Live Webinar March 6 - Sex Therapy: What Every CBT Therapist Needs to Know with Dr. Jordan Rullo

Thursday, March 6, 2025

12:00 PM- 1:30 PM Eastern/ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central/ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Mountain/ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific/ 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Alaska/7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Hawaii

1.5 CE Credits Awarded

$15 Student ABCT Members / $25 ABCT Members / $35 Non-Members

Beginner Level

All prices listed in US currency

Abstract:

Despite CBT being one of the most effective treatments for sexual health concerns, many clinicians don't want to touch sex therapy with a 10-foot pole! And it makes sense, because most of us were never trained in sex therapy and let's face it, there's much taboo around sex. In this presentation, you'll learn that sex therapy isn't as scary (or as sexy) as it sounds. You'll learn easy assessment options to ask your couples about their sexual health, important sexual health clinical pearls to share with your clients, and a basic behavioral sex therapy intervention (Sensate Focus) that any CBT clinician can implement to treat common sexual health concerns. 

Presenter Biography:

Dr. Jordan Rullo, PhD, ABPP is a Board-Certified Clinical Health Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist and Supervisor through the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists and Certified Gottman Therapist. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Utah, has a private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah (www.jordanrullo.com) and teaches online sexual health courses at http://www.sexualhealthsolutions.com/. Her areas of specialty include couples and sexual health, sexual dysfunction, and sexual health related to menopause and cancer. She presents on sexual health nationally and internationally and has published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles on the topic of sexual health. 

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify at least two common sexual issues faced by couple

2. List at least two simple sexual health assessment methods

3. Explain at least one brief CBT sexual health treatment strategy

4. Describe at least one Sensate Focus exercise

Recommended Readings:

1. Metz, M., Epstein, N., & Mccarthy, B. (2017). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual dysfunction. Routledge. 

2. Nagoski, E. (2015). Come as you are: The surprising new science that will transform your sex life. Simon and Schuster.

3. Weiner, L., & Avery-Clark, C. (2017). Sensate focus in sex therapy: The illustrated manual. Routledge.

About The Moderator: Courtney DeAngelis, Psy.D. is an Assistant Professor within the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and clinical supervisor at the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD-Westchester). She also dedicates her time to the development of continuing education programming, with a mission to disseminate research and clinical knowledge to improve clinical competencies and patient outcomes. Dr. DeAngelis received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from La Salle University. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and her postdoctoral fellowship at CUCARD-Westchester.

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All attendees will receive a certificate of completion when the course requirements are satisfied. Certificate of completion is included in the cost of the webinar

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For more information, contact:

Rachel Lamb, ABCT Membership and Marketing Manager
212-647-1890 ext. 209
rlamb@abct.org

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