Sexual trauma can set off body hatred and create a distancing from the body, particularly the sexual body, in order to feel safe again. In this session, we’ll explore sociocultural and neurobiological factors affecting clients’ relationships with their bodies after sexual trauma. Working to reduce shame and self-blame, we will develop tools for assisting clients with befriending their sexual bodies. You will learn powerful interventions including cognitive reframing of the context while adding somatic experiencing and sensorimotor tools for healing the body, as well as relational and social strategies for practicing safe intimacy again.
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.
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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 1.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 1.0 credit hours.
PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2029. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 Clinical continuing education credits.
Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.
This self-study activity qualifies for 1.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Body Image and Sexuality (3.9 MB) | 21 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Body Image and Sexuality - French (3.9 MB) | 21 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Body Image and Sexuality - Italian (3.9 MB) | 21 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Body Image and Sexuality - German (3.9 MB) | 21 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Body Image and Sexuality - Spanish (3.9 MB) | 21 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Angela Gunn, LCSW, CST, is dedicated to the integration of lived experiences and dismantling systems of oppression to center the experiences of marginalized sex and gender communities in all of her work. Licensed in Oregon and Idaho, Angela co-owned Connective Therapy Collective, a group practice in Oregon, oversees the Equitable Care Certification under Zepp Wellness Center, and founded QTBoi, a community celebrating the complexity of sex and gender. Her work focuses on providing avenues for healing trauma, expanding authenticity and vulnerability, and finding infinite pathways to pleasure, connection and community. She treats primarily 2SLGBTQIPA+, kinky, non-monogamous, sex worker, and sexual trauma survivor clients through the lenses of anti-oppression, liberation psychology, and trauma-centered care. As a queer, kinky, non-monogamous abuse survivor, and sex worker, she's experienced the daily fight to balance personal and professional fulfillment and sexual expression. Through mediation, workshop facilitation and one on one support, her goal is personal integration with all the parts of herself, to provide transformation for all the parts of each of you, your relationships, and your communities.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Angela Gunn has an employment relationship with Zepp Wellness Center. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Angela Gunn has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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