MPTM Training

Multidimensional Trauma Model Training (MPTM)

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The Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model Training (MPTM)


Sex addiction and compulsivity is an issue being encountered within all clinical treatment settings. The wounded and betrayed partner or spouse is, in many settings, the primary patient/client seeking effective assistance and treatment. Over the past several years, there has been a move toward utilizing a trauma perspective in treating the traumatic impact of sex addiction upon the partner or spouse. This is the essential difference from the historical sex addiction models that emerged in the 1980s.


Our Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model training seeks to provide a sound foundation for assisting partners in their healing process, and is the required training toward certification as a Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS)* or Partner Coach (CPC)*. Trainings are offered through real-time webinar formats. Cost for the training is $950 USD. 


*MPTM certification is only available for qualified coaches and clinicians.

To see if you qualify click here

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Coaches (CPC) - https://apsats.org/certification-process-coaches


Clinicians (CCPS) - https://apsats.org/certification-process-clinicians


APSATS MPTM Four-day training will:

 

  • review prevailing models of treatment for partners of sexual addicts
  • introduce a unifying model for treatment of partners, and
  • discuss the various traumatic effects surrounding sex addiction upon the intimate partner or spouse

 

 The training will also discuss:

 

  • treatment strategies and techniques
  • assessment processes, and
  • ongoing support necessary for successful trauma resolution for the partner and the relationship 

 

Participants will:

 

  • gain understanding of the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM) of partner treatment
  • gain understanding and skills related to integrating the MPTM in the treatment of the person with the addiction
  • gain understanding of empirically researched theories and skills related to effective trauma response and treatment that promote trauma resolution
  • obtain information about the clinical needs of special populations of partners of sexual addicts
  • gain understanding of the unique ethical issues related to treatment of partners, including the issue of potential treatment-induced trauma.


Scholarships are available. Learn more here.


*Please note: MPTM Training registration closes one week prior to the start date of training. This ensures that APSATS Administration has adequate time to review and finalize preparations for the training. Please note that late submissions cannot be accepted once registration has closed.

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MPTM Trainers

Stacey Sadler is a Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Certified Therapist and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Candidate.. She is Chief Clinical Officer for Daring Ventures Counseling, Coaching and Consulting, LLC. Credentialed with The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists she helps partners of sex addicts who are suffering from betrayal trauma. Stacey is passionate about advocating for partners of sex addicts by helping them to find their voice. She has served for many
years as a group facilitator for New Life Ministries at their workshops, is the keynote speaker for the Restore Workshop and serves on the board for New Life. Stacey utilizes the attachment theory from How We Love as well as Couple Centered Recovery to help couples understand how wounds from their past impact their relationships today and develop healthy communication patterns employing listening, empathy and validation. She has recently co-authored Understanding and Loving Your Child as a Single Parent with Steve Arterburn.

Cat Etherington is a Certified Professional Coach and Integrative Counsellor. She was the first European practitioner to ever become certified with The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists where she also serves on the Board of Directors. She has developed her expertise through training with some of the most well known experts in the field of sex addiction, betrayal trauma and couples recovery. 

As Director for Recovery with UK based charity Naked Truth Project, Cat has built an international team of practitioners working with Problematic Sexual Behaviour and Betrayal Trauma, individually and as couples. A prolific international speaker, writer and podcast guest, Cat has campaigned and advocated for awareness of betrayal related trauma in the UK and beyond and has pioneered a number of trauma-informed online resources and programmes that are unique for the UK and Europe. She and her team have also offered international retreats for clients from within their online communities. 

Jeanne Vattuone LCSW, CCPS-S, CSAT-S, CPTT-S

has helped those affected by traumatic experiences for over twenty-five years. She has worked in academic, legal, social justice, and community settings assisting

and treating trauma survivors. Jeanne is a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist Supervisor (CCPS-S) with the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS), a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor, and a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist Supervisor. Jeanne is also certified in Brainspotting and EMDR.

Jeanne embraces the trauma model for her work with partners as well as addicts, and often speaks in the community about sex addiction and the trauma model. She has been on the APSATS Board of Directors since 2018 and currently serves as the President of APSATS.

Together with her colleagues, Jeanne hosts the podcast “Conversations: On Sex, Addiction, and Relationships” located on PodBean https://timzi9.podbean.com/ and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@conversationsonsexaddictio968.

Testimonials of those trained by the APSATS Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model:


“The APSATS training and community - focused on trauma resolution- solidified and transformed the orientation through which I work with partners (of sex addicts) as well as, addicts. I am confident that the care I provide is effective, respectful and ethical as a result.”

Kate Parkinson, MFT, CSAT, CHFP


“The in-depth conceptualization of the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM) presented during the APSATS training gave me a much better understanding of how partners of sex addicts experience betrayal. This approach, as espoused by APSATS, also addresses the partner’s emotional, mental, physical, social and spiritual life. This way of looking at sexual betrayal trauma and the treatment methods taught by APSATS significantly increased my ability to work with my clients from a holistic perspective which I find invaluable in my practice.”

Brenda J Smith, LPC, CCPS


“The APSATS training (Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model) allowed me to add to my counseling profession and to the group sessions new assessment tools, resource guidance and insightful information. This has enhanced my knowledge and the lives of the women/couples I serve.”

Rebecca Phipps, MA, LPC, CCPS


“The APSATS training opened my eyes to the devastating effects on the many levels of Sex Addiction; it has also given me the knowledge and tools to support partners in their struggle to heal. It has been exciting for me to have a part in the leading edge of SA treatment.”

Gudrun Zomerland, MFT, CCPS


“As an APSATS’ Certified Partners Coach, I recently received my first client referral from another APSATS colleague (CPS-C, LMFT, CSAT). Knowing that APSATS trains and certifies BOTH clinicians and coaches, my clients have grown to TRUST referrals between our practitioners of various modalities—all within the “treatment mosaic” of APSATS’ signature Multidimensional Partners Trauma Model.”

Crystal Morrissey, CPLC, CDRC, CPC


“The APSATS training has helped me truly understand how much partners of sex addicts need safety first and foremost and for a long while. My clients say they hear my voice in their heads asking them “what do you need to feel safe?”

Stacey Sadler MA, LPC, CCPS


Donations go to furthering our ability to provide affordable community and professional education on the issues faced by partners of sex addicts. Donations also help us to underwrite a portion of the professional training we offer. Monies also help with our day to day operational expenses. APSATS is a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit.  Donate Here


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