Let’s Talk About Sex (Therapeutically): Practical Skills for Every Clinician

Facilitated by: Dr. Tammy Nelson, Ph.D.

Date: June 5, 2026

Time: 11:00am – 2:30pm (ET)

Location: Online via Zoom

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About the Workshop

This workshop is intended for all clinicians working with individuals and couples, to explore relationship issues around sexuality. We will review how to feel more confident assessing and intervening with desire issues, and the skills therapists need for common sexual complaints and long term erotic recovery.

We will begin with an overview of key clinical concepts related to sexual desire, eroticism, and intimacy, and then move into practical skills to help clients address concerns around connection and pleasure. The focus will be on helping both individuals and couples improve their intimate relationships in ways that are collaborative, respectful, and clinically grounded. The workshop will review skills to help clinicians feel more comfortable and skilled to have these conversations with our clients.

Talking about sex can evoke strong emotions for therapists and clients and this workshop will address therapist countertransference and projection, as well as the frustration and repetitive patterns individuals and couples may bring into the therapy room. We will review the basics of an integrative sex therapy model and explore how trauma, abuse, and affair recovery can shape desire, erotic expression, and the course of treatment.

Drawing on clinical practice, research, and case examples, we will highlight practical interventions and techniques that foster effective, ethical therapeutic relationships with clients struggling with desire and intimacy issues. We will also discuss how to integrate this work into ongoing clinical practice, using interventions that support promote positive treatment outcomes.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Assess common desire concerns and sexual complaints in individuals and relationships (including desire discrepancy).
2. Identify key anatomical, pleasure averse, and relational factors shaping intimacy and relationship dynamics for individuals and couples.
3. Learn ways to approach clients that examine bias, and give skills for therapists to feel comfortable talking about sex
4. Apply practical interventions and communication skills to support erotic recovery and address common presenting issues (e.g., sexual trauma impacts, monogamy/non-monogamy concerns) in routine clinical work

Presenter

Tammy Nelson, PhD, is a board-certified sexologist, an AASECT certified sex therapist, certified Imago therapist, a licensed professional clinical counselor, and the author of six books including Open Monogamy; Co-creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement. She is the Director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, the host of the podcast the Trouble with Sex and a TEDx speaker.

Target Audience

This workshop is intended for all clinicians working with individuals and relationships to feel confident assessing and intervening with desire issues, erotic recovery, and common sexual complaints.

Webinar Recording

This webinar will be recorded and shared with all registrants within 5-7 days of the webinar taking place. The recording will be available for 60 days once released.

Course Fees:

EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE: May 15, 2026

* Students must email a copy/scan of their valid student ID or confirmation of enrolment upon purchasing their ticket to: cmbhworkshops@gmail.com

** A 5% discount is available for groups of 5+ registering at the same time. Please email our Education Team for more details: cmbhworkshops@gmail.com

Registration Confirmation: Please allow 1-2 business days for our workshop staff to confirm your registration. We will email you an official receipt upon confirmation, including further details on workshop format and preparation materials.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: An administrative fee of $75 will be charged for cancellations. For a refund, written notification must be received by May 15, 2026. Written notice of cancellation should be emailed to cmbhworkshops@gmail.com. Refunds will not be issued after May 15, 2026. CMBH reserves the right to cancel workshops due to unforeseen circumstances.

Continuing Education (CE) Credits

OPA: Pending approval.

MDPAC: Approved for 3.5 hours of MDPAC Group CE credits

OAMHP: Participation in this workshop allows OAMHP members to apply 3.5 CECs toward their required continuing education hours. OAMHP’s review of the general content of this workshop recognizes the learning objectives meet and support the criteria (1) for best known practice in continuing education and (2) for educational requirements for mental health professionals.

Participants must attend the entirety of the webinar in real-time to receive a certificate of completion detailing CE credits. Attendance will be noted manually by our workshop staff. Participants who are unable to attend the webinar in real-time may view the recordings once they are released and can be provided a questionnaire upon request to receive full CE credits.