Digital Seminar
Integrating Sex Therapy for Couples: EFT, Attachment, Polyvagal, Somatic & Sensate Strategies for Rekindling Desire
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- Faculty:
- Rebecca Howard Eudy, PhD, LMHC
- Duration:
- 3 Hours
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Nov 17, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150405
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Watch 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 recording 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.
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Integrating Sex Therapy for Couples (11.8 MB) | 62 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Rebecca Howard Eudy, PhD, LMHC Related seminars and products
Rebecca Howard Eudy, PhD, LMHC, is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and coach who helps couples navigate sex, desire, and connection – even when life (and kids) make it feel impossible. Certified in emotionally focused couples therapy, she specializes in the ever-changing dynamics of relationships, especially in the whirlwind of parenting. Originally from the woods of New Hampshire, Rebecca now calls the Boston area home.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rebecca Howard Eudy maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Parent Wellness Group. She receives royalties as a published author. Rebecca Howard Eudy receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rebecca Howard Eudy has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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Objectives
- Determine key relational and contextual factors that contribute to sexual disconnection in long-term couples.
- Utilize principles of EFT, attachment theory, and polyvagal theory in cases of desire discrepancy and intimacy loss.
- Choose two practical interventions to support emotional and erotic reconnection in couples therapy.
Outline
Understanding Desire in Long-Term Relationships
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Desire dynamics in committed partnerships
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Why desire shifts are expected—not a pathology
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The impact of committed love, caregiving roles, and life load on erotic connection
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How to normalize and validate both partners’ experiences
A Relational Lens on Desire Discrepancy
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EFT framework: identifying sexual pursuer/withdrawer cycles
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Attachment theory and emotional safety as foundations for sexual connection
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Polyvagal-informed understanding of nervous system states that enable or impede sexuality
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Reframing 'low desire' using clinical curiosity and compassion
Clinical Tools for Reconnection
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Structured interventions for sexual re-engagement
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Sensate Focus and other graduated intimacy-building tools
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Somatic practices and co-regulation strategies to manage anxiety
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Scripts and conversation guides for desire-based dialogue
Integration and Application
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Case examples
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Clinical decision points: when to push, pause, or refer
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Expanding therapist comfort with sexuality in the therapy room
Target Audience
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Counselors
- Sex Therapists
- Coaches
- Other Mental Health Professionals
- Integrative Wellness Professionals
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