SEX ADDICTION & BETRAYAL TRAUMA: LEVEL 2

EXPLORING COMPLEXITIES & COMPLICATIONS

Following on their popular therapeutic disclosure training in 2024, Sharalyn Drayton and Steve Stokes will be back in New Zealand this July to give therapists and coaches a deeper look at working with those with problematic sexual behaviours/sex addiction and betrayal trauma.

While in-person attendance in Auckland is recommended, this SASA training can also be attended online. Please note that this training is being subsidised by SASA and attendee pricing does not reflect the true cost of the event.

It is assumed that participants in this course will have a working knowledge of sex addiction and betrayal trauma.

 

Main Presenter: Sharalyn Drayton, CSAT, CCPS

Steve Stokes, CSAT

Sex Addiction/Betrayal Trauma: Level 2

Auckland

Friday, July 4: 1pm- 5PM

Saturday, July 5: 9:30 Am - 4:00PM

You are encouraged to bring the complexities you are working through, with your own clients, for Sharalyn and Steve to talk through in the course. The course schedule is as follow:

Friday

  • 1-2.30pm: Overview of the training/ cases/questions you want to bring

    Model of developmental immaturity as the key component that underscores the challenges our clients face

  • 3-4.30: Love addiction/avoidance as a consequence of developmental immaturity and how this plays out in SA/BT

Saturday

  • 9-10.30: Neurodiversity and impact on SA and betrayed partners

  • 10.45-12: Working with domestic violence (Lisa Taylor presenting)

  • 12-12.45: How do we prepare our client for a disclosure which will include offending behaviours and/or sexuality issues such as kink/fetish/paraphillia/BDSM

  • 3.15-4.30: How do we as clinicians work with clients who present with the aforementioned issues

OUTCOMES

By the end of this two-day program you will have a clear understanding of working with some of the most common complex issues that arise with clients with sex addiction and betrayal trauma as well as getting insight into specific complexities attendees are currently addressing.

About Our Trainers

Sharalyn Drayton and Steve Stokes are leaders in the field of sex addiction and betrayal trauma counselling. They will cross the pond to join us in person to lead this training.

Training Details

Earlybird Price: $325 (before June 1)
Regular Price: $350 (after June 1)
Location: Independent Living Charitable Trust
Royal Oak, Auckland
Date/Time: July 4, 2025, 1pm-5pm; July 5, 2025, 9:30am-4pm

Morning /afternoon tea will be provided.
To register, click below or email admin@sasa.nz
Registration closes June 27, 2025.