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Sexual Health Institute

Go deeper in the
areas that
matter most.

The CE short course library offers focused, clinical-depth workshops on the presentations that come up most in sexual health practice. Available individually. No certification required. Written to the standard of the full program.

3–6 hours of learning per course, including reading, video, and clinical activities
No prerequisite certification required to enrol
Counts toward professional development requirements for regulated clinicians
~$150 CAD per course
See available courses
5
Courses complete and launching soon, covering erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, sexual pain, desire, and pornography use
20+
Additional courses in development across dysfunction, relational, trauma, and medical categories
150
CAD per course. No subscription. No bundle required. Purchase what you need.
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What the CE library is

Not a survey.
A clinical workshop.

"The depth of the full program. One topic at a time."

Continuing education in sexual health has a quality problem. Most CE offerings in this area are brief, surface-level, and built for broad audiences. They introduce concepts without developing them clinically. They do not prepare you to sit with a real client and a real presentation and know what to do.

These courses are different. Each one is a full clinical workshop: reading written to graduate depth, embedded video, case formulations, clinical activities, and knowledge checks. They are not introductions. They are advanced practice tools designed for clinicians who already have a foundation in sexual health and want to develop specific clinical competency.

The library will grow to 25+ courses. Five are available now. New courses are added regularly.

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Clinical depth, not survey content
Each course covers differential diagnosis, biopsychosocial formulation, evidence-based intervention, clinical decision-making, and complex presentations. Written for clinicians who already understand the basics.
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Reading, video, and applied activities
Primary clinical reading of 2.5–4 hours per course, embedded video segments, interactive case formulations, and clinical exercises. Designed for immediate clinical application.
3
No prerequisite certification
Any registered mental health professional can access CE courses. Some courses note a recommended foundation; none require prior certification to purchase.
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Counts toward professional development
Courses are designed to count toward continuing professional development requirements for psychologists, counsellors, social workers, and other regulated health professionals in Canada.
5
Buy only what you need
~$150 CAD per course. No subscription, no bundle requirement, no access to content you don't need. Purchase the course or courses most relevant to your current caseload.
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Available now

Five courses.
Launching soon.

These five courses are complete and launching shortly. Join the waitlist for any course to be notified the moment it opens for enrolment and to receive founding member pricing.

Clinical workshop · Sexual dysfunctions
Erectile Dysfunction
Physiology, Assessment, and Sex Therapy Treatment
A graduate-level clinical workshop covering the neurovascular physiology of erection in full; biopsychosocial formulation for ED across psychogenic, organic, and mixed aetiologies; a structured sexual history protocol and validated measures; the counselling implications of medical treatments including PDE5 inhibitors; and a sex therapy treatment repertoire that goes well beyond basic sensate focus. Includes a section on special populations and four complete case studies with differential diagnosis and treatment planning.
PhysiologyBiopsychosocial assessmentSensate focusPerformance anxietyMedical co-managementCase formulation
3–4 hours
Recommended: foundational sexual health training or Module 07 and 09
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Clinical workshop · Sexual dysfunctions
Ejaculatory Dysfunction
Premature and Delayed Ejaculation
A comprehensive clinical workshop covering the neuroanatomy and physiology of ejaculation; premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation across diagnostic subtypes, differential diagnosis, and biopsychosocial etiology; assessment frameworks and validated measures; ejaculatory function across the lifespan and in gender-diverse populations; evidence-based treatment with a clinical decision-making framework for treatment selection; relational dimensions and couple-based intervention; and treatment resistance in complex presentations. Includes eight complex case formulations.
PE & DENeuroanatomyDifferential diagnosisGender-diverse populationsCouple interventionTreatment resistance
4–6 hours
Recommended: foundational sexual health training or Modules 07, 09, 10, 11
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Clinical workshop · Sexual dysfunctions
Sexual Pain
Assessment and Treatment of Genito-Pelvic Pain and Penetration Disorder
A clinical workshop covering the anatomy and physiology relevant to sexual pain; the full differential diagnosis across dermatological, hormonal, neurological, musculoskeletal, and psychosocial domains; the pain-avoidance cycle as the central clinical model; provoked vestibulodynia, vaginismus, deep dyspareunia, and their distinct treatment implications; biopsychosocial case formulation; interdisciplinary collaboration with pelvic floor physiotherapy and gynaecology; and evidence-based psychological intervention. Includes client-facing psychoeducation frameworks for use in session.
GPPPDVestibulodyniaPain-avoidance cyclePelvic floor physioInterdisciplinary referralPsychoeducation
3–5 hours
Recommended: foundational sexual health training
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Advanced workshop · Sexual dysfunctions
Sexual Desire
Advanced Interventions for Desire Concerns
An advanced clinical workshop for practitioners who already hold foundational desire frameworks and want to develop intervention competency. Covers biopsychosocial case formulation; psychoeducation as primary intervention; cognitive and behavioural approaches including spectatoring reduction and pleasure-focused attention retraining; ACT-based interventions with in-session scripts; shame-focused desire work; trauma-adapted approaches with attention to the window of tolerance; couple interventions for desire discrepancy including pursuer-withdrawer cycle interruption; the conditions that facilitate eroticism; and the clinical presentations in which low desire is not a problem to be solved, including asexuality and graysexuality.
Desire discrepancyACT interventionsShame-focused workCouple interventionTrauma and desireAsexuality
3–4 hours
Prerequisite: foundational sexual health training or full intensive program
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Clinical workshop · Emerging topics
Pornography Use in Clinical Practice
Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment
A clinical workshop navigating one of the most contested and most commonly mishandled presentations in sexual health practice. Covers the evidence hierarchy in pornography research; differential diagnosis distinguishing non-problematic use, habitual use, compulsive use, and CSBD using current DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; moral incongruence and religious conflict as distinct clinical drivers; the neurobiology of reward learning corrected for common clinical myths; pornography and relational dynamics including partner distress and disclosure; evidence-based intervention matched to specific formulations using ACT, CBT, and motivational interviewing; and the clinical presentations in which pornography is a symptom of another primary concern. Includes four advanced case formulations.
CSBDDifferential diagnosisMoral incongruenceRelational impactACT & MIDiagnostic humility
3–4 hours
Recommended: foundational sexuality knowledge
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Coming soon

20+ more courses
in development.

The full CE library will grow to 25+ courses across dysfunction, relational, trauma, health, and emerging topics. Courses are released as they are completed. Join the waitlist to be notified when new courses are available.

Dysfunction and clinical presentations
  • Low desire (foundational)
  • Orgasmic disorders
  • AFAB-specific genital conditions: lichen sclerosus and vulvodynia
  • Iatrogenic and medication-related dysfunction
Relational and contextual
  • Couples and intimacy
  • Infidelity
  • Consensual non-monogamy and kink
  • Heteroromantic identity and bisexuality
  • Advanced consent frameworks
Trauma and special populations
  • Trauma and sexual abuse
  • Perinatal and postpartum sexuality
  • Sexuality across the lifespan and sex and aging
  • Disability and sexuality
  • Culturally specific sexual harm
Health, medical, and emerging topics
  • STIs in clinical practice
  • Reproductive health
  • Compulsive sexual behaviour
  • Technology, sex, and digisexuality
  • Telehealth ethics in sex therapy
  • Pleasure enhancement and adjunct tools

Who this is for

Built for clinicians
already in the room.

These courses are for you if…
  • You are a registered psychologist, counsellor, social worker, or marriage and family therapist who encounters sexual health presentations and wants to develop specific clinical competency
  • You have completed foundational sexual health training and want to go deeper in the areas most relevant to your practice
  • You are currently enrolled in or have completed the full certification program and want to extend your CE library
  • You are a physician or other regulated health professional who works alongside sex therapists and wants clinical depth on specific presentations
  • You want graduate-level clinical education that you can apply immediately, without committing to a full program
These courses are not for you if…
  • You have no prior clinical training -- these courses assume a regulated professional context and existing clinical skills
  • You are looking for introductory orientation to sexual health -- start with the introductory or intermediate courses first
  • You want a certificate of completion for passive content consumption -- these courses require active engagement with case material and clinical activities

Choose your next course

Choose the course your
caseload needs next.

Focused clinical workshops in sexual dysfunction, desire, pain, pornography use, relational presentations, trauma, and emerging sexual health topics.

CE courses are most powerful in the context of a complete clinical foundation. If you are considering the full certification program, CE courses are an effective way to experience the depth and quality of the curriculum before committing.

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Full certification
Canadian Certified
Sex Therapist
Program
12 modules across two sections. Cohort-based consultation. Competency evaluation. The full clinical training pathway for registered mental health professionals ready to specialize in sex therapy.
View the certification program

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