Fall 2023 Cohort Important Information
Application Timeline
Applications Open: May 1
Final Application Deadline: July 31
Schedule
September 16–17
October 6–7
October 27–29
November 17–18
December 8–9
Fees
Program Fee: $7,000
Application Fee: $50 (non-refundable)
Sex Therapy Certificate Program
The Sex Therapy Certificate at CIIS strives to provide clinicians with the highest quality sexuality and sex therapy education. It is our mission to offer comprehensive training to psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, couples’ therapists, and allied professionals, in support of practitioners offering sex therapy as a naturally integrated part of the therapeutic experience. The certificate program has the distinction of being one of the few programs in the nation offered by an accredited academic institution, and also provides 75 Continuing Education Units (CEs) for California licensed LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs, and LMFTs.
CIIS' history of contributions in the fields of counseling psychology, integral health, and sexuality studies form the basis for our approach to the certificate. We strive to provide an integral view of the field of sex therapy. This approach means including multiple perspectives and philosophies, remaining rooted in a sex positive view, and affirming the diversity of sexual practices, experiences, and identities of our communities and clients.
How to Apply
Applications for Certificate Programs may be submitted through CIIS' online platform. Applications include: Background & Goal Statement, Resume or Curriculum Vitae, and an optional Scholarship Essay.
We especially encourage applications from individuals who: identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color; identify as LGBTQIA+, and/or serve marginalized or under-represented populations.
Applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis until the cohort is full. Applicants will be notified within a few weeks after the application deadline.
If you have additional questions, including disability-related accommodation requests, contact us.
About CIIS Public Programs
CIIS Public Programs produces events and continuing education opportunities for people who are curious about themselves and the world. Our programs and podcast further personal and social transformation by bringing together the diverse voices of visionaries, artists, and scholars to share compelling experiences, offer new perspectives, and expand creative horizons. Public Programs enhances and reflects the academic mission of California Institute of Integral Studies.
Anti-Racist/Inclusion Statement
CIIS Public Programs is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, and/or medical condition. Through our programming, we strive to amplify the voices of those who have historically been under-represented. We commit to use our in-person and online platforms to uplift the stories and teachings of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color; those in the LGBTQIA+ community; and all those whose lives emerge from the intersections of multiple identities. 
