SEX THERAPY CERTIFICATION

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Coming in November 2025!

The EDST program is currently in development. More information, including format and pricing, will be available in November 2025. Join EDSE’s email list to stay updated and be first to apply.

Frequently Asked Questions:

who IS EDST FOR?

The EDST program is for mental health professionals who want to expand into sex therapy and/or want to incorporate sex therapy protocols into their current practice, and they want an expansive training they can trust will equip them with the most up-to-date and innovative tools and interventions. Traditional psychotherapy, social work, or clinical degree programs do not adequately prepare attendees to address sex, pleasure, trauma, relational dynamics, gender, and other sensitive and deeply personal issues that inevitably come up in their work. Degree programs that do offer sexuality-specific training typically center normative perspectives that do not accurately reflect the expansiveness of human sexuality, and they often perpetuate outdated myths, harmful pathology, and false assumptions that modern research and analysis consistently challenge. EDST attendees feel motivated to disrupt this cycle — they may already be doing so in their personal and professional lives — and choose to collaborate with mentors, supervisors, educators, and professional development programs that can help them along the way.

who is edse not for?

We do not recommend that you apply to the EDST program if:

  • You are looking for an easy, fast-tracked way to get a Certified Sex Therapist credential.

  • You feel uncomfortable and unwilling to discuss topics like white supremacy, racism, classism, disability, patriarchy, misogyny, transphobia, fatphobia, and more.

  • You “stay out of politics” and/or believe sex therapy is not political.

  • You are looking for a faith-based training centered in religious values and beliefs.

  • You do not support sex workers or believe sex work is work.

  • You consider yourself to be “gender critical” or believe that identity-specific words like “cisgender” are offensive.

  • You don’t believe that privilege — especially white privilege — exists.

  • Are looking to have “healthy debates” about sexuality topics.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND?

EDST applicants must:

  • Have a Master’s or advanced clinical degree in psychology, social work, family therapy, counseling, psychiatric nursing, or a related field. If the applicant lives outside of the U.S. or Canada, they must hold an equivalent degree. Email us if you aren’t sure if you’ve met these requirements.

    OR

    Be in the process of completing a Master’s or advanced clinical degree in psychology, social work, family therapy, counseling, psychiatric nursing, or a related field; and can provide proof of enrollment along with an expected date of completion.

  • Demonstrate a commitment to expansiveness as defined as: having respect and openness for, and supporting and promoting the differences in humankind, including race, culture, language, age, gender, ability, disability, sexual orientation, and relationship styles; and sex-positivity as defined as: practicing, holding, and promoting affirming attitudes about the vastness of sex and human sexuality; demonstrating respect for the sexual identity and sexual behavior* (or lack thereof) of others; and being willing and able to examine and take responsibility for biases, judgments, and knowledge gaps as they arise.

    *In the context of sex-positivity, sexual behavior refers to consensual activity done with the intention of expressing, sharing, or experiencing sexual identity, pleasure, desire, or other forms of play or exchange. If it is not consensual, it is not considered sexual behavior — it is instead abuse or harm.

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