Join Rebecca Howard Eudy, PhD, LMHC, for a 3-hour clinical training designed to help therapists work more confidently at the intersection of sex and couples therapy. This workshop offers an integrative, EFT-informed framework for addressing sexual disconnection in long-term relationships.
Explore real-world challenges like parenting fatigue, desire discrepancy, and emotional shutdown through a relational and somatic lens. Using attachment theory, polyvagal principles, and evidence-based sex therapy interventions, Rebecca equips therapists with tools to move couples from avoidance and blame to reconnection and possibility.
You’ll walk away with structured interventions, conversation scripts, and practical strategies you can use immediately in session to support couples navigating the complexities of sex and love in the parenting years.
Objectives
Outline
Understanding Desire in Long-Term Relationships
Desire dynamics in committed partnerships
Why desire shifts are expected—not a pathology
The impact of committed love, caregiving roles, and life load on erotic connection
How to normalize and validate both partners’ experiences
A Relational Lens on Desire Discrepancy
EFT framework: identifying sexual pursuer/withdrawer cycles
Attachment theory and emotional safety as foundations for sexual connection
Polyvagal-informed understanding of nervous system states that enable or impede sexuality
Reframing 'low desire' using clinical curiosity and compassion
Clinical Tools for Reconnection
Structured interventions for sexual re-engagement
Sensate Focus and other graduated intimacy-building tools
Somatic practices and co-regulation strategies to manage anxiety
Scripts and conversation guides for desire-based dialogue
Integration and Application
Case examples
Clinical decision points: when to push, pause, or refer
Expanding therapist comfort with sexuality in the therapy room
Target Audience