SEX THERAPY EDUCATION FOR CANADIAN CLINICIANS
Wherever You’re Starting From, There’s a Path Here
Sex and sexuality come up in therapy sessions every day, but most Canadian clinicians were never taught how to navigate them. Northern Lights offers pathways to build that skill – wherever you’re starting from.
The Sexuality-Competent Therapist: Foundations
Our flagship 40-hour program offers Canadian clinicians a comprehensive, applied foundation in sex therapy.
Combining self-paced modules with live Integration Days, TSCT Foundations gives you the knowledge, the self-awareness and the frameworks to handle whatever sexual issues may arise in your therapy sessions.
The goal is to strengthen your real-world clinical skill – not to simply add another credential.
On-Demand Sex Therapy Training
Short, focused trainings that take you deep into specific areas of sexuality and clinical practice, without needing to commit to live sessions that don’t fit your schedule.
From Sex & Trauma to Penis Problems, these programs will build your specialist expertise through multi-media content, guided reflection, real clinical scenarios and practical strategies.
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Sex & Trauma: Helping Clients Move Beyond Trauma & Reclaim Their Sexuality
This program equips therapists with the skills to support clients in reclaiming their sexual voices after trauma, integrating trauma-informed assessment, treatment planning, and interventions that restore safety, boundaries, and pleasure.
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BDSM: Working with Kinky Clients
A dynamic, evidence-informed online program for mental health and wellness professionals that explores the historical, neurological, psychological, and social-cultural dimensions of BDSM and equips practitioners with the clinical tools and confidence to work ethically and effectively with kink-identifying clients, including expert interviews.
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Painful Sex: Working with Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorders (GPPPD)
An advanced program for psychotherapists, counselors, and health professionals, offering 55 detailed lessons – including expert interviews, handouts, and assessment tools – designed to deepen understanding of conditions like vaginismus and dyspareunia and equip clinicians with trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies for support.
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Penis Problems: Working with Premature & Delayed Ejaculation (PE/DE)
A focused online training program featuring 21 lessons that guide therapists through understanding, assessing, and treating both premature and delayed ejaculation – covering clinical considerations, underlying causes, intervention techniques, and reflective case studies in a trauma-informed context.
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Penis Problems: Working with Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
A self-paced program featuring 41 lessons that guide therapists through the PLISSIT model, physiological, psychological, and cultural causes of ED, trauma-informed clinical assessment and treatment planning, consideration for trans clients, case studies, expert interviews, and curated resources – designed to deepen understanding and enhance therapeutic competence in working with erectile concerns.
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The Basics: Sexual Consent & Communication
A mini training that equips clinicians with practical tools for defining, communicating, and navigating consent – covering consent frameworks, legal considerations in Canada, the impact of alcohol/drugs, and BDSM consent, alongside self-reflection around biases and helpful client resources.
Live Trainings
Interactive workshops and advanced topic sessions led by instructors with specialised expertise.
Offered both virtually and in person, our live trainings range from three-hour intensives to multi-day explorations of specific areas of sex therapy.
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Supervision & Mentorship
Individual or group supervision for new or seasoned clinicians developing their sex therapy practice or pursuing AASECT certification.
This ongoing mentorship allows you to integrate learning, sharpen clinical skills and identify blind spots so you can grow as a therapist and show up fully for your clients.
Advanced Sex Therapy Training
Already working with sexual issues in your practice and ready to go deeper?
We are developing Canada’s first comprehensive sex therapy certification program – and we’re building it with the same applied, human-centred approach that runs through everything we do at Northern Lights.
The program will combine self-paced learning, live training days, and ongoing mentorship – giving you a structured, supported path to high-level expertise in sex therapy.
Join the waitlist to be the first to hear when it launches – and to have input into the topics and format that matter most to you.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Most clinicians begin with TSCT Foundations – our flagship program, and the most complete introduction to clinical sex therapy training available in Canada.
If you’re looking for something more targeted, our self-paced courses let you build expertise in specific areas without committing to a full program. And if you learn best in real time, our live workshops offer an immersive, community-based alternative.
Whatever path you choose, you’re in the right place.