Upcoming Events

Rethinking Sex Addiction - A Sexual Health Approach to Psychotherapy

• Kolmac School in Silver Spring, MD. June 8, 2018 - CE training
• Modern Sex Therapy Institute in Washington, DC. July 21, 2018 - CE training
• American Association of Marriage & Family Therapist Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. Nov 18, 2018 9am - 12pm

Integrating Sexual health into mental health and substance USE Disorder treatment

• Kolmac Clinic, May 11, 2018, Washington, DC - staff training

Sexual and Gender Diversity training

• Sponsored by the Prevention Research Center at the University of Maryland School of Public Health in collaboration with District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA) - June 22, 2018, Washington, DC - CE training

Previous Engagements

Rethinking Sex addiction - a sexual health approach to psychotherapy

• Employment Assistance Professionals, Potomac Chapter meeting in Rockville, MD. Mar 2018
• Integrative Sex Therapy Training in Washington, DC. Mar 2018
• The Ross Center, Jan 2018 & Oct 2017 - staff training
• Employment Assistance Services - Department of Defense, Jan 2018
• Jewish Community Services, Jan 24, 2018 in Columbia, MD, staff training
• Institute for Personal Growth in Highland Park, NJ - Nov 2017, CE Training
• Modern Sex Therapy Institute in Washington, DC - July 2017, CE training
• National Conference on Addictive Disorders in Baltimore, MD - August 2017, CE training
• District of Columbia Psychological Association - May 2017, CE training.
• Jewish Community Services in Columbia, MD - Jan 2017, CE training.
• Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Washington, DC - Oct 2016, CE training.
• Discussant at the SSTAR Fall Clinical Case Conference - Riding On the Edge: Integrating Sex Therapy with Harm Reduction in the Treatment of Out of Control Sexual Behavior presented by Dr. Michael Aaron. New York City, NY - Sept 2016.
• Faculty member for AASECT Summer Institute - Revisiting 'Sex Addiction': Transformative Ways to Address Out of Control Sexual Behavior.  Aug 2016.
• The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Summer Symposium in Washington, DC: The Intersection of Health, Gender and Sexuality: A Multidisciplinary Symposium. July 2016
• DC Kolmac Clinic- sponsored by The Kolmac School.  June 2016
• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists Annual Conference.  Puerto Rico, June 2016
• National Association of Social Workers, Maryland Chapter - Baltimore, MD. May 2016
• Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors, Sterling, VA. Apr 2016
• The Society for Sex Therapy & Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Apr 2016
• Sex Therapy U training sponsored by the Institute for Sexuality and Human Development in Washington, DC, Feb 2016.
• The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Meeting 2015, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• University of Maryland, College Park - Health Services provider training, Nov 2015.
• Psychotherapy Network, Annual Symposium 2015
• Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, Annual Conference 2014
• The Harvey Institute, San Diego, CA - 2013

Group Treatment for Men with Out of Control Sexual Behavior

• American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2015 & 2018 Annual Meetings

Welcoming Sexual and gender Diversity into your Psychotherapy Practice

• Inova - Juniper Program, Fairfax, VA
• Aquila Recovery, Washington, DC - Mar 2018
• Gaudenzia Addiction Treatment & Recovery, Baltimore, MD - Sept 2017, staff training
• Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc., Baltimore, MD, - July 2017, staff training
• Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, - July 2017, staff training
• New Vision House of Hope, Baltimore, MD - July 2017, staff training
• Recovery Enhanced by Access to Comprehensive Healthcare, Baltimore, MD - April 2017 staff training.
• Hope Health Systems, Inc, Woodlawn, MD, - Apr 2017 staff training.
• University of Maryland, College Park - Health Services, Sept 2015, staff training
• Stanford University, Counseling & Psychological Services - May 2010, staff and intern training

SExual health learning community

• CE training for behavioral health agencies in the DC metro area, University of Maryland, College Park - School of Public Health - Sept 2017
• CE training for mental health agencies in Baltimore, MD, Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore - 2014 and 2015

Integrating Sexual health into mental health and substance USE Disorder treatment

• Aquila Recovery, Washington, DC - July 2017, staff training
• Kolmac Clinic, Gaithersburg, MD - May 2016, staff training
• Kolmac Clinic, Silver Spring, MD - Dec 2015, staff training
• Kolmac Clinic, Washington, DC - Oct 2015, staff training
• Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME) - Sept 2015, CE provider training

Out of control sexual behavior - Treatment interventions

• AASECT Annual Conference, June 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.
• Sex Therapy U and the Sexuality and Human Development, Washington, DC - Sept 2016, CE training.

Advanced group therapy training - out of control sexual behavior treatment

• A 30-hour group therapy training (co-presented with Doug Braun-Harvey) - Mar 2017

Adolescent behavioral and sexual health training initiative

• 6-hour CE training for Baltimore City mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers on Dec 2016. Sponsored by Behavioral Health System Baltimore. 
• 6-hour CE training for Baltimore City mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers, sponsored by Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Feb 2016. 

Sexuality & Gender Training Program

• The Sexuality & Gender Training Program - CE training and technical assistance for behavioral health agencies who treat Baltimore City residents to integrate inclusive and culturally competent services for sexual and gender minorities.  Sponsored by Behavioral Health System Baltimore and launched Nov 2016. 

Envision Sexual Health - A new treatment model for out of control sexual behavior

• American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Annual Meeting, June 2013
• Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, panel presenter for the Problematic Sexual Behavior Advanced Training, Annual Meeting 2012
• Bellevue Hospital, Psychiatric Grand Rounds, Mar 2012
• Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, 2011 Annual Meeting
• American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, 2011 Annual Meeting
• Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, 2010 Annual Conference
• American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2010 Annual Conference
• Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality - Western Region, 2008 Annual Meeting
• California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, 2007 Annual Conference

Sexual Health in Psychotherapy

• George Washington University, Center for Integrative Medicine, staff training, Feb 2013
• San Diego State University, Counseling & Psychological Services staff and intern training - Apr 2012, 2011 & 2010
• California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, North County Chapter, Apr 2010

Don't See Me - When shame is toxic to sexual health

• Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (Washington, DC), 2013 Spring Workshop
• Jewish Family Service of San Diego, May 2009, staff training
• Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (San Diego), 2007 Annual Conference, Keynote

Sexual Health in Group Psychotherapy

• American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2012 and 2011 Annual Meetings

It Gets Better - Parenting strategies to prevent LGBTQ youth suicide

• California Alliance for Healthy Minds, Mar 2011

Gay Men & Intimacy - An exploration of desire and love

• The San Diego LGBT Community Center, May 2010