Clinical and Ethical Issues when Serving Kinky and Poly Individual and Relationships - A Panel

This seminar is a panel discussion with four leading practitioners who serve the kinky and poly communities. Here they discuss complex and ethical issues that may emerge when serving these communities. Most often people whose sexuality is practice in these margins do not experience issues in their sexuality, however, when they do, the issues discussed in this seminar, are some of the common issues raised.

PANEL: Sar Surmick, LMFT specializes in work with Polyamorous and NonMonogamous Folk, LGBTQ Youth, and Kinky Folk.

Kate Sherman, LMHC is a practitioner who focuses on the LGBT, Kink, and Poly communities, as well as other marginalized groups.

Kelly O'Hanlon, LMFTA is a therapist specializing in work with geeky, LGBTQQIA, BDSM/kinky, poly/non-monogamous, and those with alternative spiritualities and/or atheists.

Meg Manthos, PhD has special expertise in couples/relationship therapy, sex, and gender identity. She also has extensive experience with queer, trans, poly and kinky folks, and offers gender confirmation.nsive experience with queer, trans, poly and kinky folks, and offers gender confirmation.

EPDC CE Hours: 1.5

Presenter: Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, LMFT, CSTS

Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, LMFT, CSTS is a licensed sex and gender feminist psychotherapist, writer, researcher, supervisor, and public figure whose expertise spans sex therapy, spiritual intimacy, medicine, parenting, and social justice. Dr. Sellers' book Sex, God, & the Conservative Church – Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy has had a global impact exposing the damage of sexual shame. She now speaks throughout the world sharing how to heal, and how to raise shame-free relationally confident children. She can be followed on Instagram @DrTinaShamelessSex