Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional

To be eligible for CSTIP certification, the applicant must have earned a minimum of a master’s degree in their profession and hold a state or national license, with all training hours and supervision requirements completed to be licensed for independent practice in the state they are licensed:

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Psychiatrists
• Psychoanalysts
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
• Occupational Therapists

By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics

Click the link below to purchase the CSTIP certification package:

• Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training with Tammy Nelson: Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSTIP) Course by Psychotherapy Networker

Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer continuing education, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.

The applicant must participate in a minimum of 2 hours of group consultation, with an Integrative Sex Therapy Institute Approved Supervisor. Consultation is included in the certification package listed above.

Detailed information on how to complete the group consultation can be found within your course portal.

For your initial 2-year certification, please complete the following steps.

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Complete clinical consultation
3. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate
   • Completed consultation form
   • A completed CSTIP application form

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

To maintain CSTIP certification, a renewal is required after your initial 2-year certification. A 2 year renewal requires 12 CE hours from the pre-approved options below.

Please select from one of the below listed pre-approved trainings:

• Recorded Programs by Dr. Tammy Nelson through the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute
• Sex, Desire, and Relationship Issues: Interventions by Psychotherapy Networker
• Healing from Affairs: Moving Past the Trauma of Betrayal and Infidelity by Psychotherapy Networker
• Reviving Desire in Low Sex & No Sex Couples: A 4-Step Erotic Recovery Plan by Psychotherapy Networker
• Live Trainings by Dr. Tammy Nelson through the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute

Renewal CE content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification.

Renewal Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate
3. Remit your CSTIP renewal fee of 149.99 USD online

Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.

Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 2 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification