TASHRA is offering three more courses in 2021, and as always their offerings are well worth a look for anyone who wants to learn more about BDSM, and especially useful to counselors and therapists who wish to develop their cultural competency serving these communities. Register here for clinican training Strange Bedfellows: New Horizons in TherapyContinue reading “Somatic Healing & Suicide Among Kinksters? TASHRA Offers Continuing Education”
Category Archives: Therapy
Jorge Ferrer’s New Book in Series with Rowman & Littlefield
Previously I told my readers about an exciting new book series on diverse sex, gender, and relationships that I am co-editing with Dr. Richard Sprott through the publishers Rowman and Littlefield. Now I am very excited to announce that the first book in that series is coming out! Dr. Jorge Ferrer has written a fantasticContinue reading “Jorge Ferrer’s New Book in Series with Rowman & Littlefield”
Online Certification in CNM Relationships for Therapists with Dr. Eli Opens This Month!
In collaboration with the Sexual Health Alliance, Dr. Eli Sheff is teaching a year-long course for counselors and therapists wishing to specializing in serving clients in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. Students in this course will get rich content from industry experts, as well as lectures and discussion with Dr. Eli Sheff. Completion of the courseContinue reading “Online Certification in CNM Relationships for Therapists with Dr. Eli Opens This Month!”
Happy Counseling Case Consultation Client
Recently I consulted with a counselor who was serving clients in a polyamorous relationship that was having challenges. Her lovely review is below. *********************************************************************** Dr. Sheff is a wonderful consultant who provided very useful resources and strategies to me when I was in a time of need with a client. I appreciated her time andContinue reading “Happy Counseling Case Consultation Client”
Year-Long Certification Webinar for Therapists Treating Polyamorous Clients with Dr. Eli and the Sexual Health Alliance
Registration is open for a year-long certification class for counselors and therapists who want to specialize in serving people in polyamorous and other consensually non-monogamous relationships. Beginning September 1, 2020 and ending August 2021, the class meets live online the first Tuesday of the month from 12:30 to 2 pm Central time (1:30 – 3Continue reading “Year-Long Certification Webinar for Therapists Treating Polyamorous Clients with Dr. Eli and the Sexual Health Alliance”
APA’s Div 44 Task Force on CNM Making News
In my decades of studying polyamory in the United States I have seen the locus of research shift from the discipline of sociology (pretty much just me for the first 10 years) to psychology, and the Task Force on Consensual NonMonogamy is both a symptom of this shift and a significant driver. As a sectionContinue reading “APA’s Div 44 Task Force on CNM Making News”
SDC Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff
Lexi Sylver at SDC interviewed me recently for their expert spotlight, check it out here https://www.sdc.com/group/non-monogamy/lexi-sylver-interviews-dr-eli-sheff-about-non-monogamy/ #polyamory #continuingeducation #therapy #sexeducation #counseling
Research on Intersecting Sexual Identities Ends Soon
Last chance! Participate in this study from #div44cnm scholars that examines the experiences of non-monogamous #LGBTQIA folks with diverse identities. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/DiverseIDSurvey#inclusion #diversity #polyamory #openrelationships #intersectionality #lgbtq #lgbt
Another Successful Event with the Sexual Health Alliance & Dr. Eli Sheff
This weekend I was in Austin with Heather McPherson, Dr. Jess, and the Sexual Health Alliance providing continuing education for counselors and therapists. Some audience members dressed up as unicorns for my talk The Pleasures and Dangers of Unicorn Hunting on Saturday for the Sexceptional Lecture Series — they were so adorable!!! I am reallyContinue reading “Another Successful Event with the Sexual Health Alliance & Dr. Eli Sheff”
Student Discount for Continuing Education Workshops in LA
This coming Friday and Saturday (10/11 & 12) I will be presenting continuing education workshops for counselors and therapists in Los Angeles, with my delightful and esteemed colleagues Tristan Taormino and Dr. David Ley. Hosted by the Sexual Health Alliance, these two days of workshops are AASECT accredited. More information below: Have you ever consideredContinue reading “Student Discount for Continuing Education Workshops in LA”