After completion of our Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology program, professionals “will be able to offer education, resources, tools, therapy, and techniques they previously could not in order to help clients with their own sexual comfort, expression, functioning, activity, and growth,” reports Rachel Needle, PsyD, Co-Director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes’ Ph.D in Clinical Sexology program.
Once you receive your letter of acceptance to the Ph.D. program, you will receive instructions for different payment options to include paying the tuition in full ($19,775), by semester (4 month period of time) $3,296 or monthly ($824).
AASECT-certified professionals will attend one semester less of education and thus will pay one semester less in tuition ($3,296 off)
We know what a daunting process this can be, so we make sure our student receive much guidance and support from the very beginning. We have options for meetings with Supervisor of Dissertation, Nicole Prause, Ph.D. and our Supervisor of Doctoral Projects, James Wadley, Ph.D. available weekly.
We offer open enrollment, so you can begin anytime. Please check out our course calendar here: 2025 calendar
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MSTI is an all-inclusive program and meets ALL AASECT requirements so no need to seek out a supervisor and pay anything additional
Tuition is $19,775. Students have flexibility in payments and have up to two years to complete tuition payments without penalties.
MSTI strives to work with everyone so that finances are not an obstacle. MSTI offers flexible payment plans so that you can begin your journey to become a certified sexuality professional. We also offer customized payment plans.
“Sex therapy is an unregulated field in all states except Florida, which means many people who have licenses to practice therapy can call themselves sex therapists without formal training,” Dr. Needle states. “It is a good idea for clients to ask therapists about their training in sex and relationships when those are the issues they are coming in with” she notes.
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes has been offering Continuing Education (CE) and Sex Therapy Certification for over 10 years, providing the most flexible scheduling, course, and payment options in the market! With over 300 workshops to choose from, you can get all of your CEs for AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) or your license in person in 8 states, online via live webinars, or via video recordings.
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes is an AASECT, APA, and NBCC approved CE provider and offers Certification in Sex Therapy, Counseling and Education and Renewal CEs.
Rooted in the core principles of sex therapy, MSTI takes a true, multidisciplinary approach, by integrating cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, relational, and systemic approaches within the emerging field of sexual medicine. Our training programs are trailblazing new pathways into the future of integrative sex therapy by providing mental health and medical professionals a robust and growing foundation for healing, improving relationships, and sexual well-being.
In addition, the institutes’ directors will work with students individually to help ensure they meet all education, supervision, and dissertation requirements for completion of the degree and certification including guiding them through the application process.
For more information on the Clinical Sexology Ph.D. program or any programs offered through Modern Sex Therapy Institutes, contact Rachel Needle, Psy.D., Co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes at: info@modernsextherapy.com, or call 561.379.7207.
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes is located at 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 207, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Dr. Needle is a licensed psychologist and certified sex therapist at the Center for Marital and Sexual Health of South Florida. She is the founder and executive director of the Whole Health Psychological Center, a comprehensive psychological practice comprised of therapists with a broad range of specialties. She also is the the founder and CEO of the Advanced Mental Health Training Institute, which provides continuing education to Florida mental health professionals, as well as Psychologists and sex therapists across the world. Dr. Needle is an adjunct professor of Psychology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, in the Master’s in Forensic Psychology, and in the Doctorate in Criminal Justice programs at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Dr. Siegel is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor and board certified sex therapist, certified by AASECT as a sex therapist and supervisor. He has more than 20 years of experience working in sexuality education and addiction treatment, teaching on college campuses, and maintaining a private sex therapy practice. He is considered a seasoned and in-demand workshop and conference presenter, in addition to his work in training and supervising sex therapists. He is a clinical member of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR). He has worked enthusiastically to integrate traditional sex therapy into the emergent specialty of sexual medicine, as well as the addiction treatment field.
AMHTI is approved as a provider of continuing education by numerous national agencies and routinely applies for continuing education credits for professionals from state agencies when needed.
There are many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations that will grant continuing education credit for attendance at AMHTI’s seminars and activities. If you have questions as to whether AMHTI’s continuing education credits will count for your state, please contact us.
The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AMHTI maintains responsibility for all programs and their content.
The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6901. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes [ 4/30/22-4/30/25], is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
AMHTI is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider#: 50-11996.
AMHTI is an approved provider with the The Florida Certification Board. Provider #5273-A.
AMHTI is an approved provider with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). Provider # 07-110-J.
