WORKING WITH DIFFERENCES IN LIBIDO & SEXUAL EXPECTATIONS
This is one of the most common presenting issues for clients. The topic of sex becomes fraught and often there is little sexual activity and clients can report feeling broken. It’s more complex than simply the amount of sex being had.
This workshop is designed to help practitioners work with individuals or couples facing the challenges of differences in sexual expectations, libido, and desire. Inclusive of LGBTQIA++ and poly, ENM, open relationships.
This course is PACFA and ACA-approved.
Tue 15 Oct - Tue 5 Nov. Sign up before Sep 15th for the early bird price of $600. $740 full price. Sign up here.
Save $760 when you sign up for all four courses.
Payment plans are available and BIPOC and disability scholarships are open. See FAQs for details.
** This course was previously called Desire Discrepancy: Libidos & Sexual Expectations
Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours
The importance of talking about sex
Desire and arousal models
Factors that influence desire and arousal
Different libido/sexual personalities
Developing a sexual menu
Negotiating sex for couples
Consent and creating safety
Communication tools
THIS COURSE COVERS
Understand different sexual personality types
Understand differences in libido
Face the challenges of differences in sexual expectations
Understand the difference between spontaneous and responsive desire
Ability to coach couples to accept and work with difference
Frameworks and suggestions for couples to use when negotiating or talking about sex
Understanding how personal, cultural, and global issues impact relationships and sexuality
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Running from Tue 15 Oct - Tue 5 Nov 2024
Early bird price $600 is available until September 18th. Full price $740.
Lectures will be online via Zoom on Tuesdays 3-5pm AEDT, starting Oct 15th. There are 4 x 2-hour lectures. Total lecture hours: 8
Pod Meetings: Each week you are required to meet with a small group of practitioners to practice the interventions. This is for one hour per week at a time that suits your schedule. Total pod hours: 4
2024 COURSE DATES
“A few hours with you has changed my whole view on sex!”
LEARNING OUTCOMES
PRACTICAL DETAILS
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This course is offered through an online platform across four weeks.
Each week there is a two-hour lecture with Tanya and a one-hour meeting with your pod group to practice the interventions. Total study time: 3 hours per week
Each week there is a short 10-question multiple-choice quiz and a brief reflection task from your pod meeting.
The pod groups are small groups of 2-3 classmates. Your meeting time is decided based on your preferred time to meet, so the pod meetings can occur at a time that works for you.
Somatic teaching style.
You will receive resources and handouts to use with your clients and read through in your own time.
Access to all content for one year.
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Tanya's unique approach ensures that everybody working in these areas, whether practicing for 5 minutes or 20 years, will learn valuable new skills.
Sex Therapists
Therapists
Allied Health Practitioners
Medical Professionals
Students undertaking education in any of the above
This course counts as 16 hours PACFA category A CPD and 10 hours ACA OPD
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Early bird price of $600 until Sep 15th 2024. Full price $740. Sign up here.
Discount of $760 when you buy all four courses. Sign up here.
Pay in full or via a payment plan.
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Running from Tue 15 Oct - Tue 5 Nov 2024
Early bird price $600 is available until September 15th. Full price $740.
Lectures will be online via Zoom on Tuesdays 3-5pm AEDT, starting Oct 15th. There are 4 x 2-hour lectures. Total lecture hours: 8
Pod Meetings: Each week you are required to meet with a small group of practitioners to practice the interventions. This is for one hour per week at a time that suits your schedule. Total pod hours: 4
2024 DATES
Tanya is offering four one-month-long professional trainings.
In Tanya’s training for professionals, her participants gain valuable knowledge and practical client intervention frameworks. These workshops cover important issues, such as consent, sexual communication, relationships, desire discrepancy, sexual pain, and how to speak about sex.
This is a rare opportunity to learn from Tanya’s almost 20 years of clinical experience. Tanya has extensive clinical experience and has engaged in diverse and cutting-edge professional development with some of the worlds leading sex educators. This cumulative knowledge and experience is woven into simple practical interventions.
Tanya will give you the language and skills to support your clients navigate their sexuality, pleasure, intimacy, communication, and relationships.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Testimonials
FAQs
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This course is for people over 18 years of age.
It is professional training for therapists, medical or allied health practitioners, and any other practitioners who may need to speak to their clients about sex and relationships.
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We have a few BIPOC and disability scholarships per course.
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Yes, this course counts for 12 hours PACFA category A CPD or 10 hours ACA OPD.
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A full refund (minus any third party processing fees) is available up to two weeks prior to the course.
Cancellations in the two weeks prior to the course are liable to full course fee if we are unable to fill the place from our wait list.
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Yes, payment plans are available.
All payment plans must be complete before course commences.
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Yes—course participants must attend lectures and pod meetings to gain full benefit from interacting with Tanya and fellow students.
It is a course requirement that you participate in weekly pod meetings with fellow students as it is part of a somatic teaching style.
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Lectures will be recorded and available for viewing within 48 hours.
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There is a $760 discount when you sign up for all four courses when you use this link. For a limited time.