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How Emotional Regulation and Dysregulation Impact Sexual Desire and Sexual Arousal in Men and Women

In this 1 hour CE, you will learn about the nervous system and how it impacts sexual desire and sexual arousal. Learn about the relationship between fight, flight, and freeze on sexual desire and arousal.

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How Emotional Regulation and Dysregulation Impact Sexual Desire and Sexual Arousal in Men and Women

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

Presenter: Rivka Sidorsky, LCSW, AASECT

Course Length: 1 Hour

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify the connection between hyper-arousal of the nervous system and hyper-arousal of the sexual response system.
Participants will be able to identify the connection between hypo-arousal of the nervous system and hypo-arousal of the sexual response system.
Participants will be able to describe and utilize clinical tools and intervention techniques for treatment of nervous system dysregulation in both individual and couples therapy.

This workshop Offers 1 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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In this 1 hour CE, you will learn about the nervous system and how it impacts sexual desire and sexual arousal. Learn about the relationship between fight, flight, and freeze on sexual desire and arousal.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify the connection between hyper-arousal of the nervous system and hyper-arousal of the sexual response system.
Participants will be able to identify the connection between hypo-arousal of the nervous system and hypo-arousal of the sexual response system.
Participants will be able to describe and utilize clinical tools and intervention techniques for treatment of nervous system dysregulation in both individual and couples therapy.

Agenda:

1 HOUR

AASECT Knowledge Areas: Developmental Sexuality, Health/Medical factors that influence sexuality, Intimacy Skills, Learning theory and its application, Range of sexual functioning and behavior, sexual and reproductive anatomy, Socio-cultural and familial factors. May be used for Sex Therapy Training ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, ST7.

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: introductory

Level of Clinician: beginner

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.

Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0122.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0275.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0774.
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.