Northwest Institute on Intimacy

Education, supervision, and community for the profession of intimacy and sexuality.

NWIOI trains clinicians, educators, and faculty across sex therapy, sexuality education, and integrated counseling. Whether you're starting out, growing your practice, or ready to teach — there's a pathway here for you.

Find your pathway

Pick the form that matches what you're here for. Each one feeds directly into our admissions and faculty teams.

Prospective students

Inquire about training

Learn more about our certification track in sex therapy and sexuality education. We'll follow up with program details and next steps.

Start an inquiry

Clinicians & educators

Join the NWIOI network

Connect with our community of clinicians, supervisors, and educators. Share what you do and how you'd like to collaborate.

Add yourself to the network

Lecturers & faculty

Teach with NWIOI

Interested in lecturing or joining our faculty? Tell us about your background, focus areas, and availability.

Express interest in teaching

Course proposals

Submit a course

Already a faculty member? Propose a continuing-education course or workshop with learning objectives and pricing.

Submit a course proposal

Rigorous

Curriculum grounded in clinical practice, ethics, and current research in human sexuality.

Inclusive

Affirming of all bodies, identities, relationships, and communities. We center care over judgment.

Connected

A growing network of supervisors, lecturers, and graduates across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.