This workshop equips psychotherapists with evidence-based tools to address erectile dysfunction (ED) and premature ejaculation (PE) through a biopsychosocial lens.
Participants will explore:
The psychological roots of ED/PE (anxiety, trauma, relational dynamics).
Somatic and cognitive techniques (sensate focus, mindfulness, CBT for sexual scripts).
Intersectional considerations (aging, culture, LGBTQ+ clients, medical comorbidities).
Ethical dilemmas (when to refer to medical colleagues, navigating shame).
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Recognise Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation and the difference between them.
- Navigate comorbidities (depression, relational conflict, porn use) without pathologizing.
- Address stigma in therapy rooms with culturally sensitive language.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- The workshop is suitable for Psychotherapists and counsellors in practice or in training and any other professional interested in this human condition.
Practitioners will be better equipped to:
- Have a greater understanding of male sexuality and the many factors that can impact it.
- Be able to talk about sex in an ok way.
- Know when to refer clients on for medical intervention.
- Feel more relaxed to address matters of a sexual nature.
Course Content
Presenter
Lohani is a Psychotherapist Registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists (UKCP) and Accredited by the College of Sexual and Relational Therapists (COSRT) she specialises in Psychosexual Therapies.
Lohani is based in Manchester UK, where she is the Director of The Institute for Relational and Sexual Therapies (ThIRST). She also maintains a healthy private practice. She spends her leisure time travelling and exploring indigenous cultural narratives on spirituality.
She is the Author of audible classic, ‘12 steps to sexual connection’
