Professional Development
“I’ve been going to the Council for my CEUs and the topics are always relevant, informative, thought provoking, and they really help me feel grounded in the advances in clinical work. I thoroughly enjoy the 30 hours I spend there every two years!”
Kehinde Solanke
Director of Clinical Management, Community Behavioral Health, City of Philadelphia
Upcoming Workshops
We offer a 25% discount on all workshops for groups of 5 or more individuals. If you represent a group of 5 or more people, contact Kristine Seitz at kseitz@councilforrelationships.org for more details and to register your group.
April 2025
Therapeutic Considerations and Approaches for Working With Men Over 60
Robert Heasley, PhD LMFT (he/him/his)
Monday, April 28, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT
May 2025
This Doesn’t Apply To Me: Addressing Gaps in Clinical Work to Include Immigrant Populations
Jessie André Ph.D., LCSW-S, M.Ed (she/her)
Friday, May 2, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT
Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure
Lucie Fielding, PhD, LPC, LMHC (she/they)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT
Shattered Reflections: Navigating Ambiguous Loss in the Digital Age
Kristine Seitz, LSW, MSW, MEd (she/her/hers)
Monday, May 12, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT
CFR is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and other mental health professionals whose state licensing boards recognize CE credit provided by APA-approved sponsors.*
CFR is an approved provider with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT).
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Workshop Recommendations
CFR strives to provide relevant and stimulating training for mental health professionals and welcomes suggestions for workshop topics and presenters. Please share your recommendations with Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW, at kseitz@councilforrelationships.org.
Previous Workshops
2025
January – June 2025
Polyvagal Theory with a Diverse Population
Lydia Fehintola Lawson, LMFT (she/her/hers)
Families in Transition
Michele Southworth, J.D., LMFT (she/her/hers) & Priscilla Singleton, LMFT (she/her/hers)
Sexual Desire Discrepancy in Couples: Why Can’t You Be More Like Me?
Michele Marsh, PhD (she/her/hers)
Clinical Work with Sex Workers: An Introduction and Foundation
Angie Gunn LCSW, CST, CSTS (she/they)
The Unholy Trinity: Healing the Trauma of Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse
Dr. Tiffany Gilmore, LCSW, MFT, M.Div. (she/her/hers)
Understanding Military Culture
Dr. Qianna S. Snooks, PsyD (she/her/hers)
Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Tony Lapp, LCSW (he/him/his)
Putting the Brain in Therapy
Jonathan Baylin, PhD (he/him/his)
Intermediate Topics in Couples Therapy: Working with Asexuality
Christina Mitrofanis, Psy.D., M.Ed. (she/her/hers)
Group Intervention for Trauma: Harnessing the Power of Community for Healing and Prevention
Sara J. Corse, PhD (she/her)
Dismantling Anti-Fatness in the Therapy Space
Emma Kupferman, LICSW, LCSW-C, CPT (she/her)
Eating Disorders and Intimate Partner Violence: What Every Clinician Should Know
Lauren Napolitano, PsyD (she/her/hers)
2024
July – December
Decolonizing Therapy: Reimagining Therapy as Social Justice Work
Shadeen Francis, LMFT, CST
Treating High Achievers Working in High-Performance Arenas
Ayo Akindumila, LMFT
Black Men in Interracial Relationships: Historical Impact and Clinical Implications
Quantas Ginn, MBA, MS, LMFT, CST
An Introduction to Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior
Carly Haeck Rappaport, LMFT
Breaking the Silence on the Risk of Giving Birth: Unveiling Disparities in Maternal Mortality Rates among Women of Color
Stacy Triumph, MSS, MLSP, SSW, HSV, LCSW
When Collaboration is an Ethical Mandate
Karen L. Smith, MSS, LCSW
Suicide Prevention Takes a Village: Collaborative Approaches to Broaden Our Reach
Maura Dunfey, D.O.
Radicalize Your Relationships: An Introduction to Relationship Anarchy for Systemic Therapists
Nicole Williams, LMFT, YT200
Psychedelics and Sex Therapy: Notes from an Emerging Field
Emma Kupferman, LICSW, LCSW-C, CPT
Neurodivergent-Affirming DBT
Ley David Elliette Cray, PhD, & Megan Lederman, MA, LPC
Coercive Control: Why Divorcing a Narcissist Can Be Harder than Staying Married to One
Lauren Napolitano, PsyD
Therapeutic Groups for Children and Adolescents: Creating Space for Healing and Growth
Dr. Sara J. Corse, Priscilla Singleton, MSW, LMFT, LCSW, & Mike Butera, LMFT
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now: The Promises and Pitfalls of Sexuality as We Age
Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS
January – June
Art Therapy: Seeing Through the Lens of Creativity
Olivia Stuber, MPS, ATR-BC, LPC
Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Sara J. Corse, Ph.D.
Autism & Human Sexuality
Jack Duroc-Danner, MA in Education, CSE, LMT, CEIM
Putting the Brain in Therapy
Dr. Jonathan Baylin, Ph.D.
Group Intervention for Trauma: Harnessing the Power of Community for Healing and Prevention
Dr. Sara J Corse, Ph.D.
Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Tony Lapp, LCSW
Asexual & Aromantic Intimacy
Aubry Lancaster, BA2, CSE
Navigating Disability Biases in the Therapy Room
Kimberley Dobbs, LPC
Black Men and Racial Trauma: Impacts, Disparities, and Interventions
Yamonte Cooper, ED.D., LPCC, NCC, CST-T
Working with Consensually Non-Monogamous Clients
Kyle J. Schultz, Psy.D, M.Ed.
Beyond Family Sculpting: The Benefits of Integrating Play into Your Work with Families
Madeline E. Hoch, LMFT
2022
July – December
The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide
The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, PhD, LCPC (she/her)
Ethical Considerations for Navigating Values Differences with Clients
Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Presented by Tony Lapp, LCSW, Executive Director of Courdea
Suicide Risk Assessment
Maura Dunfey, DO (She/Her)
Unpack Your Whorephobia! Supporting Sex Workers As Therapeutic Praxis – APA and AASECT
Kailey Posterick, MEd, LPC (she/hers)
Common Sexual Concerns Impacting AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) People with Vulvas – AASECT & APA
Mia Fine, PhD, LMFT, CST, CSE (They/She)
F Sexual Shame! Building Sexual Confidence and Confronting Sexual Shame – APA & AASECT
Jackie Golob, MS, LPCC (She/Hers)
Families in Tranisition
Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT (She/Her) and Priscilla Singleton, MSW, LMFT, LCSW (She/Her)
2023
July – December
Don’t Make Me Go to a Group! Unleashing the Power of Mutual Support
Sara J. Corse, Ph.D.
Suicide Prevention & Ethics
Yesenia Marroquin, Ph.D. & Adam Goodman, J.D., LMFT
Colonization of Black Sexualities – 2023-2024 Sex Therapy Series
Anne Mauro, LMFT, DHS, CSE, CST-S
Supporting Gender Diverse Children & Adolescents
Samantha King, MSW, MEd
Sexuality & Substance Abuse
Carol L. Clark, PhD, LMHC, CST, CAP (she/her)
Would`ve, Could`ve, Should`ve: Reflecting on Age Gap, Power, and IPV in Adolescent Relationships
Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW (she/her)
January – June
Sex and Disability: Using the Social Model, LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy, and Sex Therapy for Gender Minorities with Disabilities
Lee Phillips, EdD, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, CSAC, CST, CSCTT (he/they)
Clinical Collaboration with Psychiatry
Jane Summers, MD (she/her)
Suicide Prevention & Ethics
Youth Suicide and COVID-19: Prevalence, Assessment, and Care Planning
Yesenia A. Marroquin, PhD (she/her)
Ethical Considerations for Navigating Values Differences with Clients
Alexis W. V. Bové, MS, JD, LMFT (she/her)
Introduction to Disability Inclusion for Therapists
Sarah Clark, LMFT, LMHC, CRC, CVRT (she/her)
Sex after Loss: Reclaiming an Intimate Space After Perinatal Death
Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C (she/her)
Systemic Approaches to Supporting Families in This Moment
Laurel Roe, MSCHR, LMFT (she/her)
From Mammy to Megan: Anti-Black Sexual Tropes and the Nuances of Fetishism and Objectification for Sex Positive Professionals
Shanae Adams, PhD(c) LPC, NCC, CIGT (she/they)
The Womyn of the Stonewall Generation: Queering the Lens on Sex and Aging – APA & AASECT
Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS (she/her)
James C. Wadley, MBA, Ph.D, L.P.C., ACS, NCC, IMHF, CST-S (he/his)
Attendance Policy
In order to receive APA credits, attendance must be verified at the end of a workshop. Failure to do so within the designated time will result in a $25 fee to receive your certificate at a later date.
Our workshops are intimate and active participation is expected. All attendees should keep their camera on for the duration of the workshop. If you have questions or require accommodations, please contact Professional Development Manager, Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW.
Refund Policy
A full refund and/or credit towards a future workshop or conference is available up to one week prior to the scheduled date of the training, subject to a $10 administrative fee.
All online workshops are currently synchronous and require attendance at the scheduled date and time. Individuals who register for an online workshop and are unable to attend may request a refund or credit towards a future workshop within the previously stated timeframe.
Council for Relationships reserves the right to refuse any refund requests outside of the specified time period.
Please forward any refund requests, including your full information, to Professional Development Manager, Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW.
*The following entities accept continuing education credits provided by APA-approved sponsors: the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors; the New Jersey State Board of Marriage and Family Examiners; the Delaware State Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals; the Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners. Clinicians licensed in other states should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.