Melissa Fritchle, LMFT

Holistic Psychotherapy in Santa Cruz

TISPT Certification Online Portion

January - Trauma Foundations With Holistic Lens

Reading : Herman Ch 1&2, Haines Ch 1

Article By Stephen Porges

Video of Body Scan with Staci Haines

Trauma Symptom Inventory (Briere et al, 1995)

Interview with Ling Lam PhD on Poly Vagal Theory (30min) Listen

 

February – Sex Positive Foundations & Consent

Reading : Herman Ch 3, 7 &8 , Haines Ch 2-4, Ch 7 & 8

Emily Nagoski TED Talk

Lehmiller Article on Sexual Interest Research

Betty Martin's Wheel of Consent multiple videos 

Interview with Jaeleen Bennis, creator of Bondassage (45min) Listen

Extra: Importance of Trust & Media Awareness

Article on Sex Doctor Fraud

David Ley on Rise of Fake Sex Experts

 

 March - Diversity, Identity & Culture 

Reading : Herman Ch 5 & 6, Haines Ch 11

Audio on Intersectionality and Trauma (20 min) 

Interview with Dr Rae Johnson on Embodied Oppression & Social Justice Listen

Racial Diversity & Representation In Sexuality Field

Resources for Abuse in Poly Relationships

MF Audio : Exercise on Identities

 

 

April- BDSM & Kink 

Reading: Herman Ch 9 & 10, Haines Ch 12 & 13

Interview with Dr Anna Randall of TASHRA on kink awareness & advocacy Listen

article on history of psychology & kink 

Article Aftercare for Doms

Article on Feelings During Threesomes

Article on Good Practices for Kink Exploration 

Resources on Kink Aware practices 

 

May - Compulsivity and Harmful Sexual Behaviors

Reading : Herman Ch 11, Haines Ch 16 & 17 

Watch Video with Douglas Braun- Harvey on Treating Out of Control Sexual Behaviors

Article on Ineffective Nature of Repressing Sexual Thoughts

Article on Sexual Predators & Treatment

Sexual Symptom Assessment Tool

Hypersexual Behavior Consequences Scale

 

June - Body Diversity, Sexual Pain & Differently Abled

Reading : Haines Ch 15

Conversation with Dr Aimee Shunney, ND on Integrative Approaches to Sexual Pain Listen

Article on Talking to Health Care Providers About Sexual Pain

Article on Obesity

Great article on Trans people's right to pleasure

 Article by Kristen Neff on How Self Compassion Manifests in Our Bodies

Staci Haines Video on Wellness (great resource for clients)

Web resource and article by Jessica Shaffer