Identify the unique ways in which sexual trauma impacts individuals, taking into account cultural, developmental, and systemic factors.
Demonstrate the ability to implement trauma-informed strategies to support clients in rebuilding and repairing a sense of sexual safety.
Assist clients with complex trauma histories in identifying clear, achievable therapeutic goals to guide the treatment process.
Establish and maintain a therapeutic alliance based on informed consent, collaboration, and mutual respect to support client recovery.
Apply titrated, body-centered interventions to support clients in gradually reconnecting with their physical selves and experiencing comfort and pleasure.
Explain current, evidence-based information about human sexuality in ways that reduce stigma, promote client understanding, and foster self-acceptance.
Utilize somatic and grounding techniques that promote self-regulation and decrease daily triggers without requiring clients to revisit traumatic content.
Integrate mindfulness-based interventions to reduce somatic reactivity and desensitize startle responses to safe, consensual touch.
Facilitate the re-establishment of embodied safety for clients, especially in the context of interpersonal contact and relationships.
Implement boundary-strengthening interventions that help clients develop assertiveness, recognize personal preferences, and make empowered choices.
Apply evidence-informed approaches to reduce shame and promote self-compassion and resilience in clients affected by sexual trauma.
Demonstrate competence and cultural humility when engaging in therapeutic conversations about the body, sexuality, and intimacy-related issues.