The Redwood Psychological Association Presents:
Providing Culturally Competent Therapy to Polyamorous & Consensually Nonmonogamous Clients presented by Dr. Sandy Peace, PsyD, CST
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2.0 Diversity Continuing Education Credits
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Schedule:
1:45-2:00 PM Arrive/Check In
2:00-4:00 PM Presentation
4:00-4:15 PM Socializing
Location:
*Sebastopol Community Center Youth Annex
425 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA
*Online via Zoom
Cost*:
RPA /CPA Member, CE $60
Non-Member, CE $70
Student Member (no CE) $30
General Public (no CE) $70
*Refunds are available, minus a $20 administrative fee, for cancellations up to 24 hours before the event. No refunds will be given for cancellations within 24 hours of the event or no shows.
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More and more people are exploring open relationships and consensual nonmonogamy and are looking for competent therapists to help them navigate this dynamic relationship style. This intermediate level training provides valuable information about this growing subculture, common reasons polyamorous people seek therapy, specific recommendations for treatment interventions, and areas of growth for the field of psychology. Dr. Peace’s model of Polyamorous Identity Development is offered as a framework for clients to understand their personal growth journey and for clinicians to provide relevant, culturally informed support.
This training provides the following learning objectives:
1. Recite the two main factors that distinguish polyamory / consensual Nonmonogamy from infidelity in relationships.
2. Describe three polyamorous / consensually nonmonogamous relationship structures.
3. Explain at least three of the eight stages of the polyamorous identity development journey.
4. Identify one intervention for a stage of the polyamorous identity development journey.
Dr. Sandy Peace, PsyD, CST is a Licensed Psychologist in the State of California (PSY26410) and AASECT certified sex therapist in private practice providing individual, couples/partners, and group therapy. She is a generalist clinician with expertise in identity development, LGBT+, polyamory, life transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, and sexuality. Dr. Peace presented her dissertation research – "Toward a Model of Polyamorous Identity Development" – at the first International Academic Polyamory Conference at U.C. Berkeley in 2012. Dr. Peace is the current Treasurer for the Redwood Psychological Association.
CPA is co-sponsoring with Redwood Psychological Association. The California Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts continuing education credit granted by the California Psychological Association or by any of its Approved Providers.
Important Notice: Those who attend the workshop will receive 2.0 continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits. Redwood Psychological Association has no conflict of interest or commercial support in this event.
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