SENSATE FOCUS FOR SEX THERAPISTS

A three-part training for progressive sex therapists seeking effective, evidence-based treatment tools.

What is Sensate Focus?

Sensate Focus is a groundbreaking treatment tool first developed by Virginia Johnson and William H. Masters (aka Masters and Johnson) in the 1960s, and has evolved considerably over the decades alongside the sex therapy field. Today, Sensate Focus is an essential tool for sex therapists, pelvic physical therapists, and other mind/body care providers who want to treat and support common sexual difficulties in an embodied way.

EDST’s Sensate Focus 3-part series provides tools, strategies, and a framework for engaging with clients who are struggling with sexual pain, erectile dysfunction, orgasm challenges, early ejaculation, low arousal, vaginismus, and other common difficulties that traditional treatment methods often can’t address. Sensate Focus can also be an effective tool for supporting clients healing from sexual trauma and attachment wounding, and needing help letting go of the narratives, expectations, and intellectualization that disconnect them from their bodies — and often also their partners.

Sensate Focus involves touch-oriented, full-sensory exercises that clients complete as “homework” at home in-between sessions with their clinicians. Shifting away from genital-centered, goal-oriented sex and focusing instead on slow, mindful sensory experiences, Sensate Focus helps clients build safety, connection, and familiarity with the body’s capacity to experience pleasure and play.

Bundle all three Sensate Focus workshops and save $225, or sign up as you go! See below for details.

Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1

Nov. 13, 2026
10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT
$275

3 AASECT CEs
3 EDSE CEs

Facilitator: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS

This workshop includes one 10-minute break.

Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1 must be completed before you can attend Sensate Focus Foundations Part 2 and Advanced Sensate Focus Intervention.

Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 2

Dec. 4, 2026
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. PT
$475

6 AASECT CEs
6 EDSE CEs

Facilitator: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS

This workshop includes three 10-minute breaks.

Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1 must be completed before you can attend this course.

Advanced Sensate Focus Intervention

June 4, 2027
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. PT
$475

6 AASECT CEs
6 EDSE CEs

Facilitator: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS

This workshop includes three 10-minute breaks.

Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1 and Part 2 must be completed before you can attend this course.

Bundle all three and save $225!

Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1
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Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 2
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Advanced Sensate Focus Intervention

15 AASECT CEs + 15 EDSE CEs (total)

Full price: $1,225

Complete the full Sensate Focus series for only $1,000!

Become a truly exceptional sex therapist with EDST!

EDST’s Sex Therapy Certification is for progressive mental health professionals who want to expand into sex therapy and/or want to incorporate sexuality knowledge and protocols into their practice. EDST attendees want a professional training that they can trust will equip them with the most up-to-date and innovative tools and interventions.

The EDST Sex Therapy Certification is unique because, unlike most others, our focus is on live, experiential, real-time learning over pre-recorded lectures and videos. This means you are supported every step of the way.

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