Events
2023
Workshop: Title to be determined
May 5, 2023, Couples Conference
Polyamory And The Developmental Model
May 6, 2023, Couples Conference
When Infidelity is Traumatic
May 7, 2023, Couples Conference
Strategies For Handling Polyamory Well
April 21, 2023, Our Landing Place Queering Mental Health Conference
Clinical Work with Polyamory: Case Conceptualization and Treatment
April 13, 2023, Mego Nerses Psychotherapy
Working With Polyamorous Clients: Cultural and Clinical Challenges and Strategies
March 21, 2023, American Counseling Association
From Infidelity to Polyamory
March 7, 2023, Leveled Up Love
Live Interview
February 26, 2023, Leveled Up Love
Intimacy and Sexuality in Couples Relationships
January 21-23, 2023, University of Michigan
Clinical Work With Polyamory: Case Conceptualization and Treatment
January 8, 2023, Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, Manhattan Chapter
2022
Integrative Couples Therapy
Sex Therapy Certificate Program, California Institute of Integral Studies
Moving Towards Non-Monogamy: Handling Common Challenges In Opening Up
June 25, 2022, Couples Conference.
Bringing Up Sex in Therapy: How, When, Why, and Other Pressing Questions Answered
June 26, 2022, Couples Conference.
Facilitating Intimate Connection: Clinical Studies in Desire Discrepancy
June 26, 2022, Couples Conference.
Race, Gender, Sex and Power in Clinical Practice
June 26, 2022, co-presenting with Sejal Patel and Joseph Winn, Couples Conference.
2021
Clinical Strategies for Working with Desire Issues and Diverse Relational Systems
April 22-August 26, 2021, Sex Therapy New Zealand, online.
Clinical Strategies: Defining, Re-defining, and Negotiating Open Relationship Structures
April 28, 2021, Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, Tammy Nelson, online.
Supporting Sexual Function through the Lifespan: A Multi-System Approach.
June 8, 2021, AAMFT Annual Conference, online.
Polyamory: Creating a Strong Foundation (or, how the heck do I actually DO this??)
June 9, 2021, www.ethicalpolyam.com, Kathy G. Slaughter, online.
Working Effectively with Issues of Desire (Panels: Working with Sexuality in an Online World and Infidelity/Jealousy—Crisis and Repair)
June 5-6, 2020, The Milton/Erickson Foundation/The Couples Institute, The Couples Conference, online.
4 Skills to Strengthen Consent
June 18, 2021, Consent Fest, online.
2020
Clinical Strategies: Working with Relational Challenges Involving Polyamory
September 9, 2020, Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, online.
Integrating Physiology into Sex Therapy
August 6, 2020, Ohio Center for Relationship & Sexual Health, online.
Working with CNM and Polyamorous Clients
July 23, 2020, Ohio Center for Relationship & Sexual Health, online.
BDSM/Kink and Fetish: When Your Therapy Client is Kinky
July 1, 2020, Ohio Center for Relationship & Sexual Health, online.
From Assessment To Treatment: Working Effectively With Desire Discrepancy
April 3, 2020, Milton Erickson Foundation Couples Conference, online.
Pathways to Intimacy After Trauma: 7 Steps for Helping Clients Heal
March 22, 2020, The Milton/Erickson Foundation/The Couples Institute, The Couples Conference, online.
2019
Polyamory 101: What Every Therapist Needs to Know
December 6, 2019, Couples and Intimate Relationships Topical Interest Network, delivered online
Keynote Address: Art and Science in Action: High-Impact Couples Therapy Using the Developmental Model
October 19, 2019, Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Polyamory: Therapeutic Challenges, Confrontations, and Solutions
June 28, 2019, Couples Institute webinar
Beyond Jealousy and Communication: Therapy for Polyamory’s Biggest Challenges
June 15, 2019, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Philadelphia, PA
Not Tonight Dear: Helping Clients Transform Differences in Sexual Desire
February 8, 2019, Couples Institute webinar
2018
Comfortable Cultural Competence with Polyamorous Clients
November 17, 2018, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, Louisville, KY
Brief Assessment: The Key to Working Effectively with Sex Issues
November 16, 2018, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, Louisville, KY
Nothing Simple About It: Treating the Complexities of Desire Discrepancy
May 18, 2018, University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program Alumni Event, Ann Arbor, MI, 6-hour workshop
Therapy with Polyamorous Clients: Clinical work with a Marginalized Population
May 5, 2018, The Milton Erickson Foundation and the Couples Institute, The Couples Conference, Oakland, CA
2017
The Art of Brief Assessment: From Convoluted Story to Coherent Treatment
and Therapy with Polyamorous Clients: Gaining Cultural & Clinical Competence with a Marginalized Population
October 27, 2017, Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Relationship and Sex Therapy Conference, Duluth, MN
Not Just a Relational Issue: Increasing Effectiveness with Desire Discrepancy
August 12, 2017, Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 3-hour workshop
The Art of Brief Assessment: From Convoluted Story to Coherent Treatment
June 17, 2017, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Therapy with Polyamorous Clients: Gaining Cultural & Clinical Competence with a Marginalized Population
April 2, 2017, The Milton Erickson Foundation and the Couples Institute, The Couples Conference, Manhattan Beach, CA
2016
How to use the Dual Control Model of Sexual Arousal to Help Couples with a Desire Discrepancy
June 10, 2016, The Couple’s Institute online training in the Developmental Model of Couple Therapy, bonus call, delivered online
Marginalized Sexual Populations: Understanding BDSM/Kink and Polyamory
January 8, 2016, The Couple’s Institute online training in the Developmental Model of Couple Therapy, bonus call, delivered online
