The Advanced Practitioner Summit Imago, EMDR, Trauma Healing & Applied Sexology
100% Online Conference!
Step into The Advanced Practitioner Summit: Imago, EMDR, Trauma Healing & Applied Sexology—a dynamic, two-day professional training designed for sexual health professionals who want to work at the leading edge of relational and sexual wellbeing.
Happening February 21–22, this training brings together Dr. Joe Kort and a roster of expert educators for an immersive deep dive into the therapeutic models shaping today’s most effective clinical practice. This is where advanced theory meets real-world application.
This training shows you how to integrate Imago Relationship Therapy, EMDR principles, and modern trauma-healing frameworks to transform conflict, process sexual and relational wounds, and strengthen clients’ emotional regulation and sense of safety. By weaving applied sexology with trauma-informed care, you’ll gain practical tools to address desire differences, arousal challenges, relational ruptures, compulsive patterns, and a wide range of sexual expressions.
Over these two days you will dive into:
Principles of Imago Relationship Therapy—including mirroring, validation, and empathic dialogue—and describe how these methods support relational attunement and conflict transformation in clinical practice.
How to apply Imago techniques to assess relationship dynamics and guide couples through structured communication processes that enhance connection, reduce reactivity, and strengthen secure attachment.
The foundational principles of EMDR, including bilateral stimulation and adaptive information processing, and explain how these mechanisms support the resolution of sexual shame, attachment injuries, and trauma-related triggers.
How to apply EMDR-informed strategies to help clients reduce distress related to performance anxiety, relational trauma, and psychosexual concerns, integrating these techniques into a broader trauma-informed therapeutic approach.
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PRESENTERS
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Dr. Joe Kort, PhD, LMSW
Psychotherapist Joe Kort, PhD, LMSW, is the clinical director and founder of The Center for Relationship and Sexual Health in Royal Oak, Michigan. He is a board-certified clinical sexologist, author of four books, lecturer and facilitator of therapeutic workshops. Throughout his 36 years of private practice, he successfully has utilized varying therapy modalities to help hundreds of individuals and couples improve their lives and strengthen their relationships.
Dr. Kort specializes in marital problems and conflicts; mixed orientation marriages; male sexuality and sexual health concerns; “sex addiction,” out-of-control sexual behaviors; sexual identity issues; childhood sexual abuse; LGBTQIA Affirmative Therapy; and Imago Relationship Therapy.
He is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), a safe and effective treatment that can help patients who have suffered for years from anxiety, distressing memories, nightmares, insomnia, abuse or other traumatic events.
Dr. Kort obtained his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, with a dual major in psychology and social work. He earned master’s degrees in social work and psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and a doctorate (PhD) in Clinical Sexology from the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists.
WANT TO BECOME SHA CERTIFIED?
Imagine completing your Certification in Sexology (and including your AASECT application) in a fraction of the time—saving hundreds of hours—while gaining every CE you need, all in one place. When you become SHA Certified, you’re not just checking boxes; you’re joining a global community of sex educators, counselors, coaches, and therapists who are shaping the future of sexual health.
Instead of piecing together conferences one by one and hoping they align with International standards or the (US AASECT requirements), you can enroll in SHA’s Sexuality Educator / Counselor / Coach / Sexology / Sex Therapy Certification Program, where every training is intentionally curated, tracked, and streamlined to support your AASECT path. No guesswork. No overwhelm. Just a clear, supported journey from start to finish.
As an SHA Certified professional, you’ll gain:
Access to a thriving global community of practitioners and leaders
Expert faculty, mentorship, and guidance every step of the way
Exclusive SHA trainings, tools, and support you won’t find anywhere else
A complete, organized portfolio for international associations (including AASECT-aligned hours)
If you’re ready to take your sexual health education further—and become truly sexceptional—apply to become SHA Certified today. Your future clients (and your future self) will thank you. Apply HERE.
Sexual Health Alliance has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7730. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Sexual Health Alliance is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
This event is eligible for a maximum of 14 CE hours.
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Enroll in SHA’s Sexuality Therapist/Educator/Counselor Certification Program to earn AASECT hours and all necessary CEs in one program. Apply HERE to become SHA Certified and advance your sexuality education or contact us at 720-248-8618.
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Email shacertifications@gmail.com with your student ID and current or next term’s course schedule to receive your student rate.
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Yes, this event is eligible for a maximum of 14 CE hours. Please email shacertifications@gmail.com or call us at 720-248-8618 if you are interested in receiving these credits.
“Excellent! I thought this was one of the most useful and informative workshops I have attended in a long time. Outstanding speakers who were well-knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. Also, each talk was engaging and I found all the material applicable to my business in several ways. A+ Thank you, SHA staff!”
