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Digital Seminar

Sex, Couples & Psychedelics


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Speaker:
Tammy Nelson, PhD
Duration:
2 Hours
Copyright:
09 Oct, 2025
Product Code:
POS150441
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

It sometimes feels as if the landscape of couples and sex therapy has been well-trodden, but the truth is there’s still a wealth of unexplored territory, especially when it comes to using psychedelics to treat relational trauma in individuals, couples, and polyamory groups. These drugs, including ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin, go where other pharmaceuticals cannot, and a wealth of new research suggests they could be the answer to helping partners bypass some of the most common roadblocks that keep them stuck. But how do you actually apply psychedelics in couples and sex therapy given their newcomer status and legal quandaries? In this workshop, you’ll learn the answers to these questions and more through the lens of integrative relationship therapy, as we walk through actual couples therapy sessions and explore popular theories about how psychedelics will bolster couples and sex therapy in the future. You’ll also learn: 

  • The three phases of psychedelic-assisted therapy: preparation, experience, and integration 
  • How psychedelics can help treat childhood and adult sexual trauma, and trauma after affairs 
  • How to help clients let go of old narratives that no longer serve them and their relationships 
  • How to help partners experience increased pleasure, shared joy, and profound connection 
  • How to facilitate structured and meaningful conversations and guided practices 

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



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This online program is worth 2.0 hours CPD.



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Tammy Nelson, PhD's Profile

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Tammy Nelson, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, a relationship and international speaker, an author, a faculty member and teacher with a Doctorate in Philosophy in Clinical Sexology. She is a board-certified sexologist, a diplomate of the American Board of Sexologists, a licensed professional counselor, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a registered art therapist, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor, a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist and an Advanced Imago Clinician as well as an ISTI Certified Sex and Couples Therapist.

Dr. Tammy is the author of six books, including Open Monogamy: A Guide to Co-Creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement (2021), Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy: A Therapist’s Guide to New and Innovative Approaches (2020), When You’re the One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need to Know (2019), The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity (2013), Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together (2008), and What’s Eating You? A Workbook for Anorexia and Bulimia (2004). She is also the creator of Date Night Card Deck (2023), a TEDx speaker, host of the podcast The Trouble with Sex, and founder and executive director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Tammy Nelson maintains a private practice and is executive director and primary faculty at Integrated Sex Therapy Training Institute (ISTI) and has employment relationships with Daybreak University and the California Institute of Integral Studies. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc., and she additionally receives royalties from New Harbinger and Sounds True. She is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. Dr. Nelson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Tammy Nelson serves on the board of advisors for the World Association of Sex Coaches. She is a member of the American Art Therapy Association, American Association of Sex Educators, Sex Counselors, and Sex Therapists (AASECT), American Comprehensive Energy Psychology Association (ACEP), American Counseling Association, American Family Therapy Academy, American Family Therapy Association (AFTA), American Psychological Association (APA), Connecticut Counselors, Imago Relationships International Association of Professional and Certified Therapists, International Board of Sexologists, International Institute for Sexuality and Human Development, Nonfiction Authors Association, Society Scientific Study Sexuality (SSSS), and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR).


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Objectives

  1. Identify the latest theory and method of approach to intervention in evaluation and treatment as it relates to psychosexual disorders and psychedelics.  
  2. Learn the potential methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including potential models of treatment using psychedelic pharmaceuticals. 
  3. Examine the history of the psychedelic research, theory, and the potential for implication in sexuality treatment and research methods. 

Outline

Intro 

Current treatment for mood issues and sexual dysfunction 

Psychedelics and Psychotherapy 

Phase 3 trials – FDA studies 

MDMA  

Psilocybin therapy 

Treatment For Sexual Issues 

Effects on depression/anxiety 

PTSD/ Anxiety 

Hypothetical effects on sexual behavior 

Potential future treatment interventions  

Future integration with sex and couples therapy 

Q&A 

Close 

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Physicians 
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counsellors

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