Welcome to Sensate Focus Touch
The online educational resource for sexual health practitioners interested in learning about the evidenced-based technique that forms the centerpiece of sex therapy and sexuality counseling.
What’s available:
- Live and asynchronous webinars on various aspects of Sensate Focus Touch
- Approved training and supervision for those seeking certification as a Sexuality Counselor or Sex Therapist through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
- Individual or group supervision
- Consultation for practitioners who want to further refine their use of Sensate Focus Touch
- Individualized programs in sexual health and Sensate Focus Touch for group practices and institutions
- Certification in Sensate Focus Touch
Whether you seek certification as a sex therapist or sexuality counselor, have an interest in a specialized program for your staff, or want to consult on a case, feel free to contact me at lindaweiner@sensatefocustouch.com to start the conversation.
Educational Offerings
- Educational video modeling Sensate Focus Touch instructions with live demonstrations
- Educational video modeling common client/patient roadblocks and suggested interventions
- Live as well as previously recorded webinars and presentations on Sensate Focus mindful and somatic touch, illustrating both its theoretical underpinnings and practical applications.
- All videos and webinars may be used toward fulfillment of the requirements for certification as Sexuality Counselors or Therapists by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
Supervision
- Specialized supervision to support your professional growth and competency in using Sensate Focus with diverse sexual concerns and clients/patients. Supervision can count toward AASECT certification.
Certification
- Coming Soon! A Training Program leading to Certification in Sensate Focus Touch. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more.
Case Consultation
- Case Consultation for challenging client/patient situations
Individualized on-site or virtual Presentations
- Online and in-person sex education as well as individualized programs such as sex after cancer can be arranged.
Speaking Engagements:
- Bring sex pioneers, Masters and Johnson level expertise to your upcoming sex therapy or sexual health event. I can keynote or present for your group. Schedule an opportunity to hear my message about the importance of touch to mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Introduction to Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW
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Hello! I’d like to share my credentials and my journey. I am a Diplomate in Sex Therapy, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Supervisor and CE Provider. I was trained at Masters & Johnson Institute (the people who invented modern sex therapy) and was employed there prior to opening my own practice. I also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis. In 2017 Dr. Constance Avery-Clark and I published Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manual, the first in depth publication on the specific use of the updated Sensate Focus instructions. I have presented nationally and internationally and have been interviewed by a number of media outlets including The New York Times, CNN and VICE.
My current passion is disseminating this powerful technique of Sensate Focus to audiences beyond mental health and somatic practitioners: to physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and allied health professionals. This has been a dream of mine for many years as medical professionals are often the first professionals consulted when patients experience sexual distress and, too often, they have not had the opportunity to develop comfort and expertise in addressing sexuality concerns during their formal training.
Whether the etiology of the sexual concerns is medical, psychosocial, or a combination, Sensate Focus Touch can be a powerful aid in remediating sexual distress, increasing emotional intimacy and aiding in adjustments to surgery or disease.
My work embodies the belief that both mental health and medically trained professionals are integral to providing the best possible outcomes for our clients/patients. We are better together!
Whether your background is educational, clinical or medical, I hope you will find something important here to benefit your work.
