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A television producer has contacted me who is working on a non scripted concept based around successful mixed orientation marriages where one partner is straight and the other gay or bisexual. He has asked me to locate couples who may be interested in speaking to him on this issue. He has also said he is looking for all types of situations (best friends - gay/straight, gay guy, gay girl) all variations welcome!
If you are interested email me at joekort@joekort.com
This month I fly off to Washington, DC to give presentations at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium. This conference attracts over 3,500 therapists from across the world. I am honored to amongst some of the best therapists and trainers presenting at the Symposium. When I attend this symposium, It often feels like the therapist high holy days uniting with therapists thinking and talking about the latest strategies and discoveries to best help our clients.
And I truly hope you enjoy my first in a series of videos I am creating in my new blog, Smart Sex, Smart Love.
Happy Spring! Warmly, Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW |
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Teleclass: The Four R's of Mixed Orientation Marriages: Resolve, Reconsider, Roller Coaster, Resolution |
Mixed Orientation Couples:
One Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Spouse, One Straight Spouse
 MARCH 6, 13, 20, 27th (11am-12pm EST)
A Teleclass Series with Joe Kort, Ph.D. and Michele O'Mara, Ph.D.
This class will meet via teleconference (using your phone) from 11am-12pm EST on the four Wednesdays in March. Recordings of this series will also be available for purchase on my website following the class.
Cost: $180 for the four class series.
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
What do you do when a woman comes to your office and tells you she is a lesbian but she hasn't told her husband yet?
Or, what do you do when a gay man decides to act on his attraction to other men, but doesn't want to tell his wife?
This four-part training will offer therapists the necessary information to understand why gay men and lesbians enter heterosexual marriages. It will offer the variables that make these situations unique, tools to assist clients in finding clarity and peace, and the skills to facilitate a more successful resolution for clients in mixed-orientation marriages.
Info and Registration
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Latest Article from Attitude Magazine:
'I daren't tell my boyfriend about all the sex I've had'
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Joe Kort, Ph,D, writes for Attitude Magazine in the UK
Dear Joe,
My new boyfriend is lovely. We're both in our late 20S and feel as if we're getting into a really emotionally fulfilling relationship. The problem is that while he is relatively sexually inexperienced, having only slept with one guy before me, I've been quite the prolific lover. He knows some of my sexual past but not the nitty gritty. I feel I should be honest about it but I don't want him to think I'm totally easy. I'm starting to feel a bit insecure about really letting go in the bedroom as well, in case he cottons on to how much I've done.
PAUL, ENNISKILLEN
To read the answer go to 'I daren't tell my boyfriend about all the sex I've had'
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NEW! Smart Sex, Smart Love Blog
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We are excited to introduce the first of many videos for the Center for Relationship and Sexual Health blog.
To preview the first one click here and learn about the benefits of Imago Relationship Therapy.
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FROM RECENT PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING CLASSES AT CRSH
"I really appreciate that these talks offer continuing education credits and are very affordable" Ann, Social Worker
"Having a private practice I really appreciate these are offered on Sundays and not interfering with my time with clients" Tom, Psychologist
"Thank you providing so much valuable and high level programming at CRSH!"
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Pornography and Cybersex Addiction: Helping Partners Address Betrayal and Trust
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Location: The offices of the Center for Relationship and Sexual Health, 25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 215, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Presented by: Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW
Date: March 10, 2013
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Fee: $35
3CE's
The ease of access to porn has caused unquestionable harm to some individuals and couples and can feel just as threatening to a marriage as infidelity does. Some women say that finding out their husbands look at porn is like finding him in bed with another woman. For the men looking at pornography, they may be addicted and compulsive and could be replacing their spouses with internet porn.
At the same time, porn use may satisfy many individual needs, unrelated to psychopathology or sexual dysfunction. In this workshop, we'll discuss how to help couples face the crisis when one partner discovers the other is secretly using pornography. You'll learn how to help couples depathologize the issue, explore its significance to the user, and define limits. Finally, we'll talk about helping the spouses develop empathy and validation, ultimately creating a more differentiated sex life.
Please, call the office at 248-399-7447 to reserve your spot today or click here to register online.
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Sex on the Download: When the Internet Disconnects a Relationship
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Location: The offices of the Center for Relationship and Sexual Health, 25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 215, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Presenter: Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW
Date: April 26, 2013| 9AM - 4PM
Fee: $75
6 CE's
This presentation will discuss how to help couples face the crisis when one partner discovers that the other is secretly using pornography or connecting to potential partners online. The course will explore its significance to the user and define limits. Finally, the presenter will talk about helping the spouses develop empathy and validation, ultimately creating a more differentiated sex life.
Click here to register.
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Working Clinically with Women Who Have Sexual Disorders and Sexual Dysfunctions
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Location: The offices of the Center for Relationship and Sexual Health, 25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 215, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Presented by: Elana Gottfried, LMSW, ACSW
Date: April 28, 2013
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Fee: $35
3 CE's
There are several common sexual dysfunctions that affect women, many of which go misdiagnosed or untreated. Women who suffer from these issues are many times silenced by embarrassment or shame with the symptoms and are hesitant to reach out for help. This workshop will help those therapists treating women who may be suffering from painful sex (dyspareunia) or emotional issues regarding sexuality and sexual functioning and to better understand and shed insight the best treatment.
Understanding how to treat these issues may bring better quality of life to these patients.
Please, call the office at 248-399-7447 to reserve your spot today or click here to register online.
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Working with Couples Experiencing Emotional Abuse
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Location: The offices of the Center for Relationship and Sexual Health, 25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 215, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Presented by: Ellen Yashinsky Chute, LMSW, ACSW
Date: May 19, 2013
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Fee: $35
3 CE's
Emotional abuse is an ongoing relational dynamic that perpetuates a "one-up" mentality for the abuser and a "one-down" for the victim. This dynamic perpetuates a contemptuous and toxic atmosphere that may easily escalate to other forms of abusive behaviors. This workshop will address the complex etiology of emotional abuse, the family system dynamic it creates, and strategies for intervention that address the root causes of the behaviors. This workshop will also address safety factors, and long term relational recovery.
This workshop addresses social justice by helping to facilitate more egalitarian family systems.
This workshop will use a combination of PowerPoint, lecture, discussion, case study, video, and role play.
Please call the office at 248-399-7447 to reserve your spot today or click here to register online.
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Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
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Gay and Lesbian Couples: Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Friday, March 22, 2013
Presented by: Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW
As a straight clinician, it's important to be gay informed, more than just gay-friendly. It's especially important to recognize the differences between the relationship dynamics of gay male and female couples. In this workshop, we'll compare the distinct differences in relationship dynamics and problem areas that arise for gay men and for lesbians: responsible sexual practices and the need for more connectedness among gay male couples and diminished sexual desire and the need for separateness among lesbians are just a few. You'll leave with specific interventions and assessment tools that promote gay-affirmative couples therapy.
Click here for more info.
Sexual Imagination: Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Presented by: Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW and Jo Barrett, M.S.W.
Fifty Shades of Grey has sparked at least that many questions among therapists about the erotic and psychological appeal this bestselling novel holds for millions of readers around the world. This thought-provoking workshop will explore what the phenomenon tells us about our clients' longings, needs, and fantasies-and what our own responses reveal about us. We'll look at such issues as: what are the limits of fantasy? Where's the boundary between playing out a sex game and engaging in potentially self-destructive behavior? When do erotic games sought for novelty and variety become compulsive or retraumatizing? How, as a therapist, do you determine when a client's fantasies, or actual behavior, is spiraling out of control? You'll leave with a much broader understanding of the psychological meaning of the erotic imagination.
Click here for more info.
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Joe Kort, Ph.D, MA, LMSW, ACSW
25600 Woodward Ave | Suite 218 | Royal Oak, MI | 48067
248.399.7317 | joekort@joekort.com
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