Past
Workshops, Presentations, and Events
The Alchemy of Healing Touch: Sensate Focus in Sex and Relationship Therapy 2018
The Alchemy of Healing Touch: Sensate Focus in Sex and Relationship Therapy Friday, May 11th, 2018 DATE & TIMEFriday, May 11th, 20189:00 – 5:00 pm LOCATIONBirch Family Services104 W. 29th Street, 2nd...
Sensate Focus: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch 2018
Discover, develop, renew, and update your knowledge of Sensate Focus (the foundation of sex therapy) for a diverse client population. Re-examine the value of Sensate Focus for working with couples’ intimacy, relationship, and sexual concerns, and explore its association with mindfulness practice.
Women And Love: Virtual Summit
Dr. Constance Avery-Clark was featured on the Women and Love FREE Summit, hosted by Dr. Erica Goodstone. This FREE VIRTUAL SUMMIT brings together 47 world renowned speakers, authors, therapists and coaches who share their insights, secrets, tips and wisdom with you…
Mindful Touch: Incorporating Sensate Focus In Couples Therapy
For three days, under one roof, every year, the APA Exhibit Hall provides a unique opportunity for exhibitors to engage with thousands in the psychology market who seek available products, services, and resources to assist them in their work; …
50 Years of Masters & Johnson: Past Stories, Present Influences & Future Directions
We were invited to give two presentations at the AASECT Annual Conference in Las Vegas. In this workshop we re-created the late 1950’s atmosphere in which sex therapy pioneers William Masters, M.D., and Virginia E. Johnson, D.Sc (Hon), did their the research that served as the basis of their sex therapy treatment program.
Updating Traditional Sex Therapy Approaches For Contemporary Sex Therapy
We were invited to give two presentations at the AASECT Annual Conference. In addition to the workshop we presented, we participated in a panel discussion on Updating Traditional Sex Therapy Approaches for Modern Sex Therapy, moderated by the editor of the book in which we published our…
Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy and Sexual Health: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch
Constance Avery-Clark. Ph.D. and her colleague Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW were part of the extensive number of key international leaders in sexual health and sexual rights topics accepted to present at the World Association for Sexual Health Prague Congress.
Integrating The Dark and The Light: Jungian Depth Psychology & Sex Therapy With Couples
This presentation concerns the contributions that Jungian psychology offers to sex therapy in general and Sensate Focus in particular as a vehicle for individuation. Jungian psychology suggests that the most powerful relationship for any couple is…
Sexceptional Workshop: Mastering The Art of Sensate Focus
Discover, develop, renew, and update your knowledge of Sensate Focus (the foundation of sex therapy) for a diverse client population. Re-examine the value of Sensate Focus for working with couples’ intimacy, relationship, and sexual concerns, and explore its association with mindfulness practice.
The Eden Project: In Search Of The Magical Other
What is a truly loving and intimate relationship? This one day workshop will examine the true nature of love and intimate relationships and the power of the five stages of projection that contribute to the bitter disappointment that accompanies so many of them. The key, of course, is to know how to have a relationship with yourself.
Sensate Focus: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch 2017
Discover, develop, renew, and update your knowledge of Sensate Focus (the foundation of sex therapy) for a diverse client population. Re-examine the value of Sensate Focus for working with couples’ intimacy, relationship, and sexual concerns, and explore its association with mindfulness practice.
The Present Heart And The Self-Esteem Trap
Workshop presentation facilitating discussion on the works of Jungian analyst, psychologist, and Buddhist practitioner Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D. The center for Jungian Studies of South Florida’s final event of the year, during which we explore Dr. Young-Eisendrath’s work through several interviews that have been conducted with her.
Sensate Focus: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch 2016
Discover, develop, renew, and update your knowledge of Sensate Focus (the foundation of sex therapy) for a diverse client population. Re-examine the value of Sensate Focus for working with couples’ intimacy, relationship, and sexual concerns, and explore its association with mindfulness practice.
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All workshops providing CEUs were approved by APA directly or by an affiliated and authorized state certifying agency unless otherwise indicated; approval by additional certifying agencies is indicated under the specific programs of study.
Sensate Focus Mindful Touch: An Adjunct to Marital and Couples Therapy (2CEs)
Workshop presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training. Annual Conference, American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, Louisville, KY, November 2018
Sensate Focus: The Alchemy of Touch, Mindfulness, and Somatic Therapy (6 CEs)
Workshop Training presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training. Sponsored by the Integrative Sex Therapy University, Training Program: Science of Sex: Mindfulness and Sensate Focus, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2018
The Pearl of Great Price: James’ Hillman’s Poetic Basis of the Mind (3 CEs)
Moderated panel discussion with Jungian analysts and Jungian-oriented psychotherapists and educators. Sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Delray Beach, FL, May 2018
The Alchemy of Healing Touch: Sensate Focus in Sex and Relationship Therapy (5.5 CEs)
Workshop presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training. Sponsored by the Center for Psychological & Interpersonal Development, New York, NY, May 2018
Sensate Focus: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch (6 CEUs, AASECT)
Workshop presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training, Delray Beach, FL, January 2018, February 2017 and January 2016, & St. Louis, Missouri, October 2015
Women And Love: Virtual Summit
FREE Summit, hosted by Dr. Erica Goodstone. October, 2017
Mindful Touch: Incorporating Sensate Focus into Couples and Sex Therapy (1 CEU)
Presentation at the 125th Annual Convention, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., August 2017
Updating Traditional Sex Therapy Approaches for Modern Sex Therapy (1.5 CEUs, AASECT)
Panel Dialogue with the editor and authors from the Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Sex Therapy (2017), Zoë Peterson, Linda Weiner, and Laurie Mintz, 49th Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Las Vegas, NV, June 2017
50 Years of Masters & Johnson: Past Stories, Present Influences, & Future Directions (1.5 CEUs, AASECT)
Workshop with Constance Avery Clark, through the Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training at the 49th Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Las Vegas, NV, June 2017
Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy and Sexual Health: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch (1 CEU)
Oral presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, through the Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training at the 23rd World Congress of Sexology, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2017
Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy
Appearance on The Boom Doctors radio show hosted by Dr. Patti Britton and Dr. Robert Dunlap. Discussed Linda Weiner’s and my recent book, Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manual on a show geared towards the Baby Boomer Generation, putting the Boom back into the needs and dreams of Boomers. Westlake Village, CA, May 2017
Integrating the Dark and the Light: Jungian Depth Psychology and Sex Therapy with Couples (1 CEU)
Poster presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, at 42nd Annual Meeting, Society of Sex Therapy and Research: Healing Relationships and Fostering Sexual Wellbeing, Montreal, QC, April 2017
SEXCEPTIONAL WORKSHOP: Mastering the Art of Sensate Focus (6 CEUs, APA- & AASECT)
Workshop presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, at the Great Lakes Sexual Health Alliance, April 2017
Integrating the Dark and the Light: Jungian Depth Psychology and Sex Therapy with Couples (1 CEU)
Poster presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, at 42nd Annual Meeting, Society of Sex Therapy and Research: Healing Relationships and Fostering Sexual Wellbeing, Montreal, QC, April 2017
Sensate Focus: The Art and Science of Mindful Touch (6 CEUs, AASECT)
Workshop presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, Institute for Sexual & Relationship Therapy & Training, Delray Beach, FL, February 2017 and January 2016, & St. Louis, Missouri, October 2015
Sensate Focus and Sex Therapy: Touching Mindfully (3 CEUs)
Workshop presentation for the Florida Psychological Association, Boca Raton, FL, July 2016
The Present Heart and The Self-Esteem Trap (3 CEUs)
Workshop presentation facilitating discussion on the works of Jungian analyst, psychologist, and Buddhist practitioner Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D. Sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 2016
Sensate Focus: Between Foundation and Innovation (2 CEUs)
Workshop presentation with Linda Weiner, MSW, LCSW, at Middle Ground: Establishing Connections—47th Annual Convention, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Minneapolis, MN, June 2015
The Wisdom of Changes: Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching (3 CEUs)
Presentation on, and facilitator for discussion about, the film by Richard Wilhelm’s granddaughter tracing his life living in, and translating the classics of, China, thereby introducing these masterpieces to the Western World and Carl Jung. Sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 2015
Hauntings: Dispelling the Ghosts Who Run Our Lives, 26th Annual Event: Interviews with James Hollis, Ph.D. about his new book (3 CEUs)
Presentation on, and facilitator for discussion about, the Asheville Jung Center’s October 2013 Webinar with renown Jungian analyst James Hollis’s latest publication, Hauntings: Dispelling the Ghosts Who Run Our Lives. Sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 2014
Masters of Sex (1 CEU, APA- & AASECT-Approved)
Panel discussion and Q&A, with Thomas Maier, author of Masters of Sex, and Linda Weiner, LCSW, Summer Institute of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, sponsored by Washington University, St. Louis, MO, August 2013
Assessing and Assigning Sensate Focus (2.5 CEUs, APA- & AASECT-approved)
Presentation with Linda Weiner, LCSW, Summer Institute of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, sponsored by Washington University, St. Louis, MO, August 2013
The Art of Sensate Focus: Revisited and Revised for Contemporary Times (1 CEU, APA- & AASECT-Approved)
Poster Session presented at Embracing the Sensuality of Diversity in Identities and Culture, the 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Miami, FL, June 2013
Sensate Focus as Touching vs. Pleasuring: Implications for Therapy
Poster Session presented with Linda Weiner, LCSW, at the Annual Conference of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research, Baltimore, MD, April 2013
What Matters Most in Psychology: Both This… and That… and a Little Sex
Keynote Address presented at The 25th Annual Psychology Department Conference, sponsored by PSI CHI, National Honor Society in Psychology, & the Department of Psychology, Connecticut College, New London, CT, April 2013
Sex, Jung, and Photography (3 CEUs)
Workshop sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 2012
Sex Therapy Interwoven with Depth Psychology: Sensate Focus as Window onto the Sacred Other (2 CEUs)
Workshop presentation at Synergy: Innovation, Sexuality, Tradition-44th Annual Convention, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Austin, TX, June 2012
Jung and Active Imagination (3 CEUs)
Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida 24th Season Annual Event with a film screening featuring James Hillman, Ph.D., Jungian Analyst. Facilitated workshop sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 2012
Sex, Love, and Rock Your Soul: What Matters Most in Relationships (6 CEUs)
Workshop sponsored by the Jung Society of Nassau, Nassau, Bahamas, April 2012
Sex Therapy and Jungian Psychology: Masters & Johnson’s Sensate Focus as an Aperture into the Other and the Sacred
Session presentation at SexCon: 43rd Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, San Diego, CA, April 2011
Dynamics and Treatment of Intimate Relationships: Creatively Integrating Dynamic (Depth) and Behavioral (Practical) Theoretical and Treatment Perspectives (2 CEUs)
Workshop presentation at SexCon: 43rd Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, San Diego, CA, April 2011
Sex, Love, and Rock Your Soul: What Matters Most in Relationships (3 CEUs)
Workshop sponsored by Center for Jungian Studies of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 2011
Trauma and Sexual Recovery (3 CEUs)
Presentation with John Adams, Ph.D., sponsored by and given at Hanley Center for substance abuse recovery, West Palm Beach, FL, June 2006
Sexual Feelings in Therapy
Presentation with John Adams, Ph.D., sponsored by South Florida Tri County Interagency Network, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 2006
Intimacy and Sexual Recovery Following Substance Abuse Treatment (1 CEU)
Presentation with John Adams, Ph.D., sponsored by and given at Hanley Center for substance abuse recovery, West Palm Beach, FL, April 2006
Sexual Recovery from Traumatic Experiences (3 CEUs)
Presentation with John Adams, Ph.D., sponsored by South Florida Society for Trauma-Based Disorders and Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL, January 2001
Trauma Across the Life-Cycle (6.5 CEUs)
Presentation sponsored by South Florida Society for Trauma-Based Disorders and Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL, September 1999
Sexual and Relationship Problems
Appeared regularly on WIOD radio program “Passion Phones” hosted by Erin Somers, a call-in radio program devoted to sexual concerns, Miami, FL, 1995 through 1996
Intimacy, Sexuality and Dual Earner Couples
Presentation to B’nai B’rith Women’s Group, Coral Springs, FL, September 1993
Pregnancy, Intimacy and Sexuality
Lecture series for The Childbirth Experience Lamaze childbirth classes, West Boca MedicalCenter, Boca Raton, FL, April through September, 1989
Human Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunctions and Psychiatric Conditions
Lecture series for medical students, The Retreat Psychiatric Hospital, Sunrise, FL, January through April, 1989
How Are We Getting Along Since the Baby Arrived?
Lecture series sponsored by Broward County School Board’s Educational Programs -Coral Springs Medical Center, Coral Springs, FL, September 1988 -Plantation General Hospital, Plantation, FL, September 1988, -Northwest Regional Hospital, Margate, FL, August 1988
Alcohol, Drugs and Sex
Lecture presented at Anon Anew Residential Treatment Center for substance abuse, Boca Raton, FL, October 1988
Men Who Abuse Their Wives
ABC-WPEC News Feature, West Palm Beach, FL, July 1988
Maintaining Emotional and Sexual Interest in Long-Term, Committed Relationships, and in Dual-Career Relationships
Executive Women of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, FL, February 1989, -Women’s Advisory Council of Broward County, Margate, FL May 1988, -Northwest Regional Hospital, Margate, FL, June 1988
Sexual Dysfunction and Disorder Patterns in Dual-Career Couples Relationship Issues and Inhibited Sexual Desire Cognitive Components of Intimacy Female Sexuality: Psychophysiology, Myths, and Communication Patterns Interface of Legal and Mental Health Systems in the Assessment and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse
(All of these presentations were given at different times as follows:) -Northwest Regional Hospital, Margate, FL, June 1988 -Community Cable Television Network, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, FL, April 1988 -Masters & Johnson Institute Postgraduate and Advanced Postgraduate Workshops, St. Louis, MO, October 1981-August 1987 -St. Louis University Medical School and Psychology Department, St. Louis, MO, September 1983-September 1987
Issues of Sexual Therapy, and Perspectives on Sexual Dysfunction
Parkland Hospital, Advanced Professional Education Seminar, Baton Rouge, LA, March 1987 and June 1986. -Jersey Shore Summer Workshop Institute, sponsored by Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, August 1985 (one week lecture series)
Crimes of Passion
ABC-WPEC news Television Feature, West Palm Beach, FL, May 1988
Stress, Intimacy, and the Dual-Earner Lifestyle
Executive Women of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, FL, April 1988 -American Medical Students Association, Detroit, MI, February 1987 -American Medical Women’s Association Annual Convention, St. Louis,MO, -November 1986 -Michigan Osteopathic Association, Dearborn, MI, May 1986
Patterns of Sexual Disorders and Dysfunctions in Dual-Earner and Single-Earner Couples: Contemporary Issues in Sexuality
Florida Mental Health Association, Tampa, FL, January 1987 -St. Louis Psychological Association, St. Louis, MO, October 1985 -American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, May 1985 -American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, May 1985
Numerous interviews on national and local television and radio shows including “The Today Show” with Jane Pauley on October 23, 1986, from May 1985 through 1996
Courtship Models Meet Sex Research and Sex Therapy Symposium at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex 29th Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO, November 1986
Sexuality, Intimacy and the Life Cycle
Lamar University College of Health and Behavioral Sciences 7th Annual Award Symposium, Beaumont, TX, April 1985
Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Offenders
“Next Steps in Research on Sex Offenders” Conference co-sponsored by Masters & Johnson Institute and National Institute of Mental Health, St. Louis, MO, March 1985
Profile of Assault Victims and the Perpetrators
Nat’l College of District Attorneys’ Prosecution of Rape Seminar, Kailua-Kona, HI, May 1983 -Washington University School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO, March 1983 -College of Public Services, Institute of Public Safety, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, March 1981 -Departments of Psychology of University of Missouri and of Washington University, Columbia and St. Louis, MO, March and April, 1981 -Fiftieth Annual Forensic Mental health Training Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, April 198
The Missouri Sexual Offender Program
American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA, August 1983