Events

EVENTS

Scheduled Speaking Engagements 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. (Register here)

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. (Register here)

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. (Register here)

4 Skills to Strengthen Consent
June 18, 2021, Consent Fest, online. (Register here)

Speaking Engagements 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.

Speaking Engagements 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

Speaking Engagements 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

Speaking Engagements 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

Speaking Engagements 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