3 CECs are available to NYSED certified LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, LCATs, and LMHCs.
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 PM ET (in person and online via Zoom)
Facilitator: Alexis Diaz, LCSW
Hosted by: The Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute (PSI)
Location: 76 Trinity Place, New York, NY 10006 – Conference Room 3E/F
Or join online via Zoom.
This three-hour workshop invites mental health practitioners to explore their own spiritual and sexual identities, deepen cultural and spiritual humility, and strengthen their capacity to work competently and compassionately with CNM clients.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
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Engage in generative self-of-the-therapist work—exploring spiritual and sexual identity development, and practicing cultural and spiritual humility.
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Use basic CNM terminology appropriately and understand diverse expressions of consensual non-monogamy.
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Develop a CNM- and spirituality-inclusive therapeutic framework within historical and modern contexts of colonialism.
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Help clients navigate perceived contradictions between spirituality and sexuality, including tensions arising within faith or family systems.
Facilitator Alexis Diaz, LCSW (they/them) is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, and consultant with more than a decade of experience across schools, clinics, and community-based settings. Their work centers queer and trans people of color and those engaged in movements for social and environmental justice. Alexis teaches at the Silberman School of Social Work and provides clinical supervision through the Gender & Family Project and the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Grounded, curious, and community-oriented, they bring a deep commitment to relational healing and liberation in their teaching and practice.