Navigating Intimacy & Interpersonal Relationships in Counseling

Presented by Juliana Lytle, PhD, LMHC, NCC

Friday, February 20, 2026

8am-10am PT / 10am-12pm CT / 11am-1pm ET

Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration.

As counselors, we have an ethical imperative to provide clients with mental health counseling through a sex-positive and affirming framework (Alexander, 2019; Augustine, 2023). A part of that process is providing a clinical space that is safe to discuss intimacy and interpersonal relationships openly (Alexander, 2019; Pope et al. 2024). As such, clinicians need to possess an expansive understanding of what intimacy can look like and be able to support clients who may also need to figure out what their boundaries and needs are surrounding intimacy and interpersonal interactions (Pope et al. 2024).

In this presentation, participants will learn that intimacy encompasses emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual, and/or sexual experiences and interactions with oneself or others (Pope et al. 2024). Dr. Lytle will provide examples of what each of these types of intimate experiences might look like and provide opportunities for participants to share examples as well. Dr. Lytle will discuss the importance of counselors having emotional self-awareness and being able to self-regulate as they learn about their own levels of comfort with intimacy and interpersonal interactions, and how they might inform their therapeutic relationships with clients. Finally, Dr. Lytle will identify tangible ways for counselors to expand their knowledge and support clients in their understanding of intimacy and interpersonal relationship dynamics (Augustine, 2023).

Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. 

This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 CEs for Psychologists, 2.0 IL CEUs for Counselors and Social Workers, 2.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, 2.0 AASECT CEUs for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, or 2.0 NBCC Clock Hours.

Price: $50.00 

Register Link:  https://tcsppofficeofce.com/product/navigating-intimacy-interpersonal-relationships-in-counseling/