Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 3:00 PM EST Dr. Shoshanna Bulow
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Description
Many couples enter therapy assuming their sexual concerns should be kept out of their couples therapy, and many therapists refer clients to a sex therapist as soon as a sexual issue arises, believing that those concerns fall outside of their purview. Yet it is difficult to imagine a couple facing crises, conflict, anger, hurt, or deep emotional distress without sexual dynamics also being part of the picture. Sometimes sexual issues are the presenting problem, other times they may surface only when the therapist asks about them. When therapists inquire openly about sexuality or about how crises affect a couple’s sexual connection, they signal that sexuality is a normal and essential part of relational life, reducing shame and inviting honest dialogue. This webinar will address six issues that can emerge in couples’ sexual and emotional lives: infidelity, infertility, mismatched desire, serious illness (including cancer), one partner coming out as gay or transgender, and requests to open the relationship. We will explore conceptual frameworks, clinical applications, practical interventions and skills for navigating each scenario. Because sexual topics can evoke strong reactions in therapists, we will also consider the importance of noticing our own biases, assumptions and emotional responses. Developing greater comfort and competence in discussing sexuality strengthens our ability to effectively and sensitively support couples through complicated issues.
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About the Presenter:
Shoshana Bulow, PhD is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. During the course of her career, she has taught and supervised couples, family and sex therapy at the William Alanson White Institute, the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, the NYU Langone Program in Human Sexuality, the Ackerman Institute for the Family, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and The Family Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Shoshana currently runs private supervision groups for couples therapists. She has been a certified sex therapist and sex therapy supervisor for almost two decades.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify at least three common sexual issues that may surface in couples therapy and explain how these concerns intersect with emotional and relational distress.
- Participants will be able to apply at least two clinical frameworks or intervention strategies for working with couples facing challenges such as infidelity, infertility, mismatched desire, serious illness, identity disclosure, or requests to open the relationship.
- Participants will be able to demonstrate increased clinical awareness by identifying at least two personal biases or emotional reactions that may arise when discussing sexual topics and describe how these can influence therapeutic engagement.
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an introductory level, and is beneficial for a beginner level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
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