Wednesday, November 18th, 2026 11:00 AM EST -12:00 PM EST Rivka Sidorsky, LCSW, AASECT
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Description
Infertility can place significant emotional, relational, and sexual strain on individuals and couples. This course explores the complex ways that infertility impacts sexual desire, intimacy, and relational satisfaction, and provides strategies for integrating these considerations into sex therapy.
Participants will learn to support clients in navigating grief, performance pressure, and communication challenges, while fostering resilience and connection within the couple. Through case examples and practical interventions, therapists will gain tools to help clients maintain healthy sexual relationships and emotional wellbeing throughout the fertility journey.
About the Presenter:
Rivka is an IAPST Certified Psychosexual Therapist, an IAPST Certified Psychosexual Supervisor, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor, a licensed clinical social worker, a Social Work Board Certified Supervisor, a Faculty Lecturer, a published author, a Harvard University research fellowship recipient, and an experienced lecturer. She is the owner and director of a group psychotherapy practice in Silver Spring, Maryland. She was personally mentored and was trained in sexual dysfunction and sex therapy from internationally renowned Dr. Laura Berman, Oprah’s relationship and sex expert, at the Berman Center in Chicago. In addition to her private practice, Rivka is an invited guest to train doctors, nurses, faculty, fellow therapists, and students at The University of Maryland. She is a Faculty Lecturer at The Integrative Sex Therapy Institute on topics which include female sexual dysfunction, sexual pain, vaginismus, sexual aversion, couples sexual issues, and performing sex therapy with diverse religions and cultures. She lives in Silver Spring with her husband and their five children.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe 3 ways infertility can impact sexual desire, intimacy, and relational satisfaction.
- Participants will be able to demonstrate 3 clinical strategies to help clients navigate infertility-related stress while maintaining sexual and emotional connection.
Agenda:
1 HOUR
Intimacy Skills, Learning theory and its application, Range of sexual functioning and behavior, Sexual Exploitation including Sexual Abuse, Socio-cultural and familial factors, Pleasure Enhancement Skills. May be used for Sex Therapy Training ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, ST7.
Accreditation - This Webinar Offers 1 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
- CE You LLC, #1573, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/27/2024 - 3/27/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
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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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- System Requirements: Any device (such as a computer, tablet, or phone), Dual-Core 2 GHz or higher processor, and at least 4 GB of RAM capable of running a Zoom session, along with a stable internet connection.
- Although early registration is recommended for this class in order to ensure the best experience, attendees may register and join until the start of the program