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Treating Sexual Trauma

This course provides mental health clinicians with a comprehensive, trauma-informed framework for understanding and treating sexual trauma and its impact on sexuality, relationships, attachment, identity, and the body. Participants will examine the neurobiological, psychological, relational, and sociocultural dimensions of sexual trauma across the lifespan, including childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, coercion, betrayal trauma, religious and cultural sexual shame, medical trauma, and traumatic sexual experiences within intimate relationships. The course will explore how sexual trauma commonly presents in clinical practice, including through anxiety, dissociation, avoidance, compulsivity, sexual dysfunction, relational distress, somatic symptoms, shame, and difficulties with desire, arousal, trust, and embodiment.

Using an integrative and evidence-informed approach, participants will learn practical assessment and treatment strategies for working with sexual trauma in individual and relational therapy. The course will include discussion of trauma-informed sexual history taking, pacing and stabilization, attachment dynamics, consent and boundaries, nervous system regulation, and the role of culture and meaning-making in sexual healing. Clinical interventions will draw from modalities including EMDR, parts work/IFS-informed approaches, somatic interventions, attachment-based therapy, psychoeducation, and sex therapy frameworks. Ethical considerations, scope of practice, countertransference, and clinician discomfort when addressing sexuality and trauma will also be addressed. The goal of the course is to help clinicians develop greater competence, confidence, and sensitivity in treating the complex intersection of trauma and sexuality.

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Treating Sexual Trauma

Sunday, January 10, 2027, 1:45 PM EST - 4:45 PM EST

Presenter: CB Eisner

Course Length: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:

Describe the impact of sexual trauma on emotional functioning, relationships, sexuality, and the nervous system.
Identify common signs and symptoms of sexual trauma in clinical practice, including shame, dissociation, avoidance, and intimacy difficulties.
Demonstrate trauma-informed assessment skills, including sexual history taking and identification of trauma-related concerns.
Explain trauma-informed treatment approaches and interventions for working with sexual trauma in individual and couples therapy.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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This course provides mental health clinicians with a comprehensive, trauma-informed framework for understanding and treating sexual trauma and its impact on sexuality, relationships, attachment, identity, and the body. Participants will examine the neurobiological, psychological, relational, and sociocultural dimensions of sexual trauma across the lifespan, including childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, coercion, betrayal trauma, religious and cultural sexual shame, medical trauma, and traumatic sexual experiences within intimate relationships. The course will explore how sexual trauma commonly presents in clinical practice, including through anxiety, dissociation, avoidance, compulsivity, sexual dysfunction, relational distress, somatic symptoms, shame, and difficulties with desire, arousal, trust, and embodiment.

Using an integrative and evidence-informed approach, participants will learn practical assessment and treatment strategies for working with sexual trauma in individual and relational therapy. The course will include discussion of trauma-informed sexual history taking, pacing and stabilization, attachment dynamics, consent and boundaries, nervous system regulation, and the role of culture and meaning-making in sexual healing. Clinical interventions will draw from modalities including EMDR, parts work/IFS-informed approaches, somatic interventions, attachment-based therapy, psychoeducation, and sex therapy frameworks. Ethical considerations, scope of practice, countertransference, and clinician discomfort when addressing sexuality and trauma will also be addressed. The goal of the course is to help clinicians develop greater competence, confidence, and sensitivity in treating the complex intersection of trauma and sexuality.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the impact of sexual trauma on emotional functioning, relationships, sexuality, and the nervous system.
Identify common signs and symptoms of sexual trauma in clinical practice, including shame, dissociation, avoidance, and intimacy difficulties.
Demonstrate trauma-informed assessment skills, including sexual history taking and identification of trauma-related concerns.
Explain trauma-informed treatment approaches and interventions for working with sexual trauma in individual and couples therapy.

Agenda:

Treating Sexual Trauma

Introduction and Course Overview

Introduction to course objectives and framework
Defining sexual trauma and exploring its impact across the lifespan
Exploring clinician discomfort and barriers when addressing trauma and sexuality
Guided discussion

Understanding Sexual Trauma

Psychological, neurobiological, relational, developmental, and sociocultural dimensions of sexual trauma
Common emotional, behavioral, relational, and sexual responses to trauma
Attachment, shame, dissociation, avoidance, and nervous system responses
Cultural, religious, relational, and developmental considerations
Case examples and guided discussion

Assessment and Clinical Considerations

Trauma-informed assessment and sexual history taking
Identifying common presentations of sexual trauma in clinical practice
Assessing relational dynamics, coping strategies, sexual functioning, and emotional safety
Diagnostic and clinical considerations
Guided discussion and clinical reflection

Treatment Approaches and Interventions

Establishing safety, stabilization, and therapeutic pacing
Integrative and trauma-informed treatment approaches
Addressing shame, triggers, intimacy concerns, and relational challenges
Supporting clients in rebuilding safety, agency, boundaries, and connection
Ethical considerations and scope of practice

Group Exercise and Case Discussion

Clinical case discussion and conceptualization
Identifying treatment goals and intervention strategies
Group processing and feedback

Relational and Couples Considerations

The impact of sexual trauma on intimacy and relationships
Communication, trust, triggers, and relational dynamics
Clinical considerations when working with couples and partners
Guided discussion

Review and Closing Discussion

Review of key concepts and clinical interventions
Questions and answers
Clinical takeaways and resources for continued learning

This presentation is open to:

Social Workers
Professional Counselors
Therapists
Psychologists
Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services

Course Level: intermediate

Level of Clinician: intermediate

New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

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CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.

Refunds
Registrants who are unable to attend a Frum Therapist seminar or live workshop may ask for, and will receive, a credit or refund (your choice). Refund requests will be processed within 3 business days. When an attendee knows in advance that they are unable to attend we ask that they inform Frum Therapist ahead of time by emailing [email protected] or by calling or texting (607) 249-4585 this allows us to free up the spot in the training in the event that a training is at or near capacity.

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