Educational Events and Webinars

April 23, 2020

Linda will be giving a Virtual three hour workshop on Sensate Focus on April 24th from 12:30-3:30 at the Virtual Annual Conference for the Society for Sex Therapy & Research. “WE’RE JUST SO BUSY!”- CONCEPTUALIZING AND COMMUNICATING ABOUT SENSATE FOCUS TO INCREASE CLIENT MOTIVATION

October 12, 2019

A REVIEW OF ITS USE IN SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND HEALTH 24TH CONGRESS, WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH

September 13, 2019

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR VARIED SEXUAL DISTRESSES AND CHALLENGING COUPLES

July 15, 2019

Sensate Focus is a highly useful adjunct to relationship therapy, serving to foster emotional connection in the couple. It is, as well, a technique that forms the basis of sex therapy. In this highly practical advanced workshop participants will be offered updates regarding best practices, re- introduced to the underpinnings of Sensate Focus in Somatic Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Practice, and offered the opportunity to delve deeper in applying Sensate Focus suggestions to specific sexual difficulties. Case Studies will be utilized in a step by step illustration of the use of the Sensate Focus hierarchy with varying sexual dysfunctions as well as with challenging couple presentations. Participants are invited to bring case summaries for discussion.Video demonstrations of Sensate Focus positions and instructions will also be utilized.“Sensate Focus: The Alchemy of Healing Touch, Part I” is a pre-requisite for this course. If you did not attend that course, please contact CPID for further information by emailing Zoya Simakhodskaya at zoya@cpidnyc.com.

April 12, 2019