Application for Individiual Courses in Sex Therapy
We have a post-graduate sex therapy certificate program, which consists of the four courses taken sequentially. Our training provides mental health professionals with the highest quality sex therapy training and professional development.
Individual Course Descriptions
Trainees may register for individual courses without enrolling in the full certificate program at a fee-per-class.
September – December 2025
Wednesdays 5:00 – 8:15 pm (ET)
Tuition Fee: $2,000.00
Introduction to Sex Therapy, an online synchronous course, is the first of 4 courses for the certificate program in sex therapy training. In this course, trainees will learn the Ackerman Relational Approach, which is a comprehensive systemic framework for viewing sex and sexuality within the broader contexts of the intimate relationship, family, society, culture, power and privilege, and the self of the therapist. Trainees also will learn the fundamentals of AASECT certification and the ASSECT professional code of conduct. Further, trainees will learn about the following including but not limited to history of sexology; sexual anatomy and physiology; sexual response cycles; sexual disorders; sexual assessment and treatment; sexual narratives; and diversity in sexual expression.
January – March 2026
Wednesdays 5:00 – 8:15 pm (ET)
Tuition: $2,000
Intimacy and Sexuality in Couples, an online synchronous course, is the second of four courses in the certificate program in sex therapy training. The focus of this course will be on issues of intimacy, including but not limited to intimacy fears; commitment; secrets; resentments; affairs; communication; fantasies; and the impact of intimacy issues on sexuality in couples, including non-traditional couples (e.g., non-monogamy, polyamory), and specific techniques (e.g., sensate focus). In addition, this course will focus on contextual variables such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion/spirituality, power and privilege, age, ability, trauma, and the self of the therapist. The framework used is the Ackerman Relational Approach (ARA), a comprehensive, relationally based model.
March – June 2026
Wednesdays 5:00 – 8:15 pm (ET)
Tuition: $2,000
Systemic Sex Therapy, an online synchronous course, is the third of four courses. The Ackerman Relational Approach will be used in focusing on advanced topics in sex therapy assessment and treatment. The topics include but are not limited to physical issues impacting sex; the multidimensionality of sex; sexual diversity; gender variance; transgender phenomena; paraphilias; alternate lifestyles; non-monogamy; sexual minorities; and preconceptions of normalcy. Self of the therapist also will be accentuated along with contextual variables such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion/spirituality, power and privilege, age, trauma, and ability.
June – August 2026
Wednesdays 5:00 – 7:00 pm (ET)
Tuition: $1,350
The online synchronous course, “Integrating Sex Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFTC),” is in partial fulfillment of the additional 60 credit hours required by AASECT to become a certified sex therapist (CST). Specifically, it addresses area C, “Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.” This course focuses on the use of EFTC, an evidenced-based practice model, in working with couples experiencing intimacy and sexuality issues. An overview of the EFTC model will be presented including assessment, de-escalation, restructuring and consolidation along with a parallel track for integrating sex therapy concepts and clinical strategies within the EFTC treatment.