*This conference has been canceled due to the pandemic. If you are needing/wanting CEs now please go to our Chicago or Denver page in the menu bar and register for one of those conferences as they both will be 100% online. *

Thank you for your patience!!

Dallas Weekend Conference: Sex Outside the Lines & Rebel Love w/ Dr. Chris Donaghue

RECEIVE UP TO 16 CEUS FOR LPC, LMFT, LCSW AND AASECT* OR SEE BELOW FOR UP TO 200+ AASECT CES WHICH ALREADY INCLUDES THIS WEEKEND!

(THIS PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE REGISTERED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF OUR FULL SEX THERAPY/EDUCATOR/COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR AASECT) REGISTER FOR CERTIFICATION TOWARDS AASECT THAT ALREADY INCLUDES THIS WEEKEND CLICK HERE.

This training is a trauma informed, intersectional, gender neutral, body and sex positive practice.

FULL TRAINING SCHEDULE:

*BREAKS, SELF CARE TIME, AND EATING ARE ENCOURAGED AS NEEDED

Saturday, April 4th, 10am - 6pm

- Introduction to Rebel Love, Sex Outside the Lines and Somatics

- Importance of Touch

- Body Negativity Complex

- Pelvis, Breathing, Movement, Authenticity,

- Sex as Medicine- Sex Addiction and Dysfunctions

- Process Group and Clinical Discussion

- REBEL LOVE - Sexceptional Lecture w/ Dr. Chris Donaghue!! (open to all friends, partners and general public!! 2pm-6pm)

Sunday, April 5th, 10am - 6pm

- Experiential Work

- The Nervous System

- Neurology- Sex, Body and Mind

- The Practitioners Soma

- Steps, Principles, Key Terms, Theory, and Treatment Goals

- Somatic Therapy and Education plus Sex Therapy

- Process Group and Clinical Discussion

*This program offers up to 16 AASECT CEs. This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 155 AASECT CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org

MONOGAMISH: FLEXIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH DR. ELISABETH SHEFF AND MORE!

Has a client or friend ever told you that they are in an open relationship, "monogamish," talk about threesomes, swinging or poly? Join us for a weekend to learn how to engage clients and patients that are in relationships beyond monogamy.

Open to ALL professionals, their partners, friends and anyone that wants to learn more! Open to all communities too!

*Choose 1/2 day, full day or weekend!*

Up to 16 hours of LPC, LMFT, LCSW and AASECT CEUs*

This is a level 1 certificate toward full certification. (Must attend entire weekend) Gain CEUs towards your Consensual Non-Monogamy Certification provided by the Sexual Health Alliance and/or gain AASECT CEUs towards AASECT Sex Therapy Certification and more!

DR. ELISABETH SHEFF

Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff is the foremost academic expert on polyamorous families with children. With a PhD in Sociology, Dr. Sheff specializes in gender and sexual minority families, consensual non-monogamy, and kink/BDSM. Sheff’s first book, The Polyamorists Next Door (2014 hardback and ebook, 2015 paperback and audiobook), details the findings of the first 15 years of her research on polyamorous families with children. Her second book, Stories from the Polycule (2015), is an edited anthology of writings by polyamorous folks. When Someone You Love is Polyamorous (2016) is Sheff’s shortest book that guides family members and significant others who are trying to understand a polyamorous loved one.

THIS SEXCEPTIONAL 2 DAY WEEKEND WILL OFFER 16 CEUS & 16 AASECT CES* PROGRAM APPROVED.

ADVANCED SKILLS FOR ANY CLINICIAN, NERD OR CURIOUS PARTNER! OPEN TO EVERYONE, INVITE A FRIEND!

FULL TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Friday, December 6th, 9am - 5pm 

- Introduction to monogamish, open and poly relationships

- Therapeutic Issues in Consensual Non-Monogamy

- Resilience in Poly Families

- Legal Issues Facing Sexual and Gender Minorities

- Confronting Monogamy Bias in Psychotherapy

Saturday, Dec 7th, 9am - 5pm (*Sexceptional Lecture 1-5pm)

- NonMonogamy MisMatch

- Case Studies and Panel

- From Monogamy to Monoagmish

- Communication and Negotiation in CNM: Setting Boundaries

This event is held at The Legacy Tower, 1st Floor Conference Room, 7250 Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX 75024

FREE RESOURCES, FREE BOOK CHAPTERS, ARTICLES AND RESEARCH. MORE AVAILABLE @ EVENT.

https://elisabethsheff.com/journal-articles-and-book-chapters/

http://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/viewFile/734/960

https://kinseyinstitute.org/pdf/PolyamoryBibliography.pdf

DR. ELISABETH SHEFF

Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff is the foremost academic expert on polyamorous families with children. With a PhD in Sociology, Dr. Sheff specializes in gender and sexual minority families, consensual non-monogamy, and kink/BDSM. Sheff’s written 3 books, The Polyamorists Next Door (2014), Stories from the Polycule (2015) and When Someone You Love is Polyamorous (2016) explore decades of research and stories from polyamorous people. Dr. Sheff is currently in her fourth wave of data collection for her 20+ year study of polyamorous families with children.

his program offers up to 16 AASECT CEs. This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 155 AASECT CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org

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All are welcome for w/ Dr. Chris Donaghue: Rebel Love, Liberation, Sex Outside the Lines!

JOIN DR. CHRIS DONAGHUE IN DENVER FOR A GROUNDBREAKING TRAINING! LOVELINE CO-HOST ALONGSIDE AMBER ROSE, TV PERSONALITY AND CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST, DR. CHRIS DONAGHUE WILL DELIVER ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE TRAININGS IN THE WORLD.

HALF DAY LECTURE IS TITLED: REBEL LOVE. TICKETS START AT $40! SEXCEPTIONAL LECTURE W/ DR. CHRIS DONAGHUE!! (OPEN TO ALL FRIENDS, PARTNERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC 2PM) INCLUDES SEX NERD TRIVIA!

This training is a trauma informed, intersectional, gender neutral, body and sex positive practice. This program offers up to 16 AASECT CEs*.

FULL TRAINING SCHEDULE:

*BREAKS, SELF CARE TIME, AND EATING ARE ENCOURAGED AS NEEDED

Saturday, April 27th, 9am - 5pm

- Introduction to Rebel Love, Sex Outside the Lines and Somatics

- Importance of Touch

- Body Negativity Complex

- Pelvis, Breathing, Movement, Authenticity,

- Sex as Medicine- Sex Addiction and Dysfunctions

- Process Group and Clinical Discussion

- REBEL LOVE - Sexceptional Lecture w/ Dr. Chris Donaghue!! (open to all friends, partners and general public!! 2pm-5pm) Includes Sex Nerd Trivia!

Sunday, April 28th, 9am - 5pm

- Experiential Work

- The Nervous System

- Neurology- Sex, Body and Mind

- The Practitioners Soma

- Steps, Principles, Key Terms, Theory, and Treatment Goals

- Somatic Therapy and Education plus Sex Therapy

- Process Group and Clinical Discussion

This event is held at The Legacy Tower, 1st Floor Conference Room, 7250 Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX 75024

Join us on APRIL 27-28th (up to 16 CEs) to learn about Rebel Love and Sex Outside the Lines including ways to enhance pleasure, tolerate more intimacy, heal simple sexual trauma, and reduce body and sex shame. Most sex therapies keep us trapped in our heads and never help get us fully into our body or sexuality. Great sex and full intimacy is about letting go, surrendering to our whole body, and staying out of our heads. The problem with standard “mindfulness” is it’s disembodied, and it keeps you in your head, because it's not a true body based practice.  Disembodied people doing mindfulness stay disembodied. Thus far mindfulness applied to sex doesn’t address or undue (sexual or body) shame or simple trauma either. 

THIS TRAINING CAN HELP PEOPLE GAIN:

1. A better understanding of the sexual body, 2. Improved sexual and body communication skills, 3. Use of sex as a tool to connect, 4. Learning about your authentic sexual self, 5. Sexual and body confidence, 6. Removal of sexual anxieties, 7. Increased sexual pleasure, 8. Increased tolerance for intimacy.

• Break down the limiting cultural and psychological structures to create a more expansive and inclusive view of sexual-relational health

• Demonstrate how "normal" is oppressive and shaming

• Challenge current sexual diagnoses and disorders as flawed, pathologizing, and heteronormative

• Provide a new vision for sexual-relational health

Dr. Chris Donaghue is a Doctor of Clinical Sexology and Human Sexuality, Doctoral trained in Clinical Psychology, Licensed Clinical Therapist, and a Certified Sex Therapist and specializes in individual and couples/marriage therapy. Dr. Donaghue is the co-host of the new "Loveline Podcast with Amber Rose," a featured expert and guest co-host on CBS' "The Doctors" TV show. He has been featured on The Today Show, VICE, CNN, HLN, OWN, Nightline, Dr. Drew and featured in Newsweek, New York Times, Daily Beast, Men's Health, Cosmo, and National Geographic.

DR. DONAGHUE'S BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Chris Donaghue is a Doctor of Clinical Sexology and Human Sexuality, Doctoral trained in Clinical Psychology, Licensed Clinical Therapist, and a Certified Sex Therapist. Dr. Donaghue specializes in individual and couples sex and marital therapy, as well as sexual compulsivity, sexual anorexia, sexual dysfunctions, and non-traditional sexuality, identities, and relationships. Dr. Donaghue is a member of American Association of Sex Counselors, Educators, and Therapists (AASECT) and the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS). Chris is one out of only four hundred individuals who completed the extra training to receive his CST Credentials. 

Dr. Donaghue is the co-host of the new "Loveline Podcast with Amber Rose," a featured expert and guest co-host on CBS' "The Doctors" TV show, featured expert on VH1's "The Amber Rose Show." He has been featured on The Today Show, VICE, CNN, HLN, OWN, Nightline, Dr. Drew and featured in Newsweek, New York Times, Daily Beast, Men's Health, Cosmo, and National Geographic. Dr. Chris Donaghue is the author of “Sex Outside the Lines: Authentic Sexuality in a Sexually Dysfunctional Culture,” that is currently used in the curriculum as UCLA, Princeton, and USC. Order the book on Amazon here. 

This program offers up to 16 AASECT CEs. This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 155 AASECT CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org

Check out Dr. Chris Donaghue’s latest book on Rebel Love! Break the rules, Destroy toxic habits and have the best sex of your life.

A new bestseller, award winning blog, podcast and more... DR. JUSTIN LEHMILLER is coming to Dallas with keynote by Midori!

TICKETS START AT $45! MULTIPLE OPTIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDING ALL LPC, LMFT, LCSW CEU OPTIONS & AASECT CEs TOWARD CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR ALL HOURS.

Open to ALL professionals, their partners, friends and anyone that wants to learn more!

*Choose 1/2 day, full day or weekend!*

JOIN US JAN 25th-26th FOR:  TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. IT'S A PHRASE LOADED WITH PROMISE AND AMBIGUITY THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SPARK BOTH EXCITEMENT AND FEAR. EXCEPT, WITH DR. JUSTIN LEHMILLER AS YOUR GUIDE, YOU WILL DISCOVER EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO LEAD A FULFILLING INTIMATE LIFE.

Receive up to 14 CEUs for LPC, LMFT, LCSW and AASECT or see below for up to 155 AASECT CEs which already includes this weekend!

We're so excited to announce this weekend training event! Multiple days and ticket options available. And, best of all, it's open to everyone! This training is included in the Sex Therapy Certification Educational Training Program (plus all 155 AASECT CEs toward AASECT Certification) if you have already registered HERE.

Are you getting what you want when it comes to sex? Odds are, probably not. Most of us have sexual fantasies that we wish were part of our sexual reality; however, few of us have shared these desires with our partners, let alone acted on them, because fear, shame, and embarrassment are holding us back.

We need to move past sexual shame and learn to communicate our desires in order to establish happy and healthy relationships. Sexual communication has a number of benefits, from establishing greater intimacy and closeness to keeping passion alive for the long haul.

FULL TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Friday, January 25th, 10am - 6pm (Dr. Justin Lehmiller w/ Keynote by Midori)

- Sexual fantasy vs. sexual desire: What’s the difference?

- The who, what, when, where, and why of sexual fantasies

- How and why fantasies differ across gender, sexual orientation, and age

- The science of sexual fantasy: The most common fantasies, where they come from, and what they say about us

- Reconceptualizing paraphilias: Which sexual desires are truly uncommon and when does a sexual fantasy or desire become a cause for concern?  

- Special guest, Midori with "The Auntie Midori’s Story Challenge!” (For all professionals, friends, partners & anyone else that wants to learn & win prizes & giveaways!) at 3-5pm.

- Processing, questions and closing

Saturday, January 26th, 10am - 6pm, w/ Dr. Justin Lehmiller

- Sexual communication: Tips and icebreakers that will allow you to confidently begin a dialogue

- Making the leap from fantasy to reality: What do you need to know?

- Monogamy vs. consensual non-monogamy: What are the unique benefits and challenges of each, and how do you figure out which approach is right for you?

- The secrets to relationship success: Getting the sex life and relationship you want

- Discussing fantasies and desires with partners: Risk vs. reward

- Sexceptional Lecture w/ Dr. Justin Lehmiller! (open to all friends, partners and general public!! 3pm-6pm) Includes games and fun with our trivia team!

- Questions and closing

This entire event takes place at Hyatt House™ Dallas Las Colinas 

5901 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving TX, 75039

REGISTER FOR HALF DAY, 1 DAY OR FULL WEEKEND ABOVE. 

RECEIVE UP TO 15 CEUS FOR LPC, LMFT, LCSW AND AASECT OR SEE BELOW FOR UP TO 155 AASECT CES WHICH ALREADY INCLUDES THIS WEEKEND!

(THIS PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE REGISTERED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF OUR FULL SEX THERAPY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR AASECT) REGISTER FOR THE FULL SEX THERAPY CERTIFICATION PLUS ALL CES NEEDED TOWARDS AASECT THAT ALREADY INCLUDES THIS WEEKEND CLICK HERE.  

Dr. Justin J. Lehmiller received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University and is a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute. He is also author of the new, highly praised book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is an award winning educator, having been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years. He is also a prolific researcher and scholar who has published more than 40 pieces of academic writing to date, including a textbook entitled The Psychology of Human Sexuality (2nd edition released in 2017) that is used in college classrooms around the world. Dr. Lehmiller's research focuses on topics including casual sex, sexual fantasy, sexual health, and friends with benefits. His studies have appeared in all of the leading journals on human sexuality, including the Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 

Dr. Lehmiller has been interviewed by numerous media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, CNN.com, The Atlantic, The Globe and Mail, and The Sunday Times. He has been named one of 5 "Sexperts" You Need to Follow on Twitter by Men's Health and one of the "modern-day masters of sex" by Nerve.

Dr. Lehmiller has appeared on several episodes of the television program Taboo on the National Geographic Channel and is a frequent guest on podcast and radio shows, such as the Savage Lovecast and the NPR programs Radio Times and Airtalk. He is a popular freelance writer, penning columns and op-eds for several major publications, including Playboy, USA Today, VICE, Psychology Today, and New York Magazine. In addition, the articles he writes on Sex and Psychology have been syndicated on major websites, including Business Insider, Huffington Post, Men's Health, and Thought Catalog.

Dan Savage calls Midori (from Tokyo, Japan) “The Super Nova of sex”! She is an artistic visionary who has touched lives across the globe with her expertise in sexuality, personal fulfillment, and kinky adventures. Using her “head-heart-hands” methodology she facilitates tackling challenging topics and creating space where people are allowed individual self-exploration.

Midori is known for her hilarious and practical classes on enhancing sexual fulfillment, boosting confidence and expanding personal growth. Native of Tokyo, Japan, she brings a unique perspective pleasure and authentic living.

She wrote the first English language book on Shibari with "Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage", the hot instructional essays in "Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink", and twisted dark science fiction in "Master Han's Daughter". In 2001 she founded Rope Bondage Dojo®. She has trained many cadres and leads many Dojos each year. She also created ForteFemme, a unique women's dominance weekend training and empowerment intensive. Her incredible passion is fully on display in her transformative small group intensives, including Rope Dojo ®, ForteFemme: Women’s Dominance Weekend Intensive, and The Wanted Man intensive with Marcia Baczynski. For more information on her upcoming classes and events, please visit: http://www.FHP-Inc.com/classes

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 155 AASECT CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org