Live Online Workshop via Zoom
Friday, October 25th and Sunday, October 27th, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
Do your clients in relationships present with complaints of sexual issues, such as:
- Discrepancies in desire
- Boredom in the bedroom
- Discovery of out of control sexual behaviors
- Arousal or orgasmic problems
- Sexual challenges after having children
- Trouble after infidelity or in the wake of trauma
From the perspective of Emotionally Focused Therapy, such complaints 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. Yet, many EFT therapists lack sex assessment and intervention knowledge and skills.
This workshop is designed to give you a strong foundation where sexual issues are the presenting problem in relationship therapy. An introduction to up-to-date research on current models of sexuality will be presented. You will learn how to assess both the negative relational cycle and the sexual cycle so you can skillfully work using EFT interventions with both cycles to help your clients move to de-escalation. This workshop will also address how to integrate psycho-education and simple behavioral sex therapy interventions as partners move into Stage 2 while simultaneously building a secure bond through increased vulnerability. We will also address sexual concerns in non-traditional relationships (ethical non-monogamy, kink, diverse sexual expressions). This workshop will include a lecture, video examples, and experiential exercises.
Presenters:
Zoya Simakhodskaya, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. She is a founding member and Executive Director on 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.