Presenter: Brittany Trexler, LPC, LCPC
January 10, 2025
10am- 12:00pm PST
2 CEs
Course Description
As current trauma therapies turn their focus to physiological and nervous system responses, teaching clients how to decrease the negative impacts of traumatic experiences has led to an endless variety of voices and ideas about how to explain and treat traumatic symptoms. Both in treatment rooms, and in cultural conversations, many practitioners continue to conceptualize kinky desires as a traumatic response. There are numerous myths about the connection between BDSM and trauma which has left many kinksters feeling stigmatized and misunderstood. Those who do practice kink and have trauma histories are left with little guidance or understanding of how to safely negotiate the fine lines between pleasure and re-traumatization. This training will highlight some of the important science behind trauma and its impacts on the mind and body. We will also cover how individuals wanting to participate in kink can better negotiate scenes, manage trauma triggers and aftercare effectively, and explore reclaiming empowerment while reducing stigma about the intersection of kink and trauma.
Learning Objectives
After participants complete this course they should be able to:
- Define current BDSM/kink practices regarding improvement of safety and consent
- Identify ways to help clients communicate boundaries and needs when negotiating scenes
- Describe 2 therapeutic interventions to support re-traumatization and increased after care needs.
About the Presenter
Brittany Trexler, LPC, LCPC currently works as a sex therapist, specializing in working with polyamorous and kinky communities. She is a lover of board games, competitive pole dancer, former professional ballroom dancer, and all around goofball. As a bi, polyam, neurodivergent person, she is incredibly passionate about education for queer communities and polyamorous acceptance. She counts herself lucky to have found some truly incredible humans to call her partners, and believes our experiences connecting
Price
$39 for licensed clinicians
$35 for licensed in non-profit organization (Use coupon code at checkout: traumainformedkinkNP)
$29 for pre-licensed (Use Coupon Code at checkout: traumainformedkinkPL)
You can also get access to this course and all other courses with our annual or lifetime memberships.
Additional Information
Instruction Level
This course is meant for an intermediate audience with foundational understandings of nervous system focused trauma therapies, and experience working with kinky clients..
Who should Attend
Psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists and social workers.
Format
Live, virtual presentation with the opportunity for interaction with the presenter. This course will be available as a recorded homestudy approximately two weeks after the event.
Zoom Link
You will receive a reminder email to register for your Zoom link after signing up for the course.
If you do not receive this email within 24 hours, please contact us.
Completion Requirements
Live Event
- To get CE credit for the live event, you need to be present for the entire course.
- You will be asked to sign in and out in the chat box in order to track attendance during breaks.
- We will email you your certificate of attendance within 48 hours of the course.
- This presentation will be recorded and available as a homestudy approximately two weeks after the live event.
- Your active participation will contribute and enhance the learning of participants that complete the recorded homestudy version.
Home Study
- You will need to take the post-test with at least a 80% score in order to receive your certificate for a home study course.
Financial Support
The Affirmative Couch pays course presenters for their teaching. There is no other financial support for this course.
Conflict of Interest
There is no reported conflict of interest or outside commercial support for this course.
Contact Information
For any inquiries related to subject matter, problem resolution, corrections, grievances, or anything else, please contact us.
Accommodations
The Affirmative Couch will work to accommodate reasonable accommodations requests. Requests can be emailed with “accommodation request” in the subject line. Requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Continuing Education Approvals
The Affirmative Couch, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Affirmative Couch, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Price
$39 for licensed
$35 for licensed in non-profit organization (Use coupon code at checkout: traumainformedkinkNP)
$29 for pre-licensed (Use Coupon Code at checkout: traumainformedkinkPL)
You can also get access to this course and all other courses with our annual or lifetime memberships.
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| Unit 1 | Register for your Zoom Link |
