Live Online Workshop via Zoom
Thursday, January 9, 2024 9:30-12pm EST
Thursday, February 6, 2024 9:30-12pm EST
Friday, March 7, 2024 9:30-12:30pm
From the perspective of Emotionally Focused Therapy, complaints of discrepant desire, arousal or orgasm issues, boredom in the bedroom are often part of an underlying lack of security and bond in the relationship caused by the negative cycle between partners. At times, as the partners de-escalate and become more secure, sexual issues remain unresolved. Many EFT therapists struggle to remain hopeful in the face of complex sexual impasses.
You have taken our "Sex as a Safe Adventures: Connecting sexually and emotionally through EFT" workshop — now let’s get our hands dirty together and apply the learning to your challenging cases where once you have effectively created security in the relational/emotional cycle, it doesn’t naturally bring sex back online. 6 therapists will have an opportunity to present their challenging cases and receive feedback from Zoya and Mike.
Presenters:
Zoya Simakhodskaya, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. She is a founding member and member of the Board of Directors of NYCEFT. Zoya is also a Founder and Director of the Center for Psychological and Interpersonal Development, dedicated to high-quality individual and relationship therapy and EFT training. Zoya has a full-time practice in Chelsea, NY, with adults, couples, and families, specializing in cross-cultural and bilingual populations. In addition to her psychotherapy practice, Zoya has many years of experience providing crisis intervention in a psychiatric emergency service. She continues as a voluntary faculty member at NYU School of Medicine and CUNY Graduate Center. Zoya enjoys helping therapists learn EFT and teaches nationally and internationally, now bringing EFT to Russia and Ukraine. She is particularly interested in helping clients with issues of sexuality in relationships.
Michael Moran, LCSW, CST is a psychotherapist, Certified EFT Couples Therapist and Supervisor, and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist based in New York, NY, where he specializes in the intersection of relational and sexual challenges. He is the Founder and Director of The Center for Relational Fulfillment and is Senior Faculty at The Sex Therapy Collaborative, a division of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy. In addition to his practice, Mike presents internationally training therapists to address sexual issues in EFT couples therapy effectively and has taught graduate courses in Marriage and Family Therapy and LGBTQ Practice in Contemporary Society at Rutgers University. Mike has also been featured on Esther Perel's "Sessions" platform, where she interviews leading psychotherapists regarding the theory and application of their clinical work. Additionally, he gives weekend workshops to couples to cultivate greater relational and sexual satisfaction. Mike views erotic energy as chi (life force, creative vitality) and loves helping people remove the barriers to creating authentic, passionate connections, both emotionally and sexually. His website is www.fulfilledcouples.com.