Trainings and Events at Rouse
Online & In Person
Events, workshops, and CE trainings focused on couples and sex therapy.
June, 2026:
Ask a Kink Educator
Free to attend, $10 for one CE.
Join kink supernova, Midori, online, for a free consult for therapists and wellness providers. We focus on supporting our kinky clients through helping normalize and depathologize kinky relationships.
Topics often include:
- Kink and trauma
- Kink, joy and creativity
- Kink and communication
Tuesday June 9 6-7 pm PST
Online
Quartz Goes to Therapy
Our queer arts market is heading to therapy! Wanna crash our session? 👀
Quartz goes to Therapy is a free lighthearted community gathering on June 20th from 2-6pm at Rouse Relational Wellness in the Castro. Peruse queer creatives & wellness vendors set up in the beautiful patio space. Inside the offices get your chance to explore sessions with different providers ✨️
When: Saturday June 20th, 2 to 6pm
Where: Rouse Relational Wellness, 4124 Market St, San Francisco, CA. 94114
Cost: Free to attend, bring $$ for vendors
July, 2026:
Jess Levith, LMFT CST joins Rouse Academy Lab for her new talk, The ACT of Sexual Exploration and Expansion: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Sexual Health:
When: FridayJuly 10th, 9 to 10:30 am, PST
Where: Online
Access: Included for Rouse Academy Lab members.
CE: 1.5 CE credits for CA LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs
Cost: The Rouse Academy Lab membership ranges from $67-97/mo.
Pillion in Practice...in Petaluma!
Join Midori and the Rouse community for a private viewing of Pillion (2025), a narrative exploring the unfolding BDSM bond between a reserved protagonist and a mysterious motorcyclist. The screening is followed by a clinical deep-dive facilitated by David Khalili, LMFT, and educator Midori, focused on kink-affirming practice.
When: Sunday July 19th, 2026, 1-4pm
Where: CinemaWest Boulevard, Petaluma, CA
Cost: $75-225
CEs: 2 CEs included
And a few tickets are reserved for folks seeking a more informal deep dive with Midori and crew at a nearby wine bar 💅
August, 2026:
In Session with Self-Harming & Suicidal Trans Youth
This IN PERSON training will explore the impact of minority stress on self-harming and suicidal trans youth while introducing the person-centered model of self-injury recovery and narrative expressive arts interventions.
When: Friday August 14th, 10am to 3pm, lunch included
Where: The Academy SF, 2166 Market St, San Francisco, CA. 94114
CE: 4 CE credits for CA LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs
Cost: Twenty early bird tix at $175, few student tickets left
Neurodivergence & Sex Therapy Summit
Join the waitlist for our upcoming 2-day summit on neurodivergent aspects of sex therapy!
August 26/27, 2026 online
Approved by CAMFT
David F Khalili, LMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs licensed through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. David F Khalili, LMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Contact him at www.rouseacademy.com, phone 415-448-6743, 4124 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, or david@rouse.academy.
