Sensate Focus Touch: Certification Program 

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Beginning April 2025

Join Linda Weiner, AASECT Certified Diplomate in Sex Therapy and co-author of Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manual, for a comprehensive certification program designed to enhance your confidence and professional expertise in using Sensate Focus touch with diverse clients and sexual concerns.

This program consists of 9 monthly online sessions, each lasting 1–2 hours, combining clinical and experiential learning through reading, didactic presentations, discussions, demonstrations, and practice.

Program Objectives:

  • Understand the Theory and Science Behind Sensate Focus: Explore the theoretical and biological foundations of Sensate Focus and how it addresses sexual blocks and challenges.
  • Effectively Explain Sensate Focus to Clients: Learn how to present the rationale and process in a way that encourages client engagement and follow-through.
  • Master the Updated Sensate Focus Protocol: Develop proficiency in the general sequence of touch suggestions and learn how to adapt them based on individual client goals, sexual difficulties, and interpersonal dynamics.
  • Address Common Challenges: Gain strategies for managing issues such as avoidance, pressure (self or partner-induced), and noncompliance, as well as creative solutions for complex cases.
  • Integrate Sensate Focus with Other Modalities: Discover how to incorporate adjunctive psychotherapeutic approaches (e.g., IFS, EMDR, Gottman, Imago, Emotion-Focused Therapy) to complement Sensate Focus techniques.
  • Guide Clients in Erotic Exploration: Learn how to create a Sensate Focus 2 program to help clients deepen their erotic connection with themselves and their partners.

Program Schedule:

Online classes will take place on Thursdays at the following dates and times (Central Time):

  • Session I: Overview of Sensate Focus Touch: Theoretical Foundations
    April 17, 9:00–10:00 AM
  • Session II: General Protocol & Modifications for Diverse Clients
    May 22, 9:00–11:00 AM
  • Session III: Experiential Practice: Providing Rationale and Suggestions
    June 19, 9:00–10:00 AM
  • Session IV: Modifications for Varying Sexual Difficulties
    July 24, 9:00–10:00 AM
  • Session V: Modifications for Special Populations
    August 21, 9:00–10:00 AM
  • Session VI: Processing Homework & Experiential Practice
    September 25, 9:00–11:00 AM
  • Session VII: Common Issues and Interventions
    October 23, 9:00–11:00 AM
  • Session VIII: Integrating Sensate Focus with Other Modalities
    November 20, 9:00–10:00 AM
  • Session IX: Sensate Focus 2: Creating an Erotic Template
    December 11, 9:00–10:00 AM

Note: Recordings will be available for participants unable to attend live sessions.

Program Details:

  • CE Credits: 12 AASECT CEs available upon successful completion of a quiz and evaluation.
  • Cost:
    • Individual Certification: $2,160
    • Group Rates Available. Contact Linda for three or more.

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