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One conference session and suddenly HSDD, HRT, and desire discrepancy are in every intake. No regrets.

There is still time to sign up for:
Still Wanting: Menopause, Infidelity, and the Evolving Erotic Self on September 25-26 in West Palm Beach.

🗓 September 25-26, 2026
📍 Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL
🎓 12 CE Hours | APA, ASWB, NBCC, IBOSP, AASECT

Register: 👉 http://stillwanting.com?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Still Wanting is co-created by:
Modern S*x Therapy Institutes (Dr. Rachel Needle) — IG/FB/YouTube: *xtherapyinstitutes
Modern Intimacy (Dr. Kate Balestrieri) — IG: | YouTube:
S*x and Love Therapy (Wendy Haggerty, LMFT) — IG:

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Sensate focus may have been introduced in the 1960s, but it remains one of the most effective tools s*x therapists use today.
It’s a timeless reminder: pleasure is about presence, not pressure.

She’s been medically cleared. Nothing is wrong. And yet she feels broken. 🤔

Meet Genevieve Marcel, PhD, LPCA — one of our own PhD in Clinical S*xology graduates, who recently came back to teach for us. (We love nothing more than when our students return to the classroom as teachers.)

Her course, Existential S*x Therapy: Reading Desire as Existential Information, offers clinicians a different lens on low and absent desire — not as a malfunction to correct, but as information to interpret alongside behavioral and medical care.

This is what growth looks like at MSTI — you learn here, and then you come back to shape what the next generation of clinicians learns too. 🤍

Curious about the PhD in Clinical S*xology program? Link in bio.

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Consent isn’t a box you check once. It’s a living conversation.
Integrating ongoing consent can look like verbal check-ins, reading nonverbal cues, or asking, “Do you want me to keep going?”
These practices don’t kill the mood — they build trust.

Today is National Or**sm Day

The research isn’t subtle: only 39% of women report usually or always or**sming during partnered s*x, compared to 91% of men. Nearly 70% of women report having faked an or**sm at some point. And about 1 in 10 women report never having experienced one at all.

This isn’t a biology problem. Women are far more likely to or**sm alone than with a partner, largely because solo s*x reliably includes the cl****al stimulation that partnered s*x often skips.

That’s a communication and education gap, and it’s one clinicians are positioned to help close.

How confident do you feel discussing arousal, stimulation, and or**sm with your clients? If there’s room to grow there, that’s exactly what our clinical trainings cover.

Happy National Or**sm Day! 🎉 While we’re at it…let’s talk about the or**sm gap and work towards closing it, one celebration at a time.

Cheers to more equal pleasure for everyone!

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Pleasure isn’t frivolous — it’s a reflection of freedom, agency, and self-connection.
When people feel safe enough to pursue pleasure without shame, it signals access to autonomy, trust, and choice.
For therapists, this is a reminder: helping clients reclaim pleasure is also helping them reclaim freedom.

Perimenopause brain fog and low libido usually aren’t two separate complaints — they’re often driven by the same disrupted sleep and hormonal shift. Naming the connection can relieve a lot of self-blame in session.
Is this a topic that interests you?
Join some of the world’s leading experts in s*x and relationship therapy for Still Wanting on September 25–26 in West Palm Beach, FL.

Two unforgettable days.
Groundbreaking research.
Practical interventions.
Conversations that will change the way you practice.

Don’t be the clinician hearing about it afterward wishing you’d been there.

Your clients deserve your best.
You deserve to learn from the best.

🎟️ Reserve your seat now.

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The difference training makes, in one screenshot. Tag a colleague who needs the ‘after’ version.
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