Dr. Omar Minwalla and the Institute for Sexual Health (ISH) do not endorse APSATS, the Association for Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists, or any professional organization whose training, policies, or leadership practices minimize, omit, or overlook the recognized dynamics of systemic gaslighting, intimate-partner integrity-abuse, or the current science on deceptive sexuality and infidelity-induced trauma.
The original APSATS curriculum was developed using core components of the Minwalla Model, with initial permission and with the support of members of Minwalla’s core clinical team. Over time, however, APSATS’ leadership and organizational direction moved away from the foundational principles at the heart of the work: honesty, integrity, trauma-informed care, and full transparency.
For these reasons, ISH does not support the ongoing representation, teaching, or clinical positioning of APSATS as aligned with or reflective of the Minwalla Model.
Dr. Minwalla and ISH stand for:
This statement is not intended to disparage any individual or group, but to clarify ISH’s professional position, protect the public, and ensure that patients, including partners and survivors, receive care based on honest, comprehensive, and ethically grounded clinical frameworks and models.
Different Schedule for Sabbath Observant Men, the exact same course and content with Dr. Minwalla, but simply scheduling change, and anyone who has been accepted to take Be a Better Man 1 is welcome.
You can apply, which includes scheduling a free 20-minute phone consultation with Dr. Minwalla to discuss the course further and answer any questions you may have and suitability.
If interested, Submit an application here.
Dates for the next Level 3 Education and Training Cohort are yet to be decided. However, you may submit an application for Level 1 now and be on our waiting list.
Dates for the next Level 2 Education and Training Cohort are yet to be decided. However, you may submit an application for Level 1 now and be on our waiting list.
Dates for the next Level 1 Education and Training Cohort are yet to be decided. However, you may submit an application now and be on our waiting list.
A new curriculum that educates on the Ten Steps to Deceptive Sexuality, and also integrates education on what to start doing, actions and how to consider developing a plan, after the Illumination, with a focus on three types of work: Integrity-Abuse Behavioral work, Attending work (how to help those harmed), and Ego work (your Self). The program will likely be starting mid-April 2025, be once per week for about 2 hours, and will run for 12 consecutive weeks.
Only professionals who have successfully completed Level 1 and Level 2 can apply for Level 3.??
Only professionals who have successfully completed Level 1 and Level 2 can apply for Level 3.
Only professionals who have successfully completed level 1 can apply for Level 2.
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Licensed Psychologist & Clinical Sexologist
Dr. Omar Minwalla is a Licensed Psychologist and Clinical Sexologist trained at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Minwalla has spent 20 years as a first responder on the front lines of treating infidelity and compulsive sexual behavior. His grounded theory of Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma Treatment (DSTT) not only establishes a new standard of care for the treatment of infidelity, compulsive sexual behavior disorders, and sex addiction, but shines a light on a unique method for the treatment of systemic abuse, injustice and complex trauma, called Intentional Vibe Trauma Treatment (IVTT). Dr. Minwalla is the founder of The Institute for Sexual Health (ISH) which was one of the first and only U.S. treatment centers to challenge the “co-sex addict” model and articulate the systemic abuse associated with infidelity and compulsive sexual behavior disorder.
While we are in the process of putting together a comprehensive program that meets your expectations, we understand that you may be eager to secure your spot and we appreciate your patience.
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