we learn to distrust pleasure — and what does that distrust cost us and our clients? This one-hour live training examines how Stoic and conservative Christian traditions have shaped cultural attitudes toward pleasure, and what hedonist philosophy offers in response. By questioning how we and our clients understand, control, pursue, and resist pleasure, clinicians can cultivate richer intimacy, deeper self-knowledge, and a more nuanced sense of self in both their personal and professional lives.
From Sexual Trauma to Sexual Health: Healing, Pleasure, and Body Reconnection
This training offers therapists an evidence-based framework for supporting survivors beyond symptom reduction and toward embodied healing, erotic agency, and sexual wellbeing. Drawing on peer-reviewed research, participants will explore the neuroscience of somatic reconnection, consent as a body-based clinical skill, and pleasure-positive interventions including trauma-modified sensate focus, pleasure mapping, and Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy.
Ethical Non-Monogamy Consultation
Ethical Non-Monogamy Consultation with Kelsey Eisenberg, CSW
The State of Current Science on the Biology of Sexual Orientation
"Born that way" — it's a phrase that has shaped public discourse around sexual orientation for decades. But the scientific facts are a lot more complicated, and clinicians who rely on oversimplified explanations risk doing their clients a disservice. This one-hour live training offers a clear, accurate, and clinically empowering review of the current state of science on the biology of sexual orientation — equipping providers to give more honest, nuanced answers to clients who are curious about where their sexuality comes from.
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Individual Therapy for Sexual Media Use as a Presenting Concern
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, pronounced “act”) is a well-established therapeutic modality for a variety of presenting concerns. Recent research has shown promising results for the application of ACT when the presenting concern in individual psychotherapy is distress about a client’s viewing of sexual media and/or masturbation. This training provides a basic primer on ACT and its application for clients presenting with distress about sexual media use and/or masturbation.
Perinatal OCD Treatment — Options Other Than ERP
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the preferred, evidence-based treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but not every clinician working with perinatal clients is ERP-trained. This training explores what providers can do when ERP is not an option in the room. Attendees will learn what ERP is and why it remains the gold standard, review alternative modalities and interventions that can be used with clients experiencing OCD, and identify stabilizing supports and strategies for reducing maintaining factors in the perinatal population.
Demonstrate Clinical Curiosity and Competence When Working with Partners Impacted by Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior, part 1
The purpose of this training is to provide healthcare professionals with a dynamic, real-time experience to learn about sexual health conversations by actively engaging in them. This interactive approach enhances providers' comfort and proficiency in understanding what sexual health conversations are, how to initiate them, and how to lead these discussions with curiosity, empathy, and confidence, building skills to create inclusive, client-centered spaces for meaningful dialogue about sexual health.
"Yes, but...,” "I tried that, and it didn't work,” and "I hate that idea”: Working Through Therapeutic Impasses
This training validates and demystifies one of the most frustrating and isolating experiences in advanced clinical practice: the stuck treatment dynamic. Clinicians regularly encounter the “empty clinical hour”—sessions where a client consistently attends but claims to have nothing to talk about, while systematically dismantling every clinical intervention, resource, or solution offered. This training moves beyond basic theories of client resistance to examine the relational, linguistic, and systemic dynamics underlying therapeutic impasses.
Participants will review current empirical research on treatment non-response, identify therapist missteps that can inadvertently fuel a rejection cycle, and examine the countertransference loops that contribute to clinical burnout. Attendees will leave with practical, experiential, and structural tools to confidently shift entrenched patterns, dissolve unproductive power struggles, and transform paralyzing silence into a meaningful, active therapeutic process.
New Data on How the 2024 Election Has Affected LGBTQ Utahns' Mental Health
The 2024 election has had profound and measurable effects on the mental health and daily lives of LGBTQ individuals and their families — and clinicians are on the front lines of supporting people still struggling to adjust to a changed and newly hostile world. This one-hour live training presents brand new data from a national survey assessing how LGBTQ individuals and their family members have been affected by the upheaval of the 2024 election, offering clinicians timely, evidence-based insight into what their clients may be experiencing and what actually helps.
Fix My Teen… But Keep Me in the Loop
This training provides a practical introduction to sex therapy with teens, focusing on how to navigate the often-complex triangle between therapist, parent, and adolescent. Participants will explore how to balance confidentiality and consent, establish trust with teens, and communicate effectively with caregivers who may have strong fears or expectations. Attendees will leave with concrete frameworks, phrases, and strategies they can immediately apply in clinical work.
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Individual Therapy for Sexual Media Use as a Presenting Concern, part 2
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, pronounced “act”) is a well-established therapeutic modality for a variety of presenting concerns. Recent research has shown promising results for the application of ACT when the presenting concern in individual psychotherapy is distress about a client’s viewing of sexual media and/or masturbation. This training provides a basic primer on ACT and its application for clients presenting with distress about sexual media use and/or masturbation.
Listening for Soul in Symptoms of Menstrual-Sexual Experience: A Depth Psychological Approach to Practicing Bodysoul Awareness with Clients, Part 1
This training offers a systemic, bodysoul-centered approach to understanding and working with menstrually related experience. Participants will be introduced to a depth psychological lens and explore why menstrual content matters as part of female-bodied embodiment and psycho-sexual-spiritual individuation. Extending the concept of sexual panics to include menstrual panic, the training examines archetypes of cultural bias around menstrual experience and offers ways to identify and work with this bias personally and with clients.
When Worry Takes Over: Supporting Clients with Perinatal Anxiety
This training equips clinical mental health providers with a clear understanding of the clinical presentation of perinatal anxiety and foundational strategies for supporting clients through it. Participants will explore evidence-based approaches to assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment, with the goal of increasing attendees' confidence, knowledge, and competence in identifying, assessing, differentiating, and treating perinatal anxiety. Clinicians will leave with an increased ability to provide competent, compassionate care to individuals during the perinatal period.
Trick or Treat: What Couples Reveal (and Conceal) in Early Sessions
This training gives new and experienced clinicians a practical framework for the earliest stages of couples work: assessment, rapport-building, and uncovering the relational history that shapes what's happening in the room today. Participants will learn how to gather relational history and identify presenting concerns within the first three sessions, while building a therapeutic alliance with both partners at once.
Demonstrate Clinical Curiosity and Competence When Working with Partners Impacted by Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior, part 2
The purpose of this training is to provide healthcare professionals with a dynamic, real-time experience to learn about sexual health conversations by actively engaging in them. This interactive approach enhances providers' comfort and proficiency in understanding what sexual health conversations are, how to initiate them, and how to lead these discussions with curiosity, empathy, and confidence, building skills to create inclusive, client-centered spaces for meaningful dialogue about sexual health.
How Are YOU Doing? The Effects of the 2024 Election on Health Providers Working with the LGBTQ Community
Much of the conversation about the mental health effects of the 2024 election has focused on LGBTQ clients — but what about the providers supporting them? This one-hour live training turns the lens toward the clinicians themselves, presenting findings from the only existing national study to assess how the 2024 election has affected health providers working with LGBTQ individuals and their families, including providers of gender-affirming care.
Drawing from this timely research, Dr. Diamond will explore the double burden facing many providers right now: managing significant changes in their own mental health since the election while simultaneously holding space for the distress of LGBTQ clients. The data reveal elevated rates of burnout among health providers in this space — and also point toward meaningful protective strategies. Social support and connection emerge as key moderating factors, both in overall life and specifically within the workplace, offering clinicians concrete and actionable pathways toward greater resilience and sustainability.
Suicide Risk Prevention
This training provides licensed mental health clinicians with current, evidence-based frameworks for suicide risk assessment, intervention, and clinical documentation. The session covers the epidemiology of suicidal behavior and structured assessment practice using validated instruments, including the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Suicide Status Form, and the SAFE-T protocol.
Participants will leave with practical, evidence-based tools for assessing and documenting suicide risk in a way that supports both clinical care and legal defensibility.
Expanding the Clinical Lens with Perinatal Loss Clients: Postpartum Care, Matrescence, and Moral Injury
Perinatal loss is frequently conceptualized through the lenses of grief and trauma. While these frameworks are foundational, they often do not fully encompass the clinical complexities clients experience following pregnancy or infant loss. This presentation expands clinicians’ conceptualization of perinatal loss by examining three often-overlooked considerations: postpartum care, matrescence, and moral injury. Participants will examine how these considerations can inform assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning. The primary goal of this training is for attendees to gain an expanded framework for providing comprehensive, evidence-informed care to clients experiencing perinatal loss.
Listening for Soul in Symptoms of Menstrual-Sexual Experience: A Depth Psychological Approach to Practicing Bodysoul Awareness with Clients, Part 2
This training offers a systemic, bodysoul-centered approach to understanding and working with menstrually related experience. Participants will be introduced to a depth psychological lens and explore why menstrual content matters as part of female-bodied embodiment and psycho-sexual-spiritual individuation. Extending the concept of sexual panics to include menstrual panic, the training examines archetypes of cultural bias around menstrual experience and offers ways to identify and work with this bias personally and with clients.
Rapport Building Skills
The therapeutic relationship is one of the strongest predictors of positive treatment outcomes, making rapport-building an essential clinical skill for therapists at every stage of their careers. This training explores practical, evidence-informed strategies for establishing trust, fostering safety, and developing authentic therapeutic relationships with clients from diverse backgrounds. Participants will examine the foundational elements of rapport, common barriers that can interfere with connection, and techniques for strengthening engagement throughout the therapeutic process. Attendees will leave with practical tools they can immediately apply in their clinical work to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the therapeutic alliance.
Demonstrate Clinical Curiosity and Competence When Working with Partners Impacted by Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior, part 3
The purpose of this training is to provide healthcare professionals with a dynamic, real-time experience to learn about sexual health conversations by actively engaging in them. This interactive approach enhances providers' comfort and proficiency in understanding what sexual health conversations are, how to initiate them, and how to lead these discussions with curiosity, empathy, and confidence, building skills to create inclusive, client-centered spaces for meaningful dialogue about sexual health.
State of the Science: Neurodiversity and Gender Diversity
Many clinicians have noticed — or fielded questions from clients about — higher rates of neurodiversity in gender diverse populations. These perceptions are accurate. We now have more reliable evidence than ever before showing significant associations between neurodiversity and gender diversity, and this training brings clinicians up to speed on what the research actually shows, what remains unknown, and what it means for clinical practice.
Sexual Health Series for Mental Health Professionals: Case Studies
This live case consultation session brings together participants from the Sexual Health Series for Mental Health Professionals to apply what they have learned to real clinical material. Led by Douglas Braun-Harvey, the session invites attendees to bring a case involving out-of-control sexual behavior, sex/drug-linked behavior, or the partner experience of these presentations for group discussion. Through guided case review, participants will practice translating sexual health principles into clinical formulation and intervention planning, with direct feedback from an expert in the field.
State of the Science: Do We Have Sexual Orientations, or Sexual Configurations?
Most of us are familiar with sexual orientation as a predisposition toward a particular gender — but a growing body of research suggests this framework captures only a fraction of the complexity of human sexuality. This one-hour live training introduces Sexual Configurations Theory, a compelling new framework proposed by acclaimed scholar Sari van Anders that invites clinicians and clients alike to move beyond the simplistic model of sexual orientation toward a richer, more nuanced understanding of sexual desire.
Psychedelic Integration
Psychedelic experiences can open powerful doors — but lasting healing comes not from the experience itself, but from how it is understood, processed, and integrated into everyday life. This one-hour live training offers an introductory exploration of the essential role of integration and meaning-making in supporting clients after ketamine and other psychedelic journeys, equipping clinicians with a grounded, trustworthy framework for this emerging area of clinical practice.
"Meh" Teenage Sex Might Have Lasting Effects: A Provocative New Neurodevelopmental Model of Gender Differences in Sex Drive
Why do cisgender women typically report lower sex drive and lower sexual satisfaction than cisgender men — and what does adolescent brain development have to do with it? This one-hour live training introduces a provocative and clinically relevant new model that reframes this long-standing question through a developmental lens, offering fresh insight into the lasting effects of early sexual experience on adult sexuality.
The Intersection of Sexuality and Faith: Purity Culture 101
Purity culture — a movement that gained significant prominence in the 1990s within evangelical and conservative Christian communities — goes far beyond encouraging sexual abstinence before marriage. At its core, it ties a person's inherent worth to their sexual "purity," frames sexual curiosity and exploration as shameful, dangerous, or sinful, and enforces rigid gender roles that shape how individuals understand their bodies, their desires, and their relationships for years to come. For mental health professionals, clients recovering from purity culture present with a distinctive and often complex clinical picture — including deeply internalized sexual shame, religious trauma, sexual dysfunction such as vaginismus, erectile dysfunction, or low desire, and intense distress within intimate partnerships.
You Got Your Peanut Butter in My Chocolate!: Working with Complex Trauma in Relationships, Restoring Connection without Overwhelming the System
This one-hour live webinar equips licensed social workers and mental health clinicians with a neurobiologically informed framework for understanding and intervening in couples conflict. Drawing on current research in autonomic nervous system functioning and relational neuroscience, participants will explore how each partner's physiological stress responses are activated, expressed, and mutually influenced during interpersonal conflict.
Integrate Sexual Health Principles into Clinical Work with Clients Engaging in Sex/Drug-Linked Behaviors, part 3
This live webinar is the third in a three-part training series focused on sex- and drug-linked behaviors, offering healthcare professionals a dynamic, real-time experience in sexual health conversations by actively engaging in them. Drawing from a curriculum successfully implemented and evaluated at Stepping Stone, a substance use treatment program in San Diego, this training supports therapists in developing a foundational understanding of the relationship between substance use and sexual behavior.
Non-Monogamy 101: Safer Sex
Safer sex conversations are essential — and for individuals in non-monogamous relationships, they require a level of nuance, specificity, and practical knowledge that many providers and clients simply haven't been equipped with. This one-hour live training provides concrete sexual health information to help participants develop personal risk profiles, understand strategies for reducing STI transmission, and build practical skills for communicating about sexual health with others.
The 4D Wheel in a Menopause Escape Room
What happens when you combine the 4D Wheel framework with an escape room? A surprisingly powerful educational experience for individuals navigating perimenopause and menopause. This one-hour live training offers clinicians a creative, experiential approach to integrating the 4D Wheel into patient education and clinical practice related to menopause care — expanding applied understanding of this framework through an immersive, innovative educational model.
Don’t Freak Out: Normalizing Diversity in Sexual Interests and Practices (Including Kink)
Many clinicians encounter clients with diverse sexual interests and practices — including kink — yet feel underprepared, uncomfortable, or uncertain about how to respond in ways that are affirming, ethical, and clinically sound. This one-hour live webinar directly addresses the misconceptions, discomfort, and clinical bias that can get in the way of effective therapeutic work with clients who engage in kink or other non-normative sexual practices.
Exploring the Reconciliation and Growth Project Document: Clinical Common Ground for Gender, Sexual, and Faith Diversity, with an emphasis on working with Gender Diversity
IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE LGBTQ THERAPIST'S GUILD AND IS NOT HOSTED BY THE HEALING GROUP INSTITUTE.
In order to participate, please sign up for The LGBTQ Therapist’s Guild here: https://www.lgbtqtherapists.com/
Integrate Sexual Health Principles into Clinical Work with Clients Engaging in Sex/Drug-Linked Behaviors, part 2
This live webinar is the second in a three-part training series focused on sex- and drug-linked behaviors, offering healthcare professionals a dynamic, real-time experience in sexual health conversations by actively engaging in them. Drawing from a curriculum successfully implemented and evaluated at Stepping Stone, a substance use treatment program in San Diego, this training supports therapists in developing a foundational understanding of the relationship between substance use and sexual behavior.
Ethical Non-Monogamy Consultation
Ethical Non-Monogamy Consultation with Kelsey Eisenberg, CSW
What Every Clinician Needs to Know About Reproductive Mental Health
Reproductive mental health is one of the most underrepresented areas in clinical training — yet it touches nearly every population clinicians serve. This one-hour live training provides a foundational understanding of the psychological impact of reproductive experiences across the lifespan, equipping clinicians with the knowledge, language, and practical tools needed to support clients through some of life's most complex and often unspoken experiences.
Learning About Consent Based on the Wisdom of Sex Workers
Learning About Consent Based on the Wisdom of Sex Workers
Presenter: Catherine de Sauvage, LMFT, SEP, CST
Date: June 2, 2026 | 2:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers, Medical Providers, Health Providers, General Public
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Course Description
Consent is not a checkbox — it is a mutual, evolving, and fluid process that lives in the body, shifts moment to moment, and often requires repair. This one-hour live training offers clinicians a concrete, active, and experiential exploration of consent, drawing on the hard-won wisdom of sex workers and integrating somatic, relational, and 4-D Wheel frameworks to deepen clinical practice.
Through large group discussion, role-play, experiential exercises, and facilitated dialogue, participants will move beyond conceptual understandings of consent into embodied, practice-based skill development. The course explores how to recognize false "no" responses, support clients in a re-mothering process of learning to track their own internal signals, introduce the concept of a "waiting room" for clients who need time and space to find their answer, and help clients identify the somatic sensation of a brake in their body — then play Goldilocks with that brake to find what fits. The 4-D Wheel framework is woven throughout, offering clinicians a way to hold the split between heart and mind that clients often experience, and to create space for processing the grief of past choices made outside of true consent.
The training also introduces nervous system education as a foundation for consent work — examining how threat responses, freeze states, and dysregulation can masquerade as agreement, and how clinicians can create conditions of genuine safety that support an ongoing, authentic consent process.
This training is grounded in the core social work values of dignity and worth, the importance of human relationships, and a commitment to social justice — affirming that centering the lived experiences of marginalized communities, including sex workers, is essential to developing truly inclusive and trauma-informed approaches to consent.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Explain that consent is a mutual, evolving, and fluid process that can be complex and may require repair, using the 4-D Wheel framework as a guide.
Apply the 4-D Wheel approach to demonstrate consent as a moment-to-moment fluid expression, incorporating attunement and intentional slowing down within clinical practice.
Identify nervous system responses that impact consent and implement techniques to create safety and space that support an ongoing consent process.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This online training presents intermediate-level content that builds upon existing knowledge and practical experience, and is not intended to be comprehensive; clinicians are encouraged to seek out supplemental resources and peer-reviewed literature. The virtual format may not fully replicate the interactivity of in-person learning, and role-play and interactive discussions may feel vulnerable for some participants. Content reflects information available at the time of development; practitioners are encouraged to stay current with evolving research and regulatory standards. Benefits include foundational and practical clinical skills for working with consent in a somatic and relational framework, increased ability to support clients in tracking their own internal responses, and enhanced confidence and competence in delivering compassionate, trauma-informed, culturally responsive care.
About the Presenter
Catherine de Sauvage, LMFT, SEP, CST (she/her), is a bilingual (French/English) certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist originally from Belgium. She specializes in supporting sexual trauma survivors in releasing trauma through the body, restoring inner balance, and reclaiming intimacy and vitality. Catherine spent nine years leading groups for people recovering from incarceration, developing deep expertise in authentic connection and a profound respect for the experiences of sex workers and women in service navigating sexual trauma. She brings four years of experience with the Somatica Method and was personally trained by Dr. Gina Ogden to work with the 4-D Wheel — continuing Dr. Ogden's legacy through ongoing consultations and training.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in large group discussion, role-play, experiential exercises, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
AASECT CKA:
E. Intimacy skills (e.g., social, emotional, sexual), intimate relationships, interpersonal relationships, and family dynamics.
L. Substance use/abuse and sexuality.
M. Pleasure enhancement skills.
AASECT ST:
C. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
This presentation has been reviewed by Kristin Hodson, LCSW, CST, CSTS to ensure it meets AASECT standards.
KINSEY - Reel Reflections: A THGI Cinema Club Event
🎬 Reel Reflections: A THGI Cinema Club Event
Now Showing: Kinsey (2004)
We're launching something new — and we want you there.
THGI's Cinema Club is officially lights, camera, action with our very first virtual screening of Kinsey, the critically acclaimed biographical drama starring Liam Neeson as Alfred Kinsey, the pioneering researcher whose groundbreaking work on human sexuality changed the way America understood itself.
This isn't just a movie night. It's a conversation. A community. A chance to watch, reflect, and connect — from the comfort of your own home.
Proceeds will be given directly to the Kinsey Institute in support of their ongoing research.
Natural Modes of Healing: The Psychobiology of Nature, Movement, Rhythm, and Connection with Dr. Lisa Diamond
Natural Modes of Healing: The Psychobiology of Nature, Movement, Rhythm, and Connection
Presenter: Dr. Lisa Diamond
Date: May 26, 2026 | 2:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Course Description
What if some of the most powerful tools for healing are also the most accessible — a walk in nature, rhythmic movement, time with an animal, or shared play? This one-hour live webinar examines the psychobiological foundations of natural and accessible modes of healing, drawing on interdisciplinary research from psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, and developmental science to make the case that these experiences are not merely adjunctive or recreational, but constitute legitimate, evolutionarily grounded mechanisms of self-regulation and healing.
Through expert-led instruction, guided discussion, and experiential reflection, participants will explore how nature exposure, movement, rhythmic activity, animal-assisted experiences, play, and shared social connection regulate the nervous system, promote resilience, and support emotional wellbeing — particularly during periods of collective stress, loss, and limited access to formal healthcare services. The course reviews evidence demonstrating how practices such as walking, awe-based experiences, and human-animal interaction support nervous system regulation, and equips clinicians with practical strategies for integrating these approaches into therapeutic work and daily life.
Throughout, the training emphasizes flexibility and client-centered integration, recognizing individual differences in accessibility, preference, and neurodiversity — and encouraging clinicians to reflect on how race, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, and cultural norms shape both stress and healing practices.
This training is grounded in the core social work values of dignity and worth, the importance of human relationships, and a commitment to social justice — affirming that equitable access to non-clinical modes of care is both a clinical and a social justice imperative.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe the psychobiological mechanisms through which nature exposure, movement, rhythm, and human-animal interaction support nervous system regulation and emotional wellbeing.
Explain how evolutionarily grounded healing practices such as walking, rhythmic movement, play, and experiences of awe function as accessible, non-clinical modes of healing across diverse populations.
Identify and apply practical strategies for integrating natural modes of healing into therapeutic work and daily life, with attention to individual differences, accessibility needs, and neurodivergent experiences.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This online training presents foundational information intended to introduce participants to psychobiological mechanisms of natural healing; those seeking advanced specialization are encouraged to pursue additional training. The virtual format may limit certain aspects of in-person interactivity. No significant risks are anticipated, though participants may experience mild discomfort as they reflect on assumptions, worldview, or emotionally resonant material related to stress, loss, and healing. Benefits include increased understanding of the subject matter, enhanced ability to translate research into clinical and personal practice, greater confidence in integrating accessible healing strategies, and improved capacity to provide compassionate, inclusive, and grounded care.
About the Presenter
Dr. Lisa Diamond is a professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, where she has worked since 1999. Her research focuses on mental health among LGBTQ+ populations, sexual and gender identity across the life course, sexual and gender fluidity, and childhood and adolescent trauma exposure — including religious trauma — among LGBTQ+ individuals. Dr. Diamond collaborates frequently with clinicians and brings a research-informed perspective that emphasizes the critical role of social safety and unconditional belonging on the health of marginalized populations.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in guided discussion, experiential reflection, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
AASECT CKA:
B. Developmental sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective across the life course.
C. Socio-cultural, familial factors (e.g., ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socioeconomic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.
H. Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality, including illness, disability, drugs, mental health, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy termination, contraception, fertility, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infection, other infections, sexual trauma, injury, and safer sex practices.
O. Professional communication and personal reflection skills.
AASECT ST:
A. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
This presentation has been reviewed by Kristin Hodson, LCSW, CST, CSTS to ensure it meets AASECT standards.
Still here, still sexy; clinical considerations for working with aging populations
IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE LGBTQ THERAPIST'S GUILD AND IS NOT HOSTED BY THE HEALING GROUP INSTITUTE.
Kristin Hodson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Sex Therapist Supervisor, Founder and Executive Director of The Healing Group and co-author of “Real Intimacy: A Couples Guide for Genuine, Healthy Sexuality.” (Cedar Fort, 2011). The purpose of this training is to expand our knowledge and understanding of sexuality and aging—with a focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults—while also challenging both our personal and professional biases and assumptions. Together, we’ll explore how ageism and heteronormativity intersect in healthcare settings, how a lack of provider training in sexual health contributes to the “pleasure gap,” and how persistent myths—such as the belief that older adults are asexual or uninterested in sex—fuel loneliness, invisibility, and mental health challenges in aging populations. Special attention will be given to how these dynamics are further complicated for LGBTQ+ individuals, who often face a lifetime of stigma, inadequate care, and isolation as they age.
In order to participate, please sign up for The LGBTQ Therapist’s Guild here: https://www.lgbtqtherapists.com/
Integrate Sexual Health Principles into Clinical Work with Clients Engaging in Sex/Drug-Linked Behaviors, part 1
Sexual Health Series 2: Integrating Sexual Health Principles into Clinical Work with Clients Engaging in Sex/Drug-Linked Behaviors
Presenter: Doug Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CGP, CST-S, CST
Date: May 19, 2026 2:00-3:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers
CE Credits: 1 general continuing education credit
Course Description
This live webinar is the second in a three-part training series focused on sex- and drug-linked behaviors, offering healthcare professionals a dynamic, real-time experience in sexual health conversations by actively engaging in them. Drawing from a curriculum successfully implemented and evaluated at Stepping Stone, a substance use treatment program in San Diego, this training supports therapists in developing a foundational understanding of the relationship between substance use and sexual behavior.
Through expert-led instruction, facilitated discussion, guided reflection, and interactive exercises with facilitator and peer feedback, participants will learn to integrate core sexual health principles into clinical assessment and treatment planning. The course also addresses how to recognize when referral to specialized addiction treatment may be clinically appropriate. Participants will build practical skills for initiating and leading sexual health conversations with curiosity, empathy, and confidence — creating inclusive, client-centered spaces for meaningful dialogue.
This training is grounded in the core values of social work and affirms sexuality as a universal aspect of the human experience, shaped by social, cultural, and systemic influences. Participants are encouraged to reflect on unconscious bias and explore the intersections of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and cultural norms as they relate to sexual health and substance use.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Explain the relationship between substance use and sexual behavior.
Integrate sexual health principles into assessment and treatment planning with clients engaging in sex- and drug-linked behaviors.
Recognize when referral to specialized addiction treatment is appropriate to support recovery and sexual well-being.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This online training provides an introductory overview of the subject matter and is not intended to be comprehensive; clinicians seeking more advanced or specialized instruction are encouraged to pursue additional training. The virtual format may limit the level of interactivity typically available in in-person settings. While no significant risks are anticipated, participants may experience mild discomfort when engaging with sensitive topics, reflecting on personal assumptions, or participating in interactive discussions or role-play activities — experiences considered a normal part of professional learning and growth. Benefits include increased understanding of the material, enhanced ability to apply concepts to clinical practice, and the development of foundational knowledge and practical skills that support greater confidence and competence in clinical settings.
About the Presenter
Doug Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CGP, CST-S, CST, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified group psychotherapist, and certified sex therapy supervisor with extensive expertise in sexual health and substance use. He brings a dynamic, interactive approach to professional training, grounded in the six principles of sexual health and informed by years of clinical experience and curriculum development. Doug is recognized for his ability to engage clinicians in substantive, skills-based learning that translates directly into practice.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in facilitated discussion, guided reflection, interactive exercises, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
AASECT CKA:
H. Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality, including illness, disability, drugs, mental health, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy termination, contraception, fertility, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infection, other infections, sexual trauma, injury, and safer sex practices.
J. Sexual exploitation including sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.
L. Substance use/abuse and sexuality.
AASECT ST:
A. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
Safety & Health Considerations in BDSM, Kink, and Anal Play
This is a two-part training series - Participants may choose to purchase either one or both parts.
Make It Hurt So Good: Safety & Health Considerations in BDSM & Kink
Presenter: Daniel Johnson, PT, DPT, PRPC
Date: May 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers, Medical Providers, Health Providers
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Course Description
This one-hour live webinar provides clinical and medical health providers with foundational knowledge on BDSM and kink through the lens of physical health and safety. Through expert-led instruction, facilitated discussion, and guided reflection, participants will explore common practices, associated physical risks, and evidence-based harm-reduction strategies — all within a framework of culturally sensitive, client-centered care.
The course equips providers to engage confidently and compassionately with clients around sensitive sexual health topics, drawing from current research to inform clinical decision-making. Participants will learn to identify physical risks associated with BDSM and kink activities, apply a harm-reduction framework in clinical settings, and recognize warning signs of injury requiring appropriate healthcare responses. Throughout, the training emphasizes the importance of examining personal assumptions and biases, fostering the curiosity and cultural humility necessary to create safe, inclusive spaces where clients feel respected and empowered.
This training is grounded in the core principles of dignity, human worth, and social justice, and affirms sexuality as an integral component of overall well-being. Participants are encouraged to engage with diverse sexual expressions and identities through an affirming, non-judgmental lens.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Identify potential physical health risks associated with common BDSM and kink practices.
Apply a physical harm-reduction framework to BDSM and kink activities by evaluating motivation, potential risks, and strategies to reduce injury without dismissing participant goals.
Recognize warning signs of unsafe practices or injury that may arise from BDSM and kink activities and understand appropriate healthcare responses.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This online training provides an introductory overview of BDSM and kink through a physical health and safety framework and is not intended to serve as a comprehensive or exhaustive resource on the subject. The virtual format may not fully replicate the interactivity of an in-person learning environment; clinicians seeking more advanced knowledge are encouraged to pursue additional specialized training. Some participants may experience mild discomfort or have existing assumptions challenged when engaging with sensitive material related to sexual health and diverse sexual expressions; however, no physical risks to participants are anticipated. Benefits include foundational knowledge and practical clinical skills related to BDSM and kink, with a focus on physical health, safety, and harm reduction — supporting increased provider confidence, competence, and the ability to deliver inclusive, affirming, client-centered care.
About the Presenter
Daniel Johnson, PT, DPT, PRPC, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Pelvic Rehabilitation Specialist currently working toward certification as a Sex Counselor through AASECT. He is the co-owner of Keystone Physical Therapy, a specialty pelvic floor clinic offering entirely one-on-one, individualized care. Dan's areas of specialty include the resolution of persistent pain patterns and sexual health, and he is passionate about making the highest quality care in sexual health and complex pain accessible to people of all genders.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in facilitated discussion, guided reflection, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
AASECT CKA:
B. Developmental sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective across the life course.
F. Diversities in sexual expression and lifestyles including, but not limited to, polyamory, swinging, BDSM, and tantra.
G. Sexual and reproductive anatomy/physiology.
AASECT ST:
C. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
E. Principles of consultation, collaboration, and referral.
This presentation has been reviewed by Kristin Hodson, LCSW, CST, CSTS to ensure it meets AASECT standards.
Getting to the Bottom of It: Safety & Health Considerations in Anal Play
Presenter: Daniel Johnson, PT, DPT, PRPC
Date: May 12, 2026 | 3:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers, Medical Providers, Health Providers
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Course Description
This one-hour live webinar provides clinical and medical health providers with foundational knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, safety considerations, and strategies related to anal sexuality. Through expert-led instruction, facilitated discussion, and guided reflection, participants will explore the relevant structures of the anal canal, rectum, pelvic floor, and surrounding neurovascular systems — with a focus on understanding how these structures relate to sexual function, comfort, and safety.
Anal sexuality is a topic encountered across diverse client populations yet remains largely underaddressed in clinical training, leaving many providers underprepared to respond with competence and without judgment. This course equips providers to engage confidently and compassionately with clients around this commonly encountered aspect of sexual health, drawing from current research to inform clinical conversations and referrals. Participants will also explore the role of pelvic floor function and dysfunction in the context of receptive anal activity.
Grounded in the principles of dignity, human worth, and social justice, this training centers a client-centered, affirming approach to sexual health — supporting inclusive, empathetic care across diverse cultural, gender, and sexual identities.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe the relevant anatomy and physiology of the anal canal, rectum, sphincters, pelvic floor, and surrounding neurovascular structures as they relate to anal play.
Recognize potential medical risks and injuries associated with anal play.
Discuss the role of the pelvic floor muscles and anal sphincters in receptive anal activity and how pelvic floor dysfunction — including hypertonicity, dyssynergia, and weakness — may influence safety and comfort.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This online training provides an introductory overview of anal anatomy, physiology, and sexual health safety and is not intended to serve as a comprehensive or exhaustive resource on the subject. The virtual format may not fully replicate the interactivity of an in-person learning environment; clinicians seeking more advanced knowledge are encouraged to pursue additional specialized training. Some participants may experience mild discomfort or have existing assumptions challenged when engaging with sensitive material related to sexual health and anatomy; however, no physical risks to participants are anticipated. Benefits include foundational knowledge and practical clinical skills related to anal anatomy, physiology, and sexual health safety — supporting increased provider confidence, competence, and the ability to deliver inclusive, affirming, client-centered care across diverse populations.
About the Presenter
Daniel Johnson, PT, DPT, PRPC, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Pelvic Rehabilitation Specialist currently working toward certification as a Sex Counselor through AASECT. He is the co-owner of Keystone Physical Therapy, a specialty pelvic floor clinic offering entirely one-on-one, individualized care. Dan's areas of specialty include the resolution of persistent pain patterns and sexual health, and he is passionate about making the highest quality care in sexual health and complex pain accessible to people of all genders.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in facilitated discussion, guided reflection, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
AASECT CKA:
B. Developmental sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective across the life course.
F. Diversities in sexual expression and lifestyles including, but not limited to, polyamory, swinging, BDSM, and tantra.
G. Sexual and reproductive anatomy/physiology.
AASECT ST:
C. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
This presentation has been reviewed by Kristin Hodson, LCSW, CST, CSTS to ensure it meets AASECT standards.
About the presenter:
Dan Johnson is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Certified Pelvic Rehab Specialist (PRPC), and is currently working towards certification as a Sex Counselor through AASECT. He and his wife McKenzie are proud parents of 3 beautiful children and owners of Keystone Physical Therapy, a specialty pelvic floor clinic offering entirely one-on-one and specialized Pelvic Floor care. His areas of specialty include the resolution of persistent pain patterns and sexual health. He is passionate about making the highest quality care in sexual health and complex pain accessible to people of all genders.
Four Blinks/Predictive Processing Flash: an Approach to Trauma Reprocessing
Four Blinks/Predictive Processing Flash: An Approach to Trauma Reprocessing
Presenter: Reva Cook, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDRIA Consultant
Date: May 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 2 hours
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers
CE Credits: 2 continuing education credits
Course Description
Traumatic memories can significantly impede client progress in therapy — and finding effective, accessible tools for memory reconsolidation is one of the most meaningful contributions a clinician can make to a client's healing journey. This two-hour live training introduces Four Blinks/Predictive Processing Flash, a memory reconsolidation tool developed by Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC, designed to help clients rapidly reduce the distress associated with traumatic memories in a trauma-informed, client-centered manner.
Through lecture, case examples, and small group practicum, participants will learn how Four Blinks works, which clients and memories are appropriate candidates for this approach, and how to guide clients through the process skillfully and safely. The training also equips clinicians with clear, accessible language for explaining Four Blinks to clients — helping them understand what the tool is and how it can support their healing.
The training uses inclusive and diverse language, photos, and stories representing a range of races, sexes, genders, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities. It also identifies potential provider biases and offers strategies for preventing these from negatively influencing the therapeutic process.
This training is grounded in the core social work values of dignity and worth, the importance of human relationships, and a commitment to social justice — affirming that reducing trauma-related distress and supporting memory reconsolidation can meaningfully shorten the path to healing and improve quality of life for clients.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Identify which memories and which clients are appropriate candidates for Four Blinks/Predictive Processing Flash.
Guide clients through Four Blinks/Predictive Processing Flash to reduce the distress of traumatic memories.
Explain to clients what Four Blinks/Predictive Processing Flash is and how it can help them.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This training is limited to provisional and fully licensed clinicians. Participants will be taught which clients are good candidates for this process and how to use the tool in a trauma-informed way. Risks are minimal — the primary risk being that a client's distress does not reduce but remains the same. Benefits include the ability to help clients reconsolidate traumatic memories, reduce distress, and potentially shorten the overall course of treatment, supporting more efficient and effective trauma-informed care.
About the Presenter
Reva Cook, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDRIA Consultant, is a licensed clinical social worker, EMDR-certified therapist, and EMDRIA Consultant who specializes in trauma recovery and helping individuals reconnect with safety, joy, and a strong sense of self. Her background as an ER crisis worker shaped her deep understanding of both human suffering and resilience. Reva's clinical work focuses on supporting women through trauma related to pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, family of origin dynamics, religion, and sexual abuse. As the Clinical Director of The Healing Group, she is dedicated to mentoring therapists and fostering high-quality, trauma-informed care. She also serves as a trainer, EMDRIA Consultant, and media contributor. At the foundation of her work is a core belief: healing is always possible, and people can build lives they truly enjoy.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in lecture, case examples, and small group practicum
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.
AASECT CKA:
A. Ethics and ethical behavior.
C. Socio-cultural, familial factors (e.g., ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socioeconomic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.
H. Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality, including illness, disability, drugs, mental health, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy termination, contraception, fertility, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infection, other infections, sexual trauma, injury, and safer sex practices.
J. Sexual exploitation including sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.
AASECT ST:
F. Ethical decision-making and best practice.
This presentation has been reviewed by Kristin Hodson, LCSW, CST, CSTS to ensure it meets AASECT standards.
Psychedelics and the 4-D Wheel, Part 2
Embodied Spirit Collective: Psychedelics and the 4-D Wheel, Part 2
Presenter: Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, LMFT, CSTS, PAT
Date: May 5, 2026 | 2:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers, Health Providers, Medical Providers
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Course Description
This one-hour live webinar is the second in a two-part series exploring how psychedelic-assisted therapy and the 4-D Wheel — an indigenous, integrative model developed by Dr. Gina Ogden — can inform trauma-responsive preparation and integration practices. While diagnostic classification, symptom reduction, and cognitive-behavioral models remain essential to contemporary mental health care, emerging research suggests that healing processes involving trauma, grief, and existential distress often engage somatic, emotional, relational, and meaning-based dimensions that extend beyond conventional frameworks.
Through didactic instruction, guided reflection, interactive Q&A, and experiential exercises, participants will explore current neuroscience and psychedelic research alongside indigenous wisdom traditions. The training examines the neurobiological mechanisms of action associated with ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA-assisted therapy, and presents the 4-D Wheel as a culturally respectful framework for supporting integration across body, heart, mind, and spirit. Throughout, emphasis is placed on clinical rigor, humility, ethical grounding, and clear scope of practice.
This training affirms the value of indigenous epistemologies as complementary to scientific frameworks and encourages clinicians to attend to the cultural, spiritual, and ancestral dimensions of meaning-making in client experiences — adapting preparation and integration approaches to align with clients' cultural identities, belief systems, and lived experiences.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe current scientific findings related to neuroplasticity, brain network connectivity, and emotional learning that help explain therapeutic effects observed in psychedelic-assisted therapies.
Identify how the 4-D Wheel framework can support trauma-informed preparation and integration by organizing somatic, emotional, cognitive, and meaning-based experiences.
Apply culturally responsive and ethically grounded strategies that honor indigenous knowledge systems while remaining within professional scope of practice.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This training acknowledges important limitations, including the emerging nature of psychedelic research, variability in study design, limited long-term outcome data, and the fact that findings cannot be generalized across all populations or substances. Participation does not qualify clinicians to administer psychedelic medicines. Potential risks include misapplication of altered-state frameworks without appropriate training or supervision, cultural appropriation if indigenous models are used without humility and respect, and overinterpretation of neuroimaging findings beyond current scientific evidence. Benefits include a deeper understanding of preparation and integration processes, increased clinical confidence when working with non-ordinary experiences, and expanded conceptual frameworks for addressing trauma, grief, and existential distress.
About the Presenter
Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, LMFT, CSTS, PAT, is a therapist, educator, and author with nearly three decades of experience as a professor of marriage and family therapy, medical family therapy, and human sexuality. She is the founder of the Northwest Institute on Intimacy — offering postgraduate clinician training in sex therapy and relational health — and the founder and executive director of Inanna Rising, a clinician membership collective dedicated to equitable, just, and patient-centered psychedelic-assisted therapy training and support. From Blackberry Retreat Center in Sandy, Oregon, Dr. Tina offers retreats and trainings for clinicians on the 4-D Wheel for Expansive Integration and psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is the author of two influential books — Sex, God & the Conservative Church and Shameless Parenting — both recognized for their impact on healing religious sexual shame, trauma, and authoritarian parenting. Dr. Tina remains committed to social justice, integrity, and weaving cutting-edge cultural, spiritual, and sexual healing into compassionate clinical practice.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in guided reflection, experiential exercises, facilitated discussion, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
AASECT CKA:
A. Ethics and ethical behavior.
N. Learning theory and its application.
O. Professional communication and personal reflection skills.
AASECT ST:
A. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
C. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
This presentation has been reviewed by Kristin Hodson, LCSW, CST, CSTS to ensure it meets AASECT standards.