A 5-hour Masterclass for Therapists & Mental Health Professionals

Most therapists were never trained to talk about sex.
So for many, sexuality becomes that “off-limits” area of the client’s life, something they assume is too private, too sensitive, or “not part of therapy.”

Some therapists feel awkward.
Some worry they might say the wrong thing.
And many simply believe sex is not relevant unless the client brings it up explicitly.

But here’s the reality: “Sex is a core part of attachment, emotional safety, shame, trauma history, and relational dynamics.”

And when we leave sexuality unexplored, we miss key parts of the client’s inner world, especially the parts they don’t know how to talk about.

This masterclass is designed to support both kinds of therapists:

• Therapists who feel unsure how to bring it up.
• Therapists who never trained to consider sexuality as a part of therapy at all.

Either way, you’ll learn how to integrate sexual concerns in a way that is ethical, safe, regulated, trauma-informed, and deeply connected to the work you already do.

OUR STORY

The idea for this masterclass began with something Pallavi saw repeatedly in her work.

Many clients came to Pallavi after already seeing couple therapists, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, even sexologists and gynaecologists yet their sexual concerns were still unresolved.

Not because the professionals were unskilled, but because sexuality was never truly brought into the room. It was treated as something “too sensitive,” “not my domain,” or something to be discussed somewhere else.

And during my internships, workshops, postgraduate training, and the support sessions I handled, I noticed the same recurring pattern that:

Clients openly spoke about communication issues, emotional distance, resentment, stress, exhaustion, and relational fatigue but almost no one talked about sexuality, not the client, not their previous therapist, and not even me in the beginning.

But the real shift in my understanding happened after I joined GetIntimacy as a trainee sex therapist.

Working closely with sexual problems-focused cases gave me a deeper lens, and I began noticing something that traditional therapy spaces rarely acknowledge:

Even couples who shared emotional connection, trust, affection, and stability were still experiencing sexual disconnect. There were relationships with strong communication and emotional safety and yet, desire was low, intimacy was infrequent, and sex was often absent altogether.

It wasn’t “a relationship problem.”
It wasn’t “a communication problem.”
It was simply an area therapists are not trained to explore.

That’s when I understood the core issue:

We are never formally taught how to work with sexual wellbeing.

Our academic training prepares us for trauma, attachment, and communication and everything except sex.
Universities don’t teach it.
Internships don’t model it.
Supervision rarely includes it.
So therapists naturally avoid a topic that deeply influences clients’ emotional and relational lives.

And when therapists avoid it, clients avoid it too.

And that’s how we decided to create this masterclass together. To blend emotional understanding with sexual insight, and trauma-informed skills. So that therapists can comfortably and ethically hold both sides of their clients’ inner world.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• How to bring up sex in therapy without awkwardness.
• How to introduce sexual topics using timing, pacing, and safe language.
• Understanding desire, shutdown, avoidance & emotional disconnection.
• How to assess sexual concerns safely.
• Working with shame, hesitation, and discomfort in clients.
• How sexual patterns reflect emotional and relational patterns.
• Managing therapist discomfort & countertransference.
• Case scenarios and “what to say when…” scripts.

WHY THIS MATTERS?

Whether or not a client talks about sex, their sexual life is already influencing their emotional life.

For example:

• Long-term avoidance may signal threat or shutdown.
• Mismatched desire reflects deeper unmet needs.
• Intimacy issues may mask attachment fears.
• Sexual pressure or guilt mirrors relationship dynamics.
• Body-level responses can reflect trauma or dysregulation.

Even if a therapist never discusses “sex,” they are already dealing with the consequences of sexual disconnection.

This masterclass helps therapists shift from:
“Sex is not my domain” to “Sexuality is part of the emotional landscape and I can safely  hold that.”

WHO THIS MASTERCLASS IS FOR?

• Therapists
• Counseling psychologists
• Trainees & Psychology Students
• Coaches working with couples or relationships

HOSTS

Pallavi Barnwal

• Intimacy & Sexuality Coach
• Founder – Get Intimacy

Aishwariya Bisht

• Psychologist
• Trainee Sex Therapist
• Female Sexuality Coach, Get Intimacy

FAQ

Do I need prior training in sex therapy?
No. This masterclass covers foundational skills any therapist can start using.

Will explicit content be shown?
No. The focus is therapeutic communication, assessment and emotional safety.

Is this suitable for trainees?
Absolutely.

Will the session be recorded?
Yes / No (choose your option).

When sex becomes safe to talk about, clients finally feel safe to heal it.

Join us for this masterclass walk away with clarity, confidence, and language you can use the very next day in session.

Sex therapy is a specialized field and while it overlaps with psychology, it is fundamentally different.

Many counselors and psychologists feel awkward, unclear, or not sex-positive, which prevents them from truly helping couples. This masterclass changes that.