Summer AASECT Group Supervision with Anne & James

Join us for Summer AASECT Group Supervision with Anne & James!

Are you looking to enhance your skills as a sex therapist? Anne and James are here to provide you with expert guidance and support in a virtual group supervision setting.

Get ready to dive deep into case studies, discuss best practices, and receive valuable feedback from two seasoned professionals in the field. This is a great opportunity to connect with peers, learn from others' experiences, and grow as a sex therapist.

Mark your calendars for Fri Aug 02 2024 at 09:00 AM PDT and don't miss out on this enriching experience!

If you are seeking AASECT requeired supervision, you will need a supervision contract Anne (contact@annemauro.com) or James (phdjames@yahoo.com) to get started.

We will host a nuanced sex therapy supervision group for professionals seeking AASECT sex therapy certification. When we met the last time for sex therapy supervision, we had an insightful and wonderful discussion about the elegant dance that happens when sex therapists engage in therapeutic "dances" with clients in addressing identities formed, maintained, and possible shifts that occur in their relationships. We acknowledged that we (and our clients) sometimes, unintentionally, "step on toes" or "lose rhythm" in a myriad of ways that leaves the process of sex therapy to feel awkward and without focus. Our supervision then becomes an emancipatory opportunity for clinicians to learn new steps (interventions), re-calibrate (self-care), and develop a deeper understanding about the shifts of physical and emotional intimacy.

Dr. James Wadley is Professor and Chair of the Counseling and Human Services Master of Human Services department at Lincoln University. As a scholar-practitioner, he is a licensed professional counselor and maintains a private practice in the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

He is the founding editor of the scholarly, interdisciplinary journal, the Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships (University of Nebraska Press). He is also the founder and Principal of the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians and his professional background in human sexuality education, educational leadership, and program development has enabled him to galvanize scholars and practitioners in the field of sexology across the world.

Dr. Wadley's research and publication interests include sexual decision making among young adults, masculinity development and conceptions of fatherhood by non-custodial fathers, and HIV/AIDS prevention. He has written undergraduate and graduate courses and authored twenty-two courses for the Master of Science in Counseling program for Lincoln University (PA). In addition, he recently co-authored thirteen doctoral level courses for the Theological Seminary of Puerto Rico. In 2015, Dr. Wadley earned his NBCC-International Mental Health Facilitator certification after spending time with Rwandan therapists discussing the impact of genocide and trauma in the early 1990’s. In 2016, he helped developed curricula and conducted a sexuality education course at the University of Muhimbili in Tanzania for the nursing and midwifery program. Later that year, he developed and taught an applied research methods course at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2017, Dr. Wadley’s work and advocacy domestically and abroad enabled him to complete his first documentary, Raw to Reel: Race, Drugs, and Sex in Trenton, New Jersey, which captures some of the challenges that emerge in addiction and recovery. In 2018, Dr. Wadley co-edited The Art of Sex Therapy Supervision (Routledge) which is a book devoted to the clinical experiences of supervisors and supervisees in the field of sex therapy. The book won AASECT’s 2019 Book of the Year Award. His new book, The Handbook of Sexuality Leadership: Inspiring Community Engagement, Social Empowerment, and Transformational Influence (Routledge) carves a new path for sexuality educators, counselors, and therapists in that it serves as an invitation for re-conceptualizing the consultative roles that sexuality professionals engage in.

Anne Mauro, LMFT, DHS, CST, CSE (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Couples and Family Therapist, Clinical Sexologist, Clinical Supervisor, and American Association Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) Certified Sex Therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Educator. Her private practice, Mending Connections, in Tacoma, Washington specializes in couples counseling and sex therapy. In partnership with Kristen, we are an American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) continuing education (CEU) provider. Through this venture, Anne co-created the Beyond Settler Sex Sexually Attitude Reassessment (SAR). She also serves on the AASECT award committee and the AASECT ethics committee. Her first Routledge publication, More Than Ebony and Ivory: Complexities of sex therapy with interracial couples, can be found in An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy: Centering the lives of indigenous, racialized, and people of color. Anne is working on her second publication, The Colonization of Black Sexuality: A clinician’s guide to relearning and healing. In service of the profession, Anne also is the chair of AASECT Awards Committee.