Treating Out of Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB) for Clinicians
Presented by Seth Taylor, ALMFT
Friday, January 10, 2025
8:30am-11am PT / 10:30am-1pm CT / 11:30am-2pm ET
Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration.
Are you a mental health professional seeking to enhance your skills in working with clients struggling with Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB)? This workshop is designed to provide an introductory-level understanding of OCSB and effective strategies for working with clients experiencing OCSB.
Through interactive discussions, case studies, and facilitator guidance, participants will gain a clear definition of OCSB and develop a structured approach to working with clients presenting with OCSB. During the program, participants will learn about assessment as it relates to OCSB and discuss various approaches to treatment plans including identifying contraindications to OCSB work, creating sexual health plans, and exploring self-regulation, attachment-regulation, and sexual and erotic conflicts as competing motivations for OCSB. By the end of this workshop, participants will be equipped to accurately diagnose OCSB, tailor treatment plans, and implement effective interventions to help clients manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.5 CEs for Psychologists, 2.5 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, 2.5 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, or 2.5 AASECT CEs for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.
Are you a mental health professional seeking to enhance your skills in working with clients struggling with Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB)? This workshop is designed to provide an introductory-level understanding of OCSB and effective strategies for working with clients experiencing OCSB.
Through interactive discussions, case studies, and facilitator guidance, participants will gain a clear definition of OCSB and develop a structured approach to working with clients presenting with OCSB. During the program, participants will learn about assessment as it relates to OCSB and discuss various approaches to treatment plans including identifying contraindications to OCSB work, creating sexual health plans, and exploring self-regulation, attachment-regulation, and sexual and erotic conflicts as competing motivations for OCSB. By the end of this workshop, participants will be equipped to accurately diagnose OCSB, tailor treatment plans, and implement effective interventions to help clients manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
After attending this introductory-level program, participants will be able to:
- Accurately define Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB).
- Explain the assessment as it relates to OSCB.
- Develop a treatment plan by creating sexual health plans and exploring competing motivations for clients with OCSB.
This program meets APA’s continuing education STANDARD 1.3: Program content focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures.
This program meets APA’s continuing education GOAL 1: Program is relevant to psychological practice, education, and/or science.
This program meets AASECT Core Knowledge Area for:
I – Range of sexual functioning and behavior, from optimal to problematic.
This program meets AASECT Sex Therapy training for:
C — Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
D — Theory and methods of approach to medical intervention in the evaluation and treatment of psychosexual disorders.
F — Ethical decision-making and best practice.
General Admission: $60
Students: $40*
(*Please email [email protected] for coupon code)
Please Note: This program must meet a minimum number of participants in order to run.
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to one week before the program. Within one week of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
Seth Taylor, ALMFT
Seth Taylor holds a Masters of Couple and Family Therapy degree as well as the sex therapy certification coursework from Adler University and a Masters in Education from RELAY Graduate School of Education. He has experience helping individuals and partnerships on a variety of sexual concerns including dating, gender and sexual identity exploration, affair recovery, reconciling sex with spirituality and/or religion, how neurodivergence can impact sex and relationships, and out-of-control sexual behavior.
Seth has a warm, affirmative, and direct approach to therapy. He believes that successful therapy is built on a strong therapeutic relationship. He uses kindness, honesty, and accountability to build rapport with his clients. He understands that while change is necessary, it is also difficult and that we do not always have the tools to accomplish change on our own. He employs a strengths-based approach because at the end of the day, while you may have A problem, you are not THE problem, and this strong belief allows him to actively guide clients toward meeting their therapeutic goals. Seth’s clinical interests include (but are not limited to) working with LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC folx, kink/BDSM, polyamory, out-of-control sexual behavior, religion/spirituality, and men’s sexual health.
Prior to joining Embrace Sexual Wellness, Seth completed his clinical internship in a private practice setting working with individuals and their partners. He also worked as a milieu therapist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. In this role, he gained experience working in high-acuity crisis work, facilitating therapeutic group work, and 1-on-1 therapeutic work with children with disabilities who were exhibiting aggression.
Braun-Harvey, D., & Vigorito, M. (2016). Treating out of control sexual behavior: Rethinking sex addiction. Springer Publishing Company.
Braun-Harvey, D., & Vigorito, M. (2016). A review of out of control sexual behavior: Rethinking sex addiction. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy.
Mitchell, J. E. (2020). Out-of-control sexual behavior: A conceptual framework. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 7(2), 117-133.
Target Audience: Clinicians who work with individuals and couples surrounding relationships.
Psychologists. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 2.5 continuing education credits. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Counselors/Clinical Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 2.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for counselors and clinical counselors. License Number: 197.000159
Social Workers. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 2.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for social workers. License Number: 159.001036
MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs. Course meets the qualifications for 2.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you are licensed outside of California please check with your local licensing agency to to determine if they will accept these CEUs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education programming for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an accredited or approved postsecondary institution that meets the requirements set forth in Sections 4980.54(f)(1), 4989.34, 4996.22(d)(1), or 4999.76(d) of the Code.
Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 2.5 CE credits. The Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has been approved as an AASECT Provider of continuing education credits. Provider number23-519-CW. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected].
Non-Psychologists. Most licensing boards accept Continuing Education Credits sponsored by the American Psychological Association but non-psychologists are recommended to consult with their specific state-licensing board to ensure that APA-sponsored CE is acceptable.
*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.