The world needs trained sex therapists. Join a rigorous, systematic thirty-two week Certificate in Sex Therapy, your first step toward IAPST certification.
$2,500 tuition · 100 full scholarships · Starts January 5, 2027
Two ways to join
Enroll in the program
$2,500$3,500
Full tuition for the thirty-two week Certificate in Sex Therapy, at a discounted price for the Thousand Therapist Project. Payment plans are available.
Apply for a scholarship
$0100 places
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, 100 clinicians in underserved communities and in countries where training is limited will receive full tuition.
Not awarded a scholarship? You can still join the 2027 cohort at the discounted tuition of $2,500.
Sexual concerns are among the most common reasons people struggle in their relationships and their health, and among the least likely to be treated. In much of the world there is no one trained to help. The Thousand Therapist Project exists to change that by training one thousand clinicians to provide sex therapy in the places that need it most. Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the School of Sex Therapy is offering 100 full-tuition scholarships for the 2027 cohort to clinicians in underserved communities and in countries where sex therapy training is limited.
The program
This is not a weekend workshop. The Certificate in Sex Therapy is a structured thirty-two week program that takes you from the foundations of human sexuality to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of sexual concerns. Every week follows the same disciplined pattern: you read current research, watch a selected lecture or clinical demonstration, pass a quiz on both, and bring it all to a three-hour live class with your cohort.
96
hours of live teaching
1,300+
pages of current research
32
quizzes, each passed at 80%
10
written clinical assignments
Your path
STEP 1 · THIS PROGRAM
Thirty-two weeks of education.
STEP 2
300 hours of clinical work with patients, including 50 hours of supervision.
STEP 3
Certification from the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists.
The Certificate in Sex Therapy is the education requirement for IAPST certification, and it is accredited by IAPST. Completing it earns the Certificate. To become certified, you also complete the clinical requirement.
IAPST certification has two parts. The education requirement is this program. The clinical requirement is 300 hours of clinical work with patients, including 50 hours of supervision with a qualified supervisor. You complete the clinical requirement alongside or after the program, and you choose where you receive supervision. How the clinical requirement works, and how to log your hours, is explained in detail during the program. The clinical requirement is not included in tuition or the scholarship.
Curriculum
In the first half of the program you build the knowledge every sex therapist works from: anatomy, neurology, psychology, development, diversity, ethics, and the sexual history. In the second half you apply it, learning to diagnose and treat sexual concerns in individuals and couples, and to work with the complex presentations that most clinicians are never taught to handle.
Eligibility
The program is for clinicians qualified to practice in a mental or behavioral health profession and for graduate students training to enter one. The scholarship gives priority to those who serve communities where sex therapy is scarce. Psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, and graduate students are all welcome. Clinicians from every country are encouraged to apply.
To apply, you need:
The application takes about 20 minutes.
The textbook is read in the first two weeks of the program, so please order it as soon as you accept your place. Every other reading is provided in the online classroom. IAPST Student Membership connects you to the international professional community you are joining and is required for the whole program. The clinical requirement for certification (300 clinical hours, including 50 hours of supervision) is completed separately and is not included in tuition or the scholarship.
Faculty
You learn from experienced clinicians, researchers, and educators in psychosexual therapy. Additional faculty will be announced.
Dr. Caleb Jacobson
Lead Instructor
Dr. Wafaa Eltantawy
Gynecologist, psychosexual and relationship therapist, and Vice President of the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists (IAPST)
Dr. Michael Sytsma
Founder of Building Intimate Marriages and co-author of Secrets of Sex & Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All the Difference
Dr. Dan Watter
Past President of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) and author of The Existential Importance of the Penis: A Guide to Understanding Male Sexuality
Dr. Paula Hall
Founder of the Laurel Centre and author of Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction
Judi Keshet-Orr
Founder of the London Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy and co-author of In the Footsteps of the Fathers: Psychosexual Therapy with the Orthodox Jewish Community
Dr. Laurie Betito
Director of the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center and author of The Sex Bible for People Over 50
Linda Weiner
Certified sex therapist and supervisor, and co-author of Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manual
Applications open
Monday, November 2
Applications close
Friday, December 11
Decisions sent
Friday, December 18
Accept your place by
Tuesday, December 22
First class
Tuesday, January 5
Tuition is $2,500, discounted for the Thousand Therapist Project, with payment plans available. Scholarship recipients pay no tuition. Every student buys the required textbook and joins IAPST as a Student Member.
You can still join the 2027 cohort at the discounted tuition of $2,500. It is the same program, with the same faculty and the same start date.
Completing the program earns the Certificate in Sex Therapy, which fulfills the education requirement for IAPST certification. To become an IAPST Certified Psychosexual Therapist, you also complete the clinical requirement: 300 hours of clinical work, including 50 hours of supervision.
No. Classes are live, and attendance with your camera on is required for at least 26 of the 32 sessions.
Every class is live, and attendance is required, so you must be able to join from noon to 3 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time each Tuesday. If that falls too late at night where you live, this cohort will not be possible for you. Please check your local times before applying.
Plan for about 15 hours a week, including the live class.
Yes. Graduate students in a mental or behavioral health program are welcome to apply for both the program and the scholarship.
A review committee from the School of Sex Therapy reviews every application.
$2,500 tuition · Scholarship applications close Friday, December 11.
The world needs trained sex therapists. Join a rigorous, systematic thirty-two week Certificate in Sex Therapy, your first step toward IAPST certification.
$2,500 tuition · 100 full scholarships · Starts January 5, 2027
Two ways to join
Enroll in the program
$2,500$3,500
Full tuition for the thirty-two week Certificate in Sex Therapy, at a discounted price for the Thousand Therapist Project. Payment plans are available.
Apply for a scholarship
$0100 places
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, 100 clinicians in underserved communities and in countries where training is limited will receive full tuition.
Not awarded a scholarship? You can still join the 2027 cohort at the discounted tuition of $2,500.
Sexual concerns are among the most common reasons people struggle in their relationships and their health, and among the least likely to be treated. In much of the world there is no one trained to help. The Thousand Therapist Project exists to change that by training one thousand clinicians to provide sex therapy in the places that need it most. Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the School of Sex Therapy is offering 100 full-tuition scholarships for the 2027 cohort to clinicians in underserved communities and in countries where sex therapy training is limited.
The program
This is not a weekend workshop. The Certificate in Sex Therapy is a structured thirty-two week program that takes you from the foundations of human sexuality to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of sexual concerns. Every week follows the same disciplined pattern: you read current research, watch a selected lecture or clinical demonstration, pass a quiz on both, and bring it all to a three-hour live class with your cohort.
96
hours of live teaching
1,300+
pages of current research
32
quizzes, each passed at 80%
10
written clinical assignments
Your path
STEP 1 · THIS PROGRAM
Thirty-two weeks of education.
STEP 2
300 hours of clinical work with patients, including 50 hours of supervision.
STEP 3
Certification from the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists.
The Certificate in Sex Therapy is the education requirement for IAPST certification, and it is accredited by IAPST. Completing it earns the Certificate. To become certified, you also complete the clinical requirement.
IAPST certification has two parts. The education requirement is this program. The clinical requirement is 300 hours of clinical work with patients, including 50 hours of supervision with a qualified supervisor. You complete the clinical requirement alongside or after the program, and you choose where you receive supervision. How the clinical requirement works, and how to log your hours, is explained in detail during the program. The clinical requirement is not included in tuition or the scholarship.
Curriculum
In the first half of the program you build the knowledge every sex therapist works from: anatomy, neurology, psychology, development, diversity, ethics, and the sexual history. In the second half you apply it, learning to diagnose and treat sexual concerns in individuals and couples, and to work with the complex presentations that most clinicians are never taught to handle.
Eligibility
The program is for clinicians qualified to practice in a mental or behavioral health profession and for graduate students training to enter one. The scholarship gives priority to those who serve communities where sex therapy is scarce. Psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, and graduate students are all welcome. Clinicians from every country are encouraged to apply.
To apply, you need:
The application takes about 20 minutes.
The textbook is read in the first two weeks of the program, so please order it as soon as you accept your place. Every other reading is provided in the online classroom. IAPST Student Membership connects you to the international professional community you are joining and is required for the whole program. The clinical requirement for certification (300 clinical hours, including 50 hours of supervision) is completed separately and is not included in tuition or the scholarship.
Faculty
You learn from experienced clinicians, researchers, and educators in psychosexual therapy. Additional faculty will be announced.
Dr. Caleb Jacobson
Lead Instructor
Dr. Wafaa Eltantawy
Gynecologist, psychosexual and relationship therapist, and Vice President of the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists (IAPST)
Dr. Michael Sytsma
Founder of Building Intimate Marriages and co-author of Secrets of Sex & Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All the Difference
Dr. Dan Watter
Past President of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) and author of The Existential Importance of the Penis: A Guide to Understanding Male Sexuality
Dr. Paula Hall
Founder of the Laurel Centre and author of Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction
Judi Keshet-Orr
Founder of the London Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy and co-author of In the Footsteps of the Fathers: Psychosexual Therapy with the Orthodox Jewish Community
Dr. Laurie Betito
Director of the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center and author of The Sex Bible for People Over 50
Linda Weiner
Certified sex therapist and supervisor, and co-author of Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manual
Applications open
Monday, November 2
Applications close
Friday, December 11
Decisions sent
Friday, December 18
Accept your place by
Tuesday, December 22
First class
Tuesday, January 5
Tuition is $2,500, discounted for the Thousand Therapist Project, with payment plans available. Scholarship recipients pay no tuition. Every student buys the required textbook and joins IAPST as a Student Member.
You can still join the 2027 cohort at the discounted tuition of $2,500. It is the same program, with the same faculty and the same start date.
Completing the program earns the Certificate in Sex Therapy, which fulfills the education requirement for IAPST certification. To become an IAPST Certified Psychosexual Therapist, you also complete the clinical requirement: 300 hours of clinical work, including 50 hours of supervision.
No. Classes are live, and attendance with your camera on is required for at least 26 of the 32 sessions.
Every class is live, and attendance is required, so you must be able to join from noon to 3 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time each Tuesday. If that falls too late at night where you live, this cohort will not be possible for you. Please check your local times before applying.
Plan for about 15 hours a week, including the live class.
Yes. Graduate students in a mental or behavioral health program are welcome to apply for both the program and the scholarship.
A review committee from the School of Sex Therapy reviews every application.
$2,500 tuition · Scholarship applications close Friday, December 11.
