2 of CEs (APA, NBCC, AASECT, CA BRN)

Re-Visioning Eroticism: Breaking Out of Functional Fixedness & Queering Sex

LIVE Webinar* with Lucie Fielding, PhD, LPC, LMHC
DATE: May 2, 2025
TIME: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST*
*This content will be recorded.

Course Description
All of us grow up with narratives of how our bodies are supposed to function, how we are supposed to find pleasure, what we should want, and how we should make meaning of our bodies and our relationship to the erotic, but for queer as well as trans and non-binary individuals and relationships these narratives pose particular problems, as they fail to account for the heterogeneity of how we might express and embody the erotic. This two-hour class places these cultural scripts and mythosymbolic forms within the bounds of a cognitive bias, functional fixedness. We will cover various ways that providers might support, particularly through processes of mystification, breaking out of functional fixedness; promote curiosity; and imagine novel and expansive ways of engaging with—or re-visioning—how the erotic might move through and be experienced in our bodies. Please note that although course content is applicable to clients whether they are cis or trans, queer or straight, the class will emphasize queer and trans erotic embodiment and be taught from a queer and trans starting point.
Course Objectives
  1. Define the concept of “functional fixedness.”
  2. Articulate at least one (1) way the cognitive bias of functional fixedness can show up in the sexual narratives clients, cis and trans, can bring into sex counseling and sex therapy as well as sexual/sensual/kink experiences.
  3. Define the concepts of “mystification” and “demystification.”
  4. Deploy at least two (2) strategies and interventions to help clients, cis and trans, break out of functional fixedness and re-vision eroticism.
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Intended Audience:
This course is: Intermediate.
This course is appropriate for mental health professionals (i.e., Psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs/LMHCs); medical professionals (i.e., MDs, NPs, PTs, OTs); and sex educators.

CE Hours Summary:
Credit for this course fulfills 2 CEs.
The Buehler Institute is an approved CE provider for the APA, NBCC, AASECT, and CA Board of Nursing.

AASECT Certification Hours:
  • These 2 hours of CE may be applied towards Core Knowledge (D, E, or M), Sex Therapy (A), or Sexuality Counseling (A)

Download the syllabus below to view full CE information.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What if I am unable to attend the live webinar?

This webinar will be recorded for later viewing. We typically post the recorded version 7-10 business days after the webinar. For those who are unable to join us live, we will provide a short quiz to verify attendance.
We'll send out an email letting you know when it's available, and the recording will remain on our website for the foreseeable future.

Help! I need tech support! How do I get in touch?

Please understand that we are able to provide minimal support during the live webinar. Our administrative staff member has her hands full admitting guests, moderating the chat, and supporting our wonderful guest speaker.
The fastest way to reach us is via email at info@learnsextherapy.com (but feel free to include a phone number if you would like to chat). 

What if I'm having trouble navigating the course or accessing my certificate?

Navigating a new portal can be tough. To make the process as simple as possible, I asked our Program Administrator (and resident millennial), Anneka Buehler, to record a video for you. The video includes information about navigating our website, completing your course evaluation, and downloading your course certificate.

What is your refund policy?

All requests for a refund must be made in writing via email to info@learnsextherapy.com. We typically do not provide a refund due to an inability to attend the live session, as we will be recording the session for later viewing. If the certificate of completion has been claimed, we are unable to provide a refund.

Where can I access the link for the live presentation?

We will send out a link to the live presentation 24 hours in advance, as well as an additional reminder 1 hour before the presentation. Those who have enrolled in the course can also open the course player and navigate to the activity, or click on the activity in the index below associated with the video camera icon:  .

Where's my certificate?

Live attendees will be provided two "secret words" that they will enter into a form. A link to this form will become available at the close of the live presentation. Live attendees can access this form within the course player, and a link to the form will also be distributed via email at the end of the presentation. Attendees will be able to download a PDF of their certificate after they have successfully entered the "secret words."

Learners who watch the recording will need to click "next" once they are done viewing the content so that they can complete a course evaluation and a short quiz to affirm that they understood the content before they can access the certificate of completion.  Once they have passed the quiz, they will be able to download a PDF of their certificate.


Most other common questions are answered on our main FAQ page.

Psychologists

TBI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. TBI maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Counselors

The Buehler Institute has been approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. The Buehler Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

AASECT Members

TBI is approved by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists to provide continuing education units toward certification as a Sex Therapist or Counselor, Provider #12-13-Q.

Nurses

TBI is an approved provider of continuing education by the Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 16394.

**We love our social worker colleagues! While we are not an approved NASW or ASWB CE provider, many state licensing will accept CEs from APA approved providers. Please check with your state licensing board for the most accurate information.
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Meet the instructor

Lucie Fielding, PhD, LPC, LMHC

Lucie Fielding, PhD, MA, LMHC (she/they; elle/iel) is a white, queer, non-binary trans femme, and a therapist practicing in Charlottesville, VA and Seattle, WA. She received her MA in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute (2018). Lucie also holds a PhD in French from Northwestern University (2008), where she specialized in histories of sexualities and erotic literature. Their background in literature and history attunes them to the many ways that image, metaphor, and cultural scripts shape and inform the narratives we carry with us as we move through the world as well as how these narratives inscribe themselves on our bodies. In addition to their work as a therapist, Lucie is an Adjunct Professor in the Sex Therapy Certificate Program at Antioch University-Seattle as well as a sex educator and workshop facilitator who has taught for a range of groups, organizations, universities, and agencies.

They are also the author of Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments (Routledge, 2021), which was shortlisted for a 2022 Lamda Literary Award (Lammy) in the Transgender- Nonfiction category. Providing concrete clinical practices and practical activities steeped in somatics, social justice, intersectional trans feminism, and radical queer theory, Trans Sex seeks to move trans sexualities from the margins of gender-affirmative clinical practice, to center pleasure, and to spark creativity and empathic attunement within the client-provider relationship. You can find out more about Lucie at https://luciefielding.com or follow them on Instagram (@sexbeyondbinaries).
Patrick Jones - Course author