Therapist Corner

formerly known as Allied Intersectionality Now

Being a therapist is deeply rewarding, and especially right now deeply demanding. Therapist corner is a moment designed just for us: a place to breathe, connect, and take care of ourselves the way we take care of everyone else.

Here at this monthly gathering we can talk about whatever we need to talk about - the weight of this moment, showing up for our clients while carrying our own emotional load through such a difficult political climate, sharing what’s working…and what isn’t, and reminding ourselves that we are not alone.

This is also a space for genuine community. There is real strength in diversity and here we lean into it together. The spirit of intersectionality we hold that we come to this work from different walks of life – different races, classes, genders, and sexual orientations, and these shape us both professionally and personally.

Therapist Corner will be moderated by members of the Board of Directors of our chapter, CAMFT San Diego, and this is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and requests.

If you're interested in attending and not a member of our chapter, become a member here!

WHEN

Sunday, September 27, 2026

7pm-8:30pm

Virtual Zoom Meeting

*meets last Sunday of every month, must sign up for each interested separately*

(link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

COST

FREE to all San Diego CAMFT chapter members

OTHER INFO

This event is for mental health professionals, to foster membership engagement. 

This event is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. SD-CAMFT maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the Education Chair at education@camft-sandiego.org for questions, accommodations, or grievances.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course content is related to a methodological, theoretical, research, or practice knowledge base. Information provided should help demonstrate the knowledge base being utilized as the foundation of the trainee.

The course content demonstrates relevancy to the practice of marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, professional clinical counseling, and/or educational psychology and incorporates one of the following:

• Aspects of the discipline that are fundamental to the understanding or practice
• Aspects of the discipline in which significant recent developments have occurred
• Aspects of other disciplines that enhance the understanding of the practice
• Related to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of the client population being served
• Demonstrates credibility through the involvement of the broader mental health practices, education, and science communities in studying or applying the findings, procedures, practices, or theoretical concepts Is related to ethical, legal, statutory, or regulatory policies, guidelines, and standards that impact each respective practice

EDUCATIONAL GOAL

Participants will develop a foundational understanding of the Neurodiversity paradigm and its application to clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. This course is intended to build clinical skills in working with Neurodivergent clients and mixed-neurotype relationships, and to support participants in identifying and addressing their own biases in future clinical work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Attendees will be able to:

1. Identify 3 core tenets of the Neurodiversity paradigm and explain how they differ from the medical/deficit models.
2. Describe 3 ways Autism and/or ADHD are commonly misdiagnosed or overlooked in clinical settings.
   
3. identify 3 clinical considerations for working with clients who hold co-occurring diagnoses and/or multiple, intersecting identities.
   

OUTLINE/OTHER DETAILS

Title: Rethinking Diagnosis and Practice Through a Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens

When: Monday, September 28, 2026

Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

Time Breakdown:

4:00pm-7:00pm: CE Presentation

• I. Introduction and Framing
• II. The Neurodiversity Paradigm: Foundations
  
• III. Misdiagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
  
• IV. Co-Occurring Diagnoses and Identities
  
• Self of the Therapist and Internalized Ableism
  

TARGET AUDIENCE

This event is for mental health professionals.

COST

$45 for Chapter Members

$75 for Non-Members

$15 for Pre-Licensed and Students

Guests allowed! If a member or interested in becoming a member, please register independently.

Refund/Cancellation Policy

ACCOMODATIONS & GRIEVANCES

Please email the Education Chair and visit our website for policies.

CERTIFICATES

Course Completion certificates will be awarded electronically in exchange for a completed evaluation form. Please make sure the Program Administrator has your correct email.

Course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Participants must be present for the entire length of the workshop to be awarded credit. Participants will not be given CE credit if they are more than 15 minutes late and/or do not stay for the entire length of the workshop.

This course is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California association of marriage and family therapists (Provider #57330) is approved by the California association of marriage and family therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. San Diego chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the CE Chair.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This continuing education course is part 1 of 2 in understanding the kink and BDSM community.

The first session provides an introduction to kink and BDSM for mental health professionals. Attendees will develop a shared vocabulary and framework for understanding the diversity of kink practices, relationships, communities, and identities. Topics will include common terminology, relationship and power-exchange dynamics, community norms, consent and negotiation, safety and vetting practices, and some of the many reasons people may participate in kink.

Part 1 is designed as the “101” portion of the workshop, establishing the cultural knowledge and vocabulary that frame the more clinically focused material in Part 2.

Overall Approach

Throughout both sessions, the workshop uses sexual-health and culturally responsive frameworks to support a nonjudgmental, non-pathologizing approach to kink. These frameworks are woven throughout the material, with attention to understanding clients’ experiences in context, asking informed and respectful questions, and considering their boundaries, relationships, goals, and individual circumstances.

The course also emphasizes ongoing therapist self-awareness and recognizing when consultation, supervision, or referral may be appropriate, particularly when clinicians encounter areas of uncertainty or notice that their own reactions or assumptions may affect their ability to provide kink-informed care.

Why Attend Both Parts?

The two sessions are designed as a progression, with Part 1 establishing a foundation that allows clinicians to engage more fully with the material in Part 2.

• Part 1 establishes the terminology, cultural context, relationship frameworks, and community practices that provide a foundation for the clinical material explored in Part 2.
• Part 2 builds on that foundation by providing additional context and frameworks clinicians can draw on when conceptualizing their own clients’ experiences.

Clinicians who already have significant familiarity with kink and BDSM may find that they can engage directly with many of the topics in Part 2. At the same time, kink is a diverse and evolving community, and even those with substantial personal or professional experience may encounter perspectives, practices, or subcommunities that are unfamiliar to them.

Attending both sessions provides the fullest learning experience and an opportunity to deepen and expand existing knowledge.

Presenter Jennifer Rehor, LMFT, CST, CST-S will be joined by a team of licensed psychotherapists from ATC, including Sandra Koellmann, LCSW, CST (AASECT Certified Sex Therapist); Skyler “Skye” White, LMFT, PATC (Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider); and Kelly Goldsteinholm, LMFT. Together, they bring diverse clinical perspectives and offer an engaging, evidence-informed training grounded in real-world practice, supervision, and applied clinical experience.

EDUCATIONAL GOAL

This course is designed to introduce mental health professionals to the foundational concepts needed to better understand and support clients who engage in or identify with kink and BDSM practices and relationships.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Attendees will be able to:

1. Define and describe key terminology, practices, relationship structures, and concepts within kink and BDSM, including common community norms related to consent, negotiation, safety, and vetting.
2. Describe the diversity of kink communities, relationships, and motivations for participation, including ways kink may intersect with other identities, communities, and relationship structures.
3. Explain foundational principles of consent, communication, safety, and risk awareness within kink and BDSM, including factors that may support clients’ informed, self-directed decision-making.

OUTLINE/OTHER DETAILS

Title: Understanding the Kink Community: A Culturally Sensitive Overview for Mental Health Professionals (Part 1: Foundations - Understanding Kink, BDSM & Community)

When: Monday, October 5, 2026

Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

Time Breakdown:

11:00am-1:00pm: CE Presentation

TARGET AUDIENCE

This event is for mental health professionals.

COST

$30 for Chapter Members

$50 for Non-Members

$10 for Pre-Licensed and Students

Guests allowed! If a member or interested in becoming a member, please register independently.

Refund/Cancellation Policy

ACCOMODATIONS & GRIEVANCES

Please email the Education Chair and visit our website for policies.

CERTIFICATES

Course Completion certificates will be awarded electronically in exchange for a completed evaluation form. Please make sure the Program Administrator has your correct email.

Course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Participants must be present for the entire length of the workshop to be awarded credit. Participants will not be given CE credit if they are more than 15 minutes late and/or do not stay for the entire length of the workshop.

This course is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California association of marriage and family therapists (Provider #57330) is approved by the California association of marriage and family therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. San Diego chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the CE Chair.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This continuing education course is part 1 of 2 in understanding the kink and BDSM community.

The second session builds on the foundation established in Part 1 and moves into the clinical, psychological, and ethical considerations involved in working with kink-identified clients. Attendees will explore the historical pathologization of kink and the evolution of DSM distinctions between atypical sexual interests and paraphilic disorders, as well as altered states, trauma, healing versus reenactment, and relationship repair.

The session will also examine both the potential risks and benefits of kink, including how clinicians can recognize when BDSM may be retraumatizing or contributing to distress, dissociation, impaired consent, or relational harm. Clinicians will also explore how kink may support connection, empowerment, personal growth, communication, and meaningful relationships. Part 2 is designed as the “201” portion of the workshop, moving beyond foundational knowledge toward clinical application, critical thinking, and more nuanced understanding.

Overall Approach

Throughout both sessions, the workshop uses sexual-health and culturally responsive frameworks to support a nonjudgmental, non-pathologizing approach to kink. These frameworks are woven throughout the material, with attention to understanding clients’ experiences in context, asking informed and respectful questions, and considering their boundaries, relationships, goals, and individual circumstances.

The course also emphasizes ongoing therapist self-awareness and recognizing when consultation, supervision, or referral may be appropriate, particularly when clinicians encounter areas of uncertainty or notice that their own reactions or assumptions may affect their ability to provide kink-informed care.

Why Attend Both Parts?

The two sessions are designed as a progression, with Part 1 establishing a foundation that allows clinicians to engage more fully with the material in Part 2.

• Part 1 establishes the terminology, cultural context, relationship frameworks, and community practices that provide a foundation for the clinical material explored in Part 2.
• Part 2 builds on that foundation by providing additional context and frameworks clinicians can draw on when conceptualizing their own clients’ experiences.

Clinicians who already have significant familiarity with kink and BDSM may find that they can engage directly with many of the topics in Part 2. At the same time, kink is a diverse and evolving community, and even those with substantial personal or professional experience may encounter perspectives, practices, or subcommunities that are unfamiliar to them.

Attending both sessions provides the fullest learning experience and an opportunity to deepen and expand existing knowledge.

Presenter Jennifer Rehor, LMFT, CST, CST-S will be joined by a team of licensed psychotherapists from ATC, including Sandra Koellmann, LCSW, CST (AASECT Certified Sex Therapist); Skyler “Skye” White, LMFT, PATC (Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider); and Kelly Goldsteinholm, LMFT. Together, they bring diverse clinical perspectives and offer an engaging, evidence-informed training grounded in real-world practice, supervision, and applied clinical experience.

EDUCATIONAL GOAL

This course is designed to introduce mental health professionals to the foundational concepts needed to better understand and support clients who engage in or identify with kink and BDSM practices and relationships.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Attendees will be able to:

1. Describe the historical pathologization of kink and the evolution of clinical perspectives on atypical sexual interests, including the distinction between consensual kink and paraphilic disorders.
2. Identify clinical factors that may indicate when kink-related experiences are contributing to distress, retraumatization, dissociation, impaired consent, or relational harm, while distinguishing these concerns from consensual kink that is not inherently pathological. 
3. Apply kink-informed, culturally responsive principles to clinical practice, including consideration of trauma, therapist self-awareness, ethics, scope of practice, and the use of consultation, supervision, or referral when appropriate.

OUTLINE/OTHER DETAILS

Title: Understanding the Kink Community: A Culturally Sensitive Overview for Mental Health Professionals (Part 2: Clinical Considerations)

When: Monday, October 12, 2026

Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

Time Breakdown:

11:00am-1:00pm: CE Presentation

TARGET AUDIENCE

This event is for mental health professionals.

COST

$30 for Chapter Members

$50 for Non-Members

$10 for Pre-Licensed and Students

Guests allowed! If a member or interested in becoming a member, please register independently.

Refund/Cancellation Policy

ACCOMODATIONS & GRIEVANCES

Please email the Education Chair and visit our website for policies.

CERTIFICATES

Course Completion certificates will be awarded electronically in exchange for a completed evaluation form. Please make sure the Program Administrator has your correct email.

Course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Participants must be present for the entire length of the workshop to be awarded credit. Participants will not be given CE credit if they are more than 15 minutes late and/or do not stay for the entire length of the workshop.

This course is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California association of marriage and family therapists (Provider #57330) is approved by the California association of marriage and family therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. San Diego chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the CE Chair.

Therapist Corner

formerly known as Allied Intersectionality Now

Being a therapist is deeply rewarding, and especially right now deeply demanding. Therapist corner is a moment designed just for us: a place to breathe, connect, and take care of ourselves the way we take care of everyone else.

Here at this monthly gathering we can talk about whatever we need to talk about - the weight of this moment, showing up for our clients while carrying our own emotional load through such a difficult political climate, sharing what’s working…and what isn’t, and reminding ourselves that we are not alone.

This is also a space for genuine community. There is real strength in diversity and here we lean into it together. The spirit of intersectionality we hold that we come to this work from different walks of life – different races, classes, genders, and sexual orientations, and these shape us both professionally and personally.

Therapist Corner will be moderated by members of the Board of Directors of our chapter, CAMFT San Diego, and this is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and requests.

If you're interested in attending and not a member of our chapter, become a member here!

WHEN

Sunday, October 25, 2026

7pm-8:30pm

Virtual Zoom Meeting

*meets last Sunday of every month, must sign up for each interested separately*

(link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

COST

FREE to all San Diego CAMFT chapter members

OTHER INFO

This event is for mental health professionals, to foster membership engagement. 

This event is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. SD-CAMFT maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the Education Chair at education@camft-sandiego.org for questions, accommodations, or grievances.

Therapist Corner

formerly known as Allied Intersectionality Now

Being a therapist is deeply rewarding, and especially right now deeply demanding. Therapist corner is a moment designed just for us: a place to breathe, connect, and take care of ourselves the way we take care of everyone else.

Here at this monthly gathering we can talk about whatever we need to talk about - the weight of this moment, showing up for our clients while carrying our own emotional load through such a difficult political climate, sharing what’s working…and what isn’t, and reminding ourselves that we are not alone.

This is also a space for genuine community. There is real strength in diversity and here we lean into it together. The spirit of intersectionality we hold that we come to this work from different walks of life – different races, classes, genders, and sexual orientations, and these shape us both professionally and personally.

Therapist Corner will be moderated by members of the Board of Directors of our chapter, CAMFT San Diego, and this is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and requests.

If you're interested in attending and not a member of our chapter, become a member here!

WHEN

Sunday, November 29, 2026

7pm-8:30pm

Virtual Zoom Meeting

*meets last Sunday of every month, must sign up for each interested separately*

(link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

COST

FREE to all San Diego CAMFT chapter members

OTHER INFO

This event is for mental health professionals, to foster membership engagement. 

This event is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. SD-CAMFT maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the Education Chair at education@camft-sandiego.org for questions, accommodations, or grievances.

Therapist Corner

formerly known as Allied Intersectionality Now

Being a therapist is deeply rewarding, and especially right now deeply demanding. Therapist corner is a moment designed just for us: a place to breathe, connect, and take care of ourselves the way we take care of everyone else.

Here at this monthly gathering we can talk about whatever we need to talk about - the weight of this moment, showing up for our clients while carrying our own emotional load through such a difficult political climate, sharing what’s working…and what isn’t, and reminding ourselves that we are not alone.

This is also a space for genuine community. There is real strength in diversity and here we lean into it together. The spirit of intersectionality we hold that we come to this work from different walks of life – different races, classes, genders, and sexual orientations, and these shape us both professionally and personally.

Therapist Corner will be moderated by members of the Board of Directors of our chapter, CAMFT San Diego, and this is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and requests.

If you're interested in attending and not a member of our chapter, become a member here!

WHEN

Sunday, December 27, 2026

7pm-8:30pm

Virtual Zoom Meeting

*meets last Sunday of every month, must sign up for each interested separately*

(link will be sent in registration confirmation and reminder emails)

COST

FREE to all San Diego CAMFT chapter members

OTHER INFO

This event is for mental health professionals, to foster membership engagement. 

This event is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. SD-CAMFT maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the Education Chair at education@camft-sandiego.org for questions, accommodations, or grievances.