Oct. 16, 2026
10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT (includes one 10-min. break)
$275
3 AASECT CEs
Facilitator: Sarah Sumner, LCSW, C-YT
This course is open to all sexuality professionals. It is required for those completing the EDST Sex Therapy Certification.
Most sex therapy models and tools were developed for neurotypical nervous systems, which means care providers need alternatives and adaptations for “neurospicy” minds. Neurodiversity, Sensory Variance, & Sexuality guides clinicians to more effectively work with neurodivergence (AUS, ADHD, OCT, PTSD, and more) that center the unique ways their clients experience pleasure.
This workshop will also provide new tools and perspective for common challenges like rejection sensitivity, overstimulation, or boredom during sexual play, and how to help clients put down the mask and access the pleasure and relational safety they deserve.
This course meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 3 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact info@aasect.org.
This course covers the following AASECT Core Knowledge Areas:
B. Developmental sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective across the life course.
C. Socio-cultural, familial factors (e.g., ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socioeconomic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.
I. Range of sexual functioning and behavior, from optimal to challenging including, but not limited to, common issues such as: desire discrepancy, lack of desire, difficulty achieving or maintaining arousal, sexual pain, penetration problems and difficulty with orgasm.
M. Pleasure enhancement skills.
This course covers the following AASECT Sex Therapy Training:
A. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
B. Techniques of sex-related assessment and diagnosis of the “Psychosexual Disorders” described in the current edition of the DSM.
F. Ethical decision-making and best practice.